Chelsea 0-1 Nottingham Forest: Elanga nets winner after Caicedo mistake

Substitute Anthony Elanga scored his first Nottingham Forest goal to secure a hard-fought Premier League victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Summer signing Elanga, introduced in first-half added time following an injury to Danilo, struck shortly after the break when he raced on to Taiwo Awoniyi's pass and slotted home.

Nicolas Jackson missed a glorious opportunity to equalise inside the final 10 minutes, firing over from inside the six-yard box after being teed up by Raheem Sterling.

Jackson had earlier been denied by a last-ditch block by Willy Boly, while £40m deadline day signing Cole Palmer was introduced by boss Mauricio Pochettino, as Chelsea chased a response.

But despite dominating possession, territory and chances, the hosts were punished for failing to take their opportunities by a resolute Forest.

A second victory from four games lifted Steve Cooper's visitors to ninth in the table, while Chelsea fell to 11th in the early standings.

Match Events

14' CLOSE! Jackson misses a good chance

16' CHANCE! Gallagher's long shot wide out

31' Yellow Card! Chilwell booked

35' CLOSE! Enzo's long shot over the bar

43' Yellow Card! Conor Gallagher booked

48' GOAL! Chelsea 0-1 Nottingham Forest (Anthony Elanga)

62' Sub! Cole Palmer replaces Gallagher

69' OFFSIDE! Jackson goes down in the box

83' Unbelievable! What a miss from Jackson

Line-ups

Chelsea XI: Thiago Silva, Sterling, Chilwell, Axel Disasi, Robert Sánchez, Conor Gallagher, Enzo Fernández, Moisés Caicedo, Levi Colwill, Malo Gusto, Nicolas Jackson

Subs: Marc Cucurella, Djordje Petrovic, Cole Palmer, Noni Madueke, Mykhaylo Mudryk, Maatsen, Lucas Bergström, L. Ugochukwu, Deivid Washington·De Souza Eugenio

Nottingham Forest XI: Aurier, Boly, Aina, Scott McKenna, Taiwo Awoniyi, Mangala, Matt Turner, Joe Worrall, Gibbs-White, Ryan Yates, Danilo

Subs: Kouyate, Wood, Felipe, Horvath, Niakhate, Gonzalo Montiel, Nuno Tavares, Brandon Aguilera, Anthony Elanga