Nottingham Forest withstood a late Chelsea onslaught with 10 players to gain a priceless Premier League point in a 1-1 draw on a pulsating afternoon in London.
2024/2025 Premier League
1-1
Match Report
A goalless first half gave way to a frenetic second as Chris Wood met Nikola Milenkovic's downward header from a James Ward-Prowse free-kick to give Forest the lead four minutes after the restart.
Chelsea responded emphatically as Noni Madueke collected Cole Palmer's pass to drift inside and find the bottom corner to restore parity (57).
Ward-Prowse's cynical handball to prevent a goalscoring opportunity deservedly led to him being sent off for the second time in his career at Stamford Bridge (78).
Chelsea probed for a winner as Palmer was denied quite brilliantly by a Matz Sels double save before both benches almost came to blows following a tangle between Marc Cucurella and Neco Williams which saw Enzo Maresca tumble on the touchline.
Forest dug deep through 13 added minutes and a glaring miss from Joao Felix to snatch a point their performance deserved. Williams might have even scored a late winner himself when he pounced on a mistake by Wesley Fofana to sting the gloves of Robert Sanchez before Sels kept out Christopher Nkunku's header from Mykhailo Mudryk's cross.
The result means Chelsea remain in fourth on 14 points with Forest four points behind and stationed in ninth heading into the international break.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
8' Marc Cucurella ecapes a booking
10' CLOSE! Madueke’s shot wide out
14' Madueke’s shot over the bar
16' Highlight from Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest
21' Yellow Card! Moisés Caicedo booked
24' CLOSE! Madueke’s shot wide out
35' Yellow Card! Ward-Prowse booked
41' What a world class goalkeeper!
44' Cole Palmer is denied on the goal line!
45' What a block colwill
49' CHELSEA HAVE GONE BEHIND AT HOME! WOOD SCORES ! Chelsea 0-1 Nottingham Forest
57' MADUEKE HAS EQUALIZED !!! Chelsea 1-1 Nottingham Forest
68' Match Event for Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest
70' What a block from Gusto
75' Ward-Prowse's free kick too straight
79' JAMES WARD-PROWSE IS SENT OFF FOR A SECOND YELLOW CARD!
Line-ups
Chelsea XI: Marc Cucurella, Sancho, Robert Sánchez, Cole Palmer, Wesley Fofana, Noni Madueke, Enzo Fernández, Moisés Caicedo, Levi Colwill, Malo Gusto, Nicolas Jackson
Subs: T.Adarabioyo, Nkunku, Axel Disasi, Felix, Pedro Neto, Mykhaylo Mudryk, Filip Jørgensen, Roméo Lavia, Renato Veiga
Nottingham Forest XI: Wood, Sels, Ward-Prowse, Álex Moreno, Aina, Elliot Anderson, Milenkovic, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Ryan Yates, Murillo
Subs: Boly, Taiwo Awoniyi, Dominguez, Jota Silva, Neco Williams, Anthony Elanga, Carlos Miguel, Morato, Ramón Sosa