Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea: result 0-3 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 8Kick-off on October 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM (UTC)The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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What was the result of Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea?
Chelsea won 0-3 on October 18, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 49′Joshua Kofi AcheampongChelsea
- 52′Pedro NetoChelsea
- 84′R. JamesChelsea
Official lineup for Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Nottingham Forest
5-3-2- 9T. Awoniyi
- 10M. Gibbs-White
- 8E. Anderson
- 6I. Sangaré
- 12Douglas Luiz
- 35O. Zinchenko
- 5Murillo
- 4Morato
- 31N. Milenković
- 3N. Williams
- 26M. Sels
Chelsea
4-2-3-1- 20João Pedro
- 49A. Garnacho
- 17Andrey Santos
- 7Pedro Neto
- 45R. Lavia
- 27M. Gusto
- 3Marc Cucurella
- 23T. Chalobah
- 34Joshua Kofi Acheampong
- 24R. James
- 1Robert Sánchez
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Nottingham Forest have 1 win, 5 draws and 9 defeats; Chelsea have 9, 2 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2025 | Newcastle(away) | 0-2 | Premier League |
| Oct 2, 2025 | FC Midtjylland(home) | 2-3 | UEFA Europa League |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Sunderland(home) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Real Betis(away) | 2-2 | UEFA Europa League |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Burnley(away) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2025 | Liverpool(home) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Benfica(home) | 1-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 27, 2025 | Brighton(home) | 1-3 | Premier League |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Lincoln(away) | 2-1 | League Cup |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Manchester United(away) | 1-2 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Nottingham Forest win, 3 draws, 2 Chelsea wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2025 | Nottingham Forest 0-1 Chelsea | Premier League |
| Oct 6, 2024 | Chelsea 1-1 Nottingham Forest | Premier League |
| May 11, 2024 | Nottingham Forest 2-3 Chelsea | Premier League |
| Sep 2, 2023 | Chelsea 0-1 Nottingham Forest | Premier League |
| May 13, 2023 | Chelsea 2-2 Nottingham Forest | Premier League |
| Jan 1, 2023 | Nottingham Forest 1-1 Chelsea | Premier League |
Last archived meeting: Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea on May 25, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Nottingham Forest score 0.8 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Chelsea score 1.9 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
| Chelsea | 1.9 | 1.1 | 6 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Nottingham Forest sit 18th in Premier League (5 points from 7 matches) and Chelsea sit 4th (13 points from 7 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chelsea | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 13 |
| 18 | Nottingham Forest | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy