Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

Joao Pedro from Chelsea intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Marc Cucurella from Chelsea intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Ball possession: Nottingham Forest: 47%, Chelsea: 53%.

Trevoh Chalobah from Chelsea intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

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A silly yellow card for Estevao there as he kicks the ball away in frustration

Estevao is penalised for pushing Morato

Reece James relieves the pressure with a clearance

Marc Cucurella wins an air challenge against Igor Jesus

Goal kick for Chelsea

Estevao from Chelsea intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Callum Hudson-Odoi swings in the ball from a corner on the left, but it is nowhere near a teammate.

Moises Caicedo from Chelsea intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

RED CARD! - Malo Gusto receives his second yellow card and is sent off!

SECOND YELLOW! - Malo Gusto makes his second bookable offence and is sent off!

Malo Gusto gets his 2nd yellow card and is sent off

Reckless challenge there. Malo Gusto commits a rough foul on Neco Williams

Chelsea take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Ball possession: Nottingham Forest: 46%, Chelsea: 54%.

Reece James managed to score from an easy position.

G O O O A A A L - Reece James reacts first on the loose ball and puts it away with the right!

Matz Sels from Nottingham Forest intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Estevao swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.

Neco Williams successfully blocks the shot

A shot by Estevao is blocked

Marc Cucurella makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

A shot by Reece James is blocked

Nikola Milenkovic from Nottingham Forest intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Chelsea take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Nicolo Savona relieves the pressure with a clearance

Ibrahim Sangare successfully blocks the shot

A shot by Estevao is blocked

Estevao makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Nottingham Forest take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Josh Acheampong is leaving the field to be replaced by Tosin Adarabioyo in a tactical substitution.

The referee runs back to show Ibrahim Sangare from Nottingham Forest a yellow card for the previous foul.

The referee signals a free kick as Igor Jesus from Nottingham Forest trips Reece James

Ball possession: Nottingham Forest: 48%, Chelsea: 52%.

Reece James from Chelsea intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Goal kick for Chelsea

Trevoh Chalobah from Chelsea intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

A player from Nottingham Forest takes a long throw into the opponent's box

Pedro Neto is leaving the field to be replaced by Estevao in a tactical substitution.

Nottingham Forest take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Elliot Anderson makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Goal kick for Chelsea

Ibrahim Sangare from Nottingham Forest tries to score from outside the penalty box, but the shot is nowhere near the target.

Elliot Anderson creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

Nottingham Forest with a potentially dangerous attack.

Marc Guiu is penalised for pushing Nikola Milenkovic

Goal kick for Chelsea

A player from Nottingham Forest takes a long throw into the opponent's box

Ball possession: Nottingham Forest: 48%, Chelsea: 52%.

Marc Cucurella successfully blocks the shot

A shot by Morgan Gibbs-White is blocked

Nottingham Forest take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Murillo is leaving the field to be replaced by Nicolo Savona in a tactical substitution.

Oleksandr Zinchenko is leaving the field to be replaced by Chris Wood in a tactical substitution.

Trevoh Chalobah from Chelsea intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Goal kick for Nottingham Forest

The game is restarted

Marc Guiu is down injured and receives medical treatment on the field.

Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.

Marc Guiu fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box

Chelsea start a counter attack

Oooh... that was a sitter! Igor Jesus should have scored from that position

OH! That would have been a great goal! Igor Jesus sees his volley come back off the crossbar!

The cross by Oleksandr Zinchenko from Nottingham Forest successfully finds a teammate in the box.

Ball possession: Nottingham Forest: 46%, Chelsea: 54%.

Safe hands from Robert Sanchez as he comes out and claims the ball

Ibrahim Sangare makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Goal kick for Nottingham Forest

A chance presents itself to Marc Guiu from Chelsea but his header goes wide

The cross by Pedro Neto from Chelsea successfully finds a teammate in the box.

Ibrahim Sangare successfully blocks the shot

A shot by Malo Gusto is blocked

Chelsea are trying to create something here.

Chelsea take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

A shot by Morgan Gibbs-White is blocked

Murillo relieves the pressure with a clearance

Nikola Milenkovic wins an air challenge against Marc Guiu

Ball possession: Nottingham Forest: 48%, Chelsea: 52%.

Elliot Anderson swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.

Oooh... that was a sitter! Ibrahim Sangare should have scored from that position

Good effort by Ibrahim Sangare as he directs a shot on target, but Robert Sanchez saves it

Nikola Milenkovic sends a header towards goal, but Robert Sanchez is there to comfortably save it

Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest swings in the corner from the right.

Marc Cucurella from Chelsea intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Nottingham Forest start a counter attack

Joao Pedro makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Nottingham Forest take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Chelsea take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Oooh... that was a sitter! Marc Guiu should have scored from that position

Nikola Milenkovic successfully blocks the shot

A shot by Marc Guiu is blocked

Malo Gusto creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

Goal kick for Chelsea

Oooh... that was a sitter! Neco Williams should have scored from that position

Neco Williams from Nottingham Forest fails to connect properly on the volley and sends the ball wide of target

The cross by Oleksandr Zinchenko from Nottingham Forest successfully finds a teammate in the box.

Nottingham Forest take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Jamie Gittens relieves the pressure with a clearance

Elliot Anderson creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

Ball possession: Nottingham Forest: 47%, Chelsea: 53%.

Moises Caicedo is penalised for pushing Morgan Gibbs-White

Murillo relieves the pressure with a clearance

The cross by Pedro Neto from Chelsea successfully finds a teammate in the box.

Safe hands from Robert Sanchez as he comes out and claims the ball

Josh Acheampong wins an air challenge against Morgan Gibbs-White

Nottingham Forest take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Goal kick for Nottingham Forest

Joao Pedro from Chelsea sends an effort wide of target

Joao Pedro goes for goal, but the shot lacks precision and sails wide

Space opens up for Joao Pedro but his finish goes wide of the target. Could have done better there.

Chance! Joao Pedro finds some room for a shot but fails to work the keeper. It's a goal kick

Ibrahim Sangare could cost his team a goal after a defensive blunder.

Joao Pedro makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Marc Guiu is penalised for pushing Nikola Milenkovic

Chelsea take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Nikola Milenkovic relieves the pressure with a clearance

Marc Guiu from Chelsea intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Elliot Anderson swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.

Josh Acheampong from Chelsea intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Nottingham Forest take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Ball possession: Nottingham Forest: 46%, Chelsea: 54%.

Reece James relieves the pressure with a clearance

Yellow card for Malo Gusto

Malo Gusto is shown a yellow card by the referee

Dangerous challenge by Malo Gusto from Chelsea. Nikola Milenkovic on the receiving end of that.

Marc Cucurella relieves the pressure with a clearance

Chelsea take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Chelsea take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Douglas Luiz is leaving the field to be replaced by Callum Hudson-Odoi in a tactical substitution.

Reece James provided the assist for the goal.

G O O O A A A L - Pedro Neto from Chelsea beats the keeper from outside the box with the left foot!

The referee signals a free kick as Morato from Nottingham Forest trips Marc Guiu

Chelsea are trying to create something here.

Ball possession: Nottingham Forest: 46%, Chelsea: 54%.

Pedro Neto provided the assist for the goal.

G O O O A A A L - Josh Acheampong Chelsea scores with a header.

The cross by Pedro Neto from Chelsea successfully finds a teammate in the box.

Morgan Gibbs-White from Nottingham Forest intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

The referee signals a free kick as Igor Jesus from Nottingham Forest trips Joao Pedro

Nottingham Forest take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Josh Acheampong sends a header towards goal, but Matz Sels is there to comfortably save it

The cross by Pedro Neto from Chelsea successfully finds a teammate in the box.

Pedro Neto from Chelsea takes a short corner kick from the right.

Taiwo Awoniyi is leaving the field to be replaced by Igor Jesus in a tactical substitution.

Andrey Santos is leaving the field to be replaced by Jamie Gittens in a tactical substitution.

Romeo Lavia is leaving the field to be replaced by Moises Caicedo in a tactical substitution.

Alejandro Garnacho is leaving the field to be replaced by Marc Guiu in a tactical substitution.

The second half is underway

Nottingham Forest has been the better team in this half

It's over! The referee blows for half time

Ball possession: Nottingham Forest: 47%, Chelsea: 53%.

Goal kick for Nottingham Forest

Pedro Neto fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box

The fourth official shows there are 1 minute(s) of time to be added

Ball possession: Nottingham Forest: 48%, Chelsea: 52%.

The referee signals a free kick as Alejandro Garnacho from Chelsea trips Morato

Goal kick for Chelsea

Nottingham Forest take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

The referee signals a free kick as Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest trips Trevoh Chalobah

Nikola Milenkovic wins an air challenge against Alejandro Garnacho

Goal kick for Nottingham Forest

Andrey Santos from Chelsea sends an effort wide of target

Andrey Santos goes for goal, but the shot lacks precision and sails wide

Space opens up for Andrey Santos but his finish goes wide of the target. Could have done better there.

Chance! Andrey Santos finds some room for a shot but fails to work the keeper. It's a goal kick

Joao Pedro creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

Yellow card for Morato

Morato is shown a yellow card by the referee

Reckless challenge there. Morato commits a rough foul on Joao Pedro

Taiwo Awoniyi is penalised for pushing Josh Acheampong

Safe hands from Robert Sanchez as he comes out and claims the ball

Ball possession: Nottingham Forest: 49%, Chelsea: 51%.

Goal kick for Nottingham Forest

Andrey Santos goes for goal, but his effort was never close to hitting the target.

Joao Pedro creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

The cross by Pedro Neto from Chelsea successfully finds a teammate in the box.

The referee signals a free kick as Morgan Gibbs-White from Nottingham Forest trips Romeo Lavia

Goal kick for Nottingham Forest

Murillo relieves the pressure with a clearance

Romeo Lavia makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Elliot Anderson makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Ibrahim Sangare relieves the pressure with a clearance

Marc Cucurella relieves the pressure with a clearance

Malo Gusto from Chelsea goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Ibrahim Sangare

Ball possession: Nottingham Forest: 52%, Chelsea: 48%.

Nottingham Forest take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Murillo relieves the pressure with a clearance

Reece James relieves the pressure with a clearance

Nottingham Forest are trying to create something here.

Goal kick for Nottingham Forest

Ibrahim Sangare wins an air challenge against Andrey Santos

Chelsea take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Murillo from Nottingham Forest intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Good effort by Pedro Neto as he directs a shot on target, but Matz Sels saves it

Chelsea with a potentially dangerous attack.

Andrey Santos makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Safe hands from Matz Sels as he comes out and claims the ball

Andrey Santos makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Nottingham Forest take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Marc Cucurella from Chelsea intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Nottingham Forest take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

The game is restarted

Play has been stopped while the referee talks to the players.

The referee signals a free kick as Romeo Lavia from Chelsea trips Douglas Luiz

Alejandro Garnacho relieves the pressure with a clearance

Ball possession: Nottingham Forest: 48%, Chelsea: 52%.

Reece James sends a direct free kick on target, but Matz Sels has it under control

The referee signals a free kick as Morgan Gibbs-White from Nottingham Forest trips Pedro Neto

Safe hands from Robert Sanchez as he comes out and claims the ball

The cross by Douglas Luiz from Nottingham Forest successfully finds a teammate in the box.

Andrey Santos is penalised for pushing Elliot Anderson

Elliot Anderson makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

The referee signals a free kick as Malo Gusto from Chelsea trips Elliot Anderson

Ball possession: Nottingham Forest: 46%, Chelsea: 54%.

Matz Sels relieves the pressure with a clearance

Malo Gusto from Chelsea intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Nottingham Forest are trying to create something here.

Nottingham Forest take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

The referee signals a free kick as Romeo Lavia from Chelsea trips Elliot Anderson

Oleksandr Zinchenko makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Marc Cucurella from Chelsea is ruled offside

Ball possession: Nottingham Forest: 41%, Chelsea: 59%.

Neco Williams from Nottingham Forest goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Alejandro Garnacho

Ibrahim Sangare wins an air challenge against Malo Gusto

Goal kick for Chelsea

Morgan Gibbs-White from Nottingham Forest fails to connect properly on the volley and sends the ball wide of target

Douglas Luiz creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate

Nottingham Forest start a counter attack

Goal kick for Chelsea

Morgan Gibbs-White fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box

Nottingham Forest start a counter attack

Romeo Lavia could cost his team a goal after a defensive blunder.

The referee signals a free kick as Ibrahim Sangare from Nottingham Forest trips Alejandro Garnacho

Goal kick for Chelsea

Pedro Neto from Chelsea is ruled offside

Nikola Milenkovic relieves the pressure with a clearance

The game is restarted

Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.

Dangerous challenge by Ibrahim Sangare from Nottingham Forest. Romeo Lavia on the receiving end of that.

Chelsea take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Ball possession: Nottingham Forest: 34%, Chelsea: 66%.

Chelsea take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Marc Cucurella wins an air challenge against Neco Williams

Trevoh Chalobah relieves the pressure with a clearance

The cross by Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest successfully finds a teammate in the box.

Malo Gusto relieves the pressure with a clearance

The referee signals a free kick as Josh Acheampong from Chelsea trips Taiwo Awoniyi

Murillo makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Josh Acheampong relieves the pressure with a clearance

Ibrahim Sangare from Nottingham Forest intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Romeo Lavia makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Morato relieves the pressure with a clearance

Chelsea with a potentially dangerous attack.

Ball possession: Nottingham Forest: 28%, Chelsea: 72%.

Neco Williams relieves the pressure with a clearance

Chelsea take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Josh Acheampong relieves the pressure with a clearance

Nottingham Forest start a counter attack

Trevoh Chalobah could cost his team a goal after a defensive blunder.

Chelsea take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Neco Williams relieves the pressure with a clearance

Elliot Anderson relieves the pressure with a clearance

Reece James makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Nottingham Forest take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Marc Cucurella relieves the pressure with a clearance

Douglas Luiz makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Nottingham Forest take a throw-in in their own half of the field

Josh Acheampong relieves the pressure with a clearance

Marc Cucurella is penalised for pushing Taiwo Awoniyi

The cross by Pedro Neto from Chelsea successfully finds a teammate in the box.

Morato from Nottingham Forest goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Joao Pedro

Ball possession: Nottingham Forest: 33%, Chelsea: 67%.

Goal kick for Nottingham Forest

Andrey Santos from Chelsea sends an effort wide of target

Andrey Santos goes for goal, but the shot lacks precision and sails wide

Space opens up for Andrey Santos but his finish goes wide of the target. Could have done better there.

Chance! Andrey Santos finds some room for a shot but fails to work the keeper. It's a goal kick

Morato from Nottingham Forest intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.

Chelsea with a potentially dangerous attack.

Chelsea are trying to create something here.

The referee signals a free kick as Taiwo Awoniyi from Nottingham Forest trips Josh Acheampong

Josh Acheampong relieves the pressure with a clearance

Elliot Anderson makes the tackle and wins possession for his team

Reece James relieves the pressure with a clearance

Nottingham Forest take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field

Goal kick for Chelsea

Taiwo Awoniyi from Nottingham Forest tries to score from outside the penalty box, but the shot is nowhere near the target.

Nottingham Forest start a counter attack

Marc Cucurella could cost his team a goal after a defensive blunder.

Trevoh Chalobah wins an air challenge against Taiwo Awoniyi

Reece James wins an air challenge against Oleksandr Zinchenko

It's a cold day for playing football.

The pitch is in good condition today allowing for more technical play

Nottingham Forest kick-off, and the game is underway.

The referee starts the match

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Welcome to City Ground, Nottingham where the two teams take the field for the start of this match.

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