Chelsea v Nottingham Forest result

Full-time · Chelsea 0–1 Nottingham Forest

Premier League · Sat, 02 Sep 2023 15:00 BST · Stamford Bridge

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Chelsea · Nottingham Forest · Head-to-head

Chelsea 0–1 Nottingham Forest — Nottingham Forest won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Nottingham Forest won 1–0 at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Saturday 2 September. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Chelsea out-shot Nottingham Forest 21 to 7 and created the better chances, 2.30 xG to 0.76 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Nottingham Forest: Anthony Elanga (48’, assisted by Taiwo Awoniyi).

Discipline

T. Robinson showed seven yellow cards — against 4.1 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Chelsea: Benjamin Chilwell (31’), Nicolas Jackson (36’) and Conor Gallagher (43’); Nottingham Forest: O. Aina (41’), Ryan Yates (61’), Nuno Tavares (86’) and Matt Turner (90+8’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) 7.1, W. Boly (Nottingham Forest) 6.1 and Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) 5.7 led the match.

Next up

Chelsea next host Tottenham on 24 October 2026.

Nottingham Forest next travel to Ipswich on 23 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Chelsea: Chelsea v Tottenham, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Nottingham Forest: Ipswich v Nottingham Forest, Friday 23 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Chelsea 0–1 Nottingham Forest · Premier League
Venue: Stamford Bridge · London
Referee: T. Robinson
Head-to-head (last 5): Chelsea 3 · draws 2 · Nottingham Forest 0 · 3.2 goals/game
Recent form: Chelsea 2W 2D 1L · Nottingham Forest 1W 1D 3L

Chelsea 0–1 Nottingham Forest (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 1.63

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.88 / 3.63

Corners

against 4.13 / 7.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.88 / 2.75

Shots on target

against 3.38 / 4.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.88 / 2.38

Cards

against 1.88 / 2.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4.13 yellows

Referee · T. Robinson

1.25 home / 2.88 away

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 August 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 August 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Chelsea for / against	Line	Nottingham Forest for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.88 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.63 for · 7.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	16.5 for · 12.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	8.88 for · 13.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.88 for · 3.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	2.75 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.13 for · 12.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12 for · 11.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.38 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: T. Robinson — 4.13 yellow cards a game, 0.25 red cards, 23.63 fouls over 8 matches (1.25 to the home side, 2.88 to the away side).

Home 1.25Away 2.88

Chelsea

Chelsea — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Caicedo n 8	66.6	2.4 6/5	2.4 6/4	R. Yates
K. Havertz n 8	68.1	2 6/4	1.7 5/2	—
M. Gusto n 8	46.1	2 3/3	1 4/0	O. Aina
C. Gallagher n 8	82	1.8 7/3	1.2 5/3	O. Aina
L. Ugochukwu n 8	50.6	1.8 5/2	0.4 2/0	—

Chelsea — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
João Félix n 8	34.1	3.3 6/3	1.6 4/1
N. Jackson n 8	80.1	2.2 7/5	1.5 5/4
M. Mudryk n 8	36	2.2 4/2	0.9 2/1
Noni Madueke n 8	64.4	2.1 5/3	1.2 5/2
R. Sterling n 8	75.9	1.9 4/4	1.3 4/4

Chelsea — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
N. Jackson n 8	80.1	0.7 3/2	0.3 1/1
R. Sterling n 8	75.9	0.6 2/2	0.1 1/0
João Félix n 8	34.1	0.7 2/0	0 0/0
M. Gusto n 8	46.1	0 0/0	0.5 1/1
R. Loftus-Cheek n 8	53.1	0 0/0	0.4 2/0

Chelsea — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Gusto n 8	46.1	3.2 7/3
César Azpilicueta n 8	75	3 7/6
Lewis Hall n 8	81.6	2.9 8/6
C. Gallagher n 8	82	2.6 8/7
W. Fofana n 8	79.8	2.4 7/5

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Andrey Santos n 8	73.3	2.5 8/4	1.2 6/1	—
R. Yates n 8	78.3	2.4 6/6	2 7/4	M. Caicedo
C. Kouyaté n 8	22	2 2/1	3.1 4/2	—
O. Aina n 8	47	1.9 6/2	1.2 4/1	C. Gallagher
H. Toffolo n 8	41.9	1.9 4/2	0.3 1/0	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Awoniyi n 8	66.1	2 7/3	1.5 7/2
C. Kouyaté n 8	22	1.5 2/1	0 0/0
A. Elanga n 8	24.5	1.4 3/0	0.5 1/0
Danilo n 8	84	1.2 6/2	0.5 4/0
W. Boly n 8	54.8	1.2 4/2	1 4/1

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Awoniyi n 8	66.1	1.5 7/2	0 0/0
C. Wood n 8	35.9	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
Danilo n 8	84	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	81	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0
A. Elanga n 8	24.5	0 0/0	0.5 1/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Kouyaté n 8	22	4.6 6/2
Felipe n 8	88.3	2.8 7/7
N. Williams n 8	75.4	2.7 6/6
Renan Lodi n 8	88.1	2.6 6/3
R. Yates n 8	78.3	2.6 8/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Chelsea		Nottingham Forest
76%	Possession	24%
2.30	Expected goals (xG)	0.76
21	Shots	7
2	Shots on target	3
6	Shots off target	4
13	Blocked shots	0
11	Shots inside the box	4
7	Corners	0
2	Offsides	3
10	Fouls	9
3	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	2
713	Passes	230
89%	Pass accuracy	62%

Chelsea player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Robert Sánchez	90	0	0	0	0	0	7
A. Disasi	90	1	0	1	0	0	7.3
Thiago Silva	90	1	1	1	1	0	7.5
Levi Colwill	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
R. Sterling	90	1	0	2	0	0	6.9
E. Fernández	90	2	1	3	3	0	7.9
N. Jackson	90	1	0	1	0	Y	6.2
M. Gusto	77	0	0	0	3	0	7.2
M. Caicedo	77	0	0	0	3	0	7.2
C. Gallagher	62	1	0	1	4	Y	7.2
B. Chilwell	62	1	0	2	1	Y	6.9
C. Palmer sub	28	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
Noni Madueke sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
I. Maatsen sub	13	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
M. Mudryk sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Matt Turner	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.2
W. Boly	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.9
J. Worrall	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
S. McKenna	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.5
R. Yates	90	0	0	1	0	0	6	Y	7.2
Morgan Gibbs-White	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
O. Aina	73	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.5
S. Aurier	72	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.5
O. Mangala	72	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.2
T. Awoniyi	65	0	1	2	0	2	1	0	7.3
Danilo	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
A. Elanga sub	45	1	0	3	3	0	1	0	7.6
C. Wood sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
G. Montiel sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Nuno Tavares sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.9
C. Kouyaté sub	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Chelsea v Nottingham Forest — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ChelseaDDLWW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Nottingham ForestDLWLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Chelsea 3 · 2 draws · Nottingham Forest 0 · 3.2 goals/game

2023-05-13 Chelsea 2–2 Nottingham Forest
2023-01-01 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Chelsea
2020-01-05 Chelsea 2–0 Nottingham Forest
2019-01-05 Chelsea 2–0 Nottingham Forest
2017-09-20 Chelsea 5–1 Nottingham Forest

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Chelsea#6 pos63 pts38 pl+14 GD

Nottingham Forest#17 pos32 pts38 pl-18 GD

Goals per game

Chelsea scored2.03

Nottingham Forest scored1.29

Chelsea conceded1.66

Nottingham Forest conceded1.76

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What is the head-to-head record between Chelsea and Nottingham Forest?: In their last 5 meetings, Chelsea won 3, Nottingham Forest won 0 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3.2 goals per game.
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