Nottingham Forest v Chelsea result

Full-time · Nottingham Forest 0–3 Chelsea

Premier League · Sat, 18 Oct 2025 12:30 BST · Wembley Stadium

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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

Nottingham Forest 0–3 Chelsea — Chelsea won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Chelsea: 2.56 to 2.08 in expected goals, from 17 shots to 11, ahead on xG from the 82nd minute (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Chelsea won 3–0 at Wembley Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday 18 October. Nottingham Forest are winless in their last 10 matches in all competitions. Chelsea have won their last three matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Chelsea: Joshua Kofi Acheampong (49’, assisted by Pedro Neto), Pedro Neto (52’, assisted by Reece James) and Reece James (84’). Malo Gusto (87’) was sent off.

Discipline

C. Kavanagh showed six yellow cards and one red — against 4.3 yellows a game across the last 23 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Nottingham Forest: Morato (41’) and Ibrahim Sangaré (80’); Chelsea: Malo Gusto (54’), Malo Gusto (87’), Estêvão (89’) and Robert Sánchez (90+4’).

What it changes

Nottingham Forest stay 17th after this result (eight league matches played).

Chelsea move up from sixth to fourth (eight league matches played).

Chelsea’s three-goal margin was the biggest of round 8, across 10 matches. Chelsea have scored in 10 consecutive matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Pedro Neto (Chelsea) 10.3, Reece James (Chelsea) 9.9 and Joshua Kofi Acheampong (Chelsea) 8.9 led the match.

Next up

Nottingham Forest next travel to Ipswich on 23 October 2026.

Chelsea next host Tottenham on 24 October 2026.

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

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

The numbers

Result: Nottingham Forest 0–3 Chelsea · Premier League
Venue: Wembley Stadium · London
Referee: C. Kavanagh
Head-to-head (last 6): Nottingham Forest 1 · draws 3 · Chelsea 2 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Nottingham Forest 0W 2D 3L · Chelsea 3W 0D 2L

Nottingham Forest 0–3 Chelsea (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 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.88 / 1.5

Goals

against 2.25 / 1.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.5 / 4.5

Corners

against 5.63 / 4.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5 / 4

Shots on target

against 5.38 / 3.25 · 5 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.13 / 3

Cards

against 1.63 / 3.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4.35 yellows

Referee · C. Kavanagh

2.13 home / 2.22 away

over 23 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 October 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 October 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Nottingham Forest for / against	Line	Chelsea for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.5 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.5 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.38 for · 12.5 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11.25 for · 11.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.75 for · 11.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.13 for · 13.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.13 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	3 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: C. Kavanagh — 4.35 yellow cards a game, 0.13 red cards, 22.57 fouls over 23 matches (2.13 to the home side, 2.22 to the away side).

Home 2.13Away 2.22

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2025. 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
R. Yates n 8	29.1	3.5 4/3	1.5 2/1	—
Igor Jesus n 8	35.3	1.9 5/1	1.3 3/1	—
E. Anderson n 8	87.4	1.8 6/5	3.5 8/6	—
N. Williams n 8	86.8	1.4 7/4	1.4 7/3	—
N. Savona n 8	75.8	1.3 5/4	0.6 4/0	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Wood n 8	54.8	3.1 6/4	1.4 6/1
Igor Jesus n 8	35.3	2.9 6/2	2.6 5/2
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	65.8	1.7 7/3	0.7 4/0
O. Hutchinson n 8	52.9	1.7 5/3	0.9 3/1
C. Hudson-Odoi n 8	52.3	1.7 5/2	1.1 4/1

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Igor Jesus n 8	35.3	1.3 2/2	0 0/0
D. Ndoye n 8	72.8	0.2 1/0	0.3 1/1
C. Wood n 8	54.8	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	65.8	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
Douglas Luiz n 8	33.9	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Zinchenko n 8	76.3	2.5 7/5
N. Williams n 8	86.8	2.3 7/5
Morato n 8	74.5	2.3 8/3
E. Anderson n 8	87.4	2.2 8/5
Douglas Luiz n 8	33.9	2 4/1

Nottingham Forest — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Sels n 8	90	3.2 7/4

Chelsea

Chelsea — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2025. 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
F. Buonanotte n 8	44.3	2.8 5/4	3.1 6/3	—
Andrey Santos n 8	46.1	2 5/3	2 5/2	—
J. Bynoe-Gittens n 8	34	2 4/2	1.3 4/0	—
Tyrique George n 8	49.8	1.8 4/2	0.5 2/0	—
João Pedro n 8	69.8	1.6 7/2	2.7 8/4	—

Chelsea — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Palmer n 8	78.1	2.4 6/5	1.4 5/4
F. Buonanotte n 8	44.3	2.3 5/3	1.3 3/2
A. Garnacho n 8	37.3	2.1 6/1	0.9 3/0
Estêvão n 8	30.6	1.8 3/2	1.8 3/2
Tyrique George n 8	49.8	1.4 5/1	1.4 5/1

Chelsea — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Estêvão n 8	30.6	1.1 2/1	0 0/0
C. Palmer n 8	78.1	0.7 4/1	0.3 2/0
Tyrique George n 8	49.8	0.5 2/0	0.2 1/0
F. Buonanotte n 8	44.3	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
M. Caicedo n 8	85	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Chelsea — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Caicedo n 8	85	3.8 7/7
Shumaira Mheuka n 6	23	3.3 3/2
Marc Cucurella n 8	72.4	2.6 8/5
Andrey Santos n 8	46.1	2.4 5/3
F. Buonanotte n 8	44.3	2.3 5/2

Chelsea — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Robert Sánchez n 8	79.4	2.1 4/4
F. Jörgensen n 8	89.3	1.8 4/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Nottingham Forest		Chelsea
50%	Possession	50%
2.35	Expected goals (xG)	1.67
12	Shots	17
2	Shots on target	6
8	Shots off target	6
2	Blocked shots	5
8	Shots inside the box	11
5	Corners	2
1	Offsides	2
13	Fouls	16
2	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	1
3	Saves	2
445	Passes	463
82%	Pass accuracy	86%

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Sels	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.2
N. Williams	90	1	0	0	2	0	5.9
N. Milenković	90	3	1	0	0	0	6.2
Morato	90	0	0	0	3	Y	6.7
I. Sangaré	90	2	1	1	4	Y	7.2
E. Anderson	90	0	0	2	1	0	6.6
Morgan Gibbs-White	90	2	0	1	0	0	5.9
Murillo	74	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
O. Zinchenko	74	0	0	1	4	0	6.3
Douglas Luiz	53	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
T. Awoniyi	45	1	0	1	1	0	6.5
Igor Jesus sub	45	1	0	0	1	0	5.9
C. Hudson-Odoi sub	37	0	0	2	1	0	7.2
N. Savona sub	16	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
C. Wood sub	16	0	0	0	1	0	6.7

Chelsea player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Robert Sánchez	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.6
R. James	90	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	8.9
T. Chalobah	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.5
Marc Cucurella	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	7.7
João Pedro	90	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	6.6
M. Gusto	87	0	0	0	0	2	1	RY	6
Joshua Kofi Acheampong	81	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	8.2
Pedro Neto	78	1	1	3	2	4	0	0	9.3
R. Lavia	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Andrey Santos	45	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	6.3
A. Garnacho	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
M. Caicedo sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Bynoe-Gittens sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Marc Guiu sub	45	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	5.9
Estêvão sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.6
T. Adarabioyo sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

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

Recent form

Nottingham ForestDDLLL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 1 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

ChelseaLWLWW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Nottingham Forest 1 · 3 draws · Chelsea 2 · 2.5 goals/game

2025-05-25 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Chelsea
2024-10-06 Chelsea 1–1 Nottingham Forest
2024-05-11 Nottingham Forest 2–3 Chelsea
2023-09-02 Chelsea 0–1 Nottingham Forest
2023-05-13 Chelsea 2–2 Nottingham Forest
2023-01-01 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Chelsea

League standing · 2025/26

Nottingham Forest#16 pos44 pts38 pl-3 GD

Chelsea#10 pos52 pts38 pl+6 GD

Goals per game

Nottingham Forest scored1.26

Chelsea scored1.53

Nottingham Forest conceded1.34

Chelsea conceded1.37

Shot map and expected goals

Nottingham Forest 2.08 xG from 11 shots, Chelsea 2.56 from 17. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Nottingham Forest (attacking right)Chelsea (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Nottingham Forest	11	0	2.08
Chelsea	17	3	2.56

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What is the head-to-head record between Nottingham Forest and Chelsea?: In their last 6 meetings, Nottingham Forest won 1, Chelsea won 2 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
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