Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest LIVE: Premier League latest score, goals and updates from fixture

Follow live coverage as Chelsea face Nottingham Forest in the Premier League today.

Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.

Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.

It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.

It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.

We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest LIVE: Premier League updates

• Goal - Awoniyi puts visitors in front with close-range header (0-1)

Chelsea FC 0 - 1 Nottingham Forest FC

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

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Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

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Chelsea have won just two of the 14 games in which they've gone 1-0 down in so far this season, with only one (from five) of these coming at home.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

16:08

Yates resumes proceedings at Stamford Bridge for Forest, as he kicks off the second half!

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

16:07

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

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Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

16:02

Madueke has looked dangerous whenever he's been in possession for Chelsea, but has struggled to cause Forest any real problems in the final third. The January signing from PSV has managed five touches in Forest's box, three more than any other Chelsea player, as well as completing 10 final-third passes, winning five of his game-high 11 duels, and putting in two tackles and clearance to help out his side in defence. Promise.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:58

The first half comes to an end, with a seriously under-par Chelsea 1-0 down to a resilient Forest side. Awoniyi's headed opener was arguably Forest's only real chance of the half, but unlike the hosts, they were able to make it count. Chelsea have had the lion's share of possession but have done virtually nothing with it, with Sterling and Hall having shots blocked before Navas made an excellent save from Felix's header. That aside, Chelsea have really struggled to create in the final third, with Forest's rock-solid backline coping well in defence of their slender lead.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:53

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:52

HALF-TIME: CHELSEA 0-1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:50

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

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Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

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We'll play three additional first-half minutes at Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea certainly needing to change things up if they're to rescue anything from this game.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

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Fernandez and Gallagher link up in midfield for the former to spread a wide pass left to Hall in open space. He's quickly closed down though, and an attempted cross into the box is blocked away by Aurier.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:49

Substitution Mateo Kovačić Ruben Ira Loftus-Cheek

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:47

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:46

Kovacic is finally back on his feet and trudging towards the sidelines for further treatment, meaning we can finally get back underway with Chelsea momentarily down to 10.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:46

With challenges flying in all over the place and free-kicks aplenty being given, there's a rather subdued atmosphere both on and off the pitch here. Kovacic is currently down receiving treatment, while the away fans seem to be the only ones in the stadium still buoyed by this game, despite how disjointed and lacking in quality it's been so far.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:44

An edge-of-the-box foul by Yates on Gallagher sees both players hit the deck, and Joao Felix boots the ball away. It hits Gallagher, but Forest's players are claiming that he caught Yates on the floor with his boot, sparking a fracas which the referee is struggling to prevent boiling over!

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:41

Felix drops deep to receive the ball and pulls the Forest defence's attention towards him, but he's soon tripped by Worrall and wins the Blues a free-kick.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:40

Forest have won just one of their last 12 meetings with Chelsea in all competitions, a 2-0 home win in January 1997. Their last win at Stamford Bridge was in the Premier League in January 1995, but they're on course to bridge that 28-year gap at the moment.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:36

SAVED! What a stop that was! Hall shows Aurier a clean pair of heels before firing a peach of a cross into the box. Felix meets it with a glancing header towards the far corner, but Navas gets across to save and hold the ball, preventing a certain goal in the process!

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:35

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

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Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:34

Mangala hacks down Felix on the edge of the box with a very rash challenge. He avoids a card but still concedes a free-kick in shooting distance for the hosts, but it's a chance wasted by Fernandez firing a 25-yard effort well over the bar.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:32

Awoniyi has now scored in six different Premier League games, and in each one, he's put Forest 1-0 up on the scoreboard. The only player to score an opening goal in more Premier League games in a single season for the club is Stan Collymore, who managed eight in 1994-95.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:31

CHANCE! Sterling cuts inside and fires a powerful right-footed shot goalwards from from 20 yards. Yates gets in the way of it though, and is again on hand to win the ball after Madueke dribbles past several challenges to open up shooting space in the box!

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:30

Chelsea are winless in their last five home league games, losing the last two. They haven’t had a longer home run without winning in a league game since a run of 12 in April 1995, only ever suffering three straight Premier League defeats at Stamford Bridge in November 1993.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:29

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

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Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:28

Forest win successive corners and the second is delivered from the left by Gibbs-White. It's a teasing cross to the front post, and Mendy almost ends up in his own net after pawing the ball out of the top corner.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:27

Forest break forward at speed and Awoniyi's cross-field ball drops kindly for Lodi. He charges towards the box before releasing Danilo, whose first time effort deflects off Chalobah and bounces behind for a corner.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:24

Chelsea have maintained a whopping 75.9 per cent possession in the opening stages of this game, but it's counted for nothing so far as they're 1-0 down and yet to have a shot on target.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:23

BLOCKED! Chalobah races clear of a challenge and bursts into the Forest box. Cutting back from the byline, his cross finds an unmarked Hall, whose low drive from 15 yards is blocked by a diving Aurier!

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:22

BLOCKED! Kovacic's loften throughball finds Sterling running in behind the Forest defence, but Worrall slides across in cover to block the forward's close range shot, and Aurier subsequently clears!

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:20

Lodi manages to wriggle free of Madueke's challenge down the left before crossing, but his delivery is woeful and the ball sails behind for a Chelsea goal kick.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:20

That's Awoniyi's seventh league goal of the season, and could be an ominous one for Chelsea, who haven't won any of their last 11 matches when conceding the opening goal this season, dating back to an October victory over Crystal Palace.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

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Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

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Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

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Assist Renan Augusto Lodi dos Santos

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

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Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

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Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

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Goal Taiwo Micheal Awoniyi

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:14

Gallagher sneaks up behind Mangala to win Chelsea the ball back, and immediately receives it from Kovacic's pass. Awoniyi looks to reclaim possession though, and barges the midfielder to ground to concede another free-kick. It's been stop-start to say the least, so far.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:12

Awoniyi barges Badiashile off the ball to come up with possession in the final third for Forest, but he's judged to have done so too aggressively by the referee and the free-kick goes Chelsea's way.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:12

Hall hangs the Chelsea free-kick towards the back post, where Felix and Yates both jump for the ball, but the Forest midfielder is able to force a goal kick via a ricochet off the Portuguese forward.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:10

Madueke does well to block Lodi's clearance and keep the ball in play before Mangala hauls Gallagher to the floor, gifting Chelsea a free-kick from a promising crossing position.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:10

Chelsea have lost at home against a promoted side in each of their last two Premier League campaigns, going down 5-2 to West Brom in 2020-21 and 4-1 against Brentford last season. They'd only lost at home to a promoted club in three of the first 28 campaigns of the competition (1994-95 v Nottingham Forest, 2000-01 v Charlton and 2015-16 v Bournemouth). Bogie.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:08

Badiashile concedes an early corner which is whipped into the box by Lodi, but Yates' near-post header glances wide and behind for a goal kick.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:08

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:06

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:06

Chelsea have won their last six home meetings with Nottingham Forest, scoring at least twice in each game. The last five such matches have been in cup competitions though, with the Blues last hosting Forest in the Premier League back in September 1998.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:04

Joao Felix kicks the game off for Chelsea, and we're up and running in south-west London!

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:02

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

15:02

The teams are out on the pitch at Stamford Bridge, and kick-off is just moments away here.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

14:57

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

14:55

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

14:55

Forest’s talisman so often this season, but Brennan Johnson is on the bench ahead for this game. Captain Joe Worrall comes into Steve Cooper’s side, and will slot into a three-man defence with midfielder Ryan Yates pushing forward into Johnson’s attacking role.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

14:49

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

14:49

Frank Lampard make five changes to the Chelsea side that beat Bournemouth last time out, headlined by the return of Edouard Mendy between the sticks. Raheem Sterling, Mateo Kovacic and Joao Felix all start for the Blues, as does youngster Lewis Hall at left-back, with Kepa, Mudryk and Havertz all dropping to the bench.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

14:47

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

14:45

SUBS: Wayne Hennessey, Jesse Lingard, Harry Toffolo, Sam Surridge, Brennan Johnson, Cheikhou Kouyate, Remo Freuler, Willy Boly, Andre Ayew.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

14:44

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

14:45

NOTTINGHAM FOREST (3-4-2-1): Keylor Navas; Joe Worrall, Felipe, Moussa Niakhate; Serge Aurier, Orel Mangala, Danilo, Renan Lodi; Ryan Yates, Morgan Gibbs-White; Taiwo Awoniyi.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

14:43

CHELSEA SUBS: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Christian Pulisic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Mykailo Mudryk, Hakim Ziyech, David Datro Fofana, Cesar Azpilicueta, Kai Havertz, Wesley Fofana.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

14:43

CHELSEA (4-3-3): Edouard Mendy; Trevoh Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Benoit Badiashile, Lewis Hall; Mateo Kovacic, Enzo Fernandez, Conor Gallagher; Noni Madueke, Joao Felix, Raheem Sterling.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

14:39

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

14:41

Forest’s Premier League survival hopes were given a massive shot in the arm last time out, beating fellow strugglers Southampton 4-3 to climb out of the relegation zone. That victory was their second in three games having not won in 14 previous outings, and another here would take them five points clear of Leeds in 18th.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

14:35

With just four games of their season-to-forget remaining, 11th placed Chelsea come into this one off the back of a first league win for interim coach Frank Lampard. A 3-1 victory at Bournemouth was the Blues’ first in eight Premier League games, and they’ll be looking to make it two against another side down at the bottom end of the table.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

14:34

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

14:33

Hello, and welcome to live coverage of this fixture in the Premier League, which sees Chelsea host Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

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Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

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Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

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Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

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Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

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Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

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Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

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Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

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Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

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Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

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Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

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Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

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