Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest, 2023-24 English Premier League

· English Premier League

Chelsea

FT
0 - 1

Nottingham Forest

48': Anthony Elanga

Chelsea slump to shock defeat at home to Forest

Anthony Elanga Nottingham Forest goal celeb vs. Chelsea [1296x729]

Nottingham Forest substitute Anthony Elanga struck early in the second half to earn a 1-0 win at toothless Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
2': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a cross.
2': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ola Aina.
3': Danilo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
7': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
7': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
10': Delay in match (Nottingham Forest).
12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
16': Attempt missed. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
18': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
18': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Delay in match because of an injury Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
22': Attempt missed. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
25': Foul by Thiago Silva (Chelsea).
25': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Attempt missed. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
30': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
30': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Chelsea).
30': Sèrge Aurier (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Attempt missed. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Scott McKenna with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
35': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ben Chilwell.
36': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
36': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
37': Attempt blocked. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
37': Offside, Chelsea. Ben Chilwell tries a through ball, but Levi Colwill is caught offside.
39': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
40': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
41': Foul by Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).
41': Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Axel Disasi (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest).
43': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Chelsea).
43': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Attempt missed. Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
45': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
45': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Joe Worrall.
45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Danilo (Nottingham Forest).
45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+2': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Anthony Elanga replaces Danilo because of an injury.
45'+4': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
45'+4': Attempt saved. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
45'+5': Foul by Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest).
45'+5': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+6': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+6': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Willy Boly.
45'+6': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
46': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Sèrge Aurier (Nottingham Forest).
47': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Taiwo Awoniyi.
48': Goal! Chelsea 0, Nottingham Forest 1. Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Taiwo Awoniyi with a through ball.
53': Attempt blocked. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
53': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Willy Boly.
54': Attempt missed. Axel Disasi (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
56': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a through ball.
58': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi tries a through ball, but Anthony Elanga is caught offside.
59': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Orel Mangala tries a through ball, but Ola Aina is caught offside.
61': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
61': Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Substitution, Chelsea. Cole Palmer replaces Conor Gallagher.
62': Substitution, Chelsea. Noni Madueke replaces Ben Chilwell.
64': Attempt blocked. Axel Disasi (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Silva with a headed pass.
65': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
68': Offside, Chelsea. Enzo Fernández tries a through ball, but Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.
71': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
71': Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Delay in match because of an injury Sèrge Aurier (Nottingham Forest).
72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Gonzalo Montiel replaces Sèrge Aurier because of an injury.
72': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Nuno Tavares replaces Orel Mangala.
73': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Cheikhou Kouyaté replaces Ola Aina.
73': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Cheikhou Kouyaté tries a through ball, but Anthony Elanga is caught offside.
76': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Morgan Gibbs-White.
77': Substitution, Chelsea. Ian Maatsen replaces Moisés Caicedo.
77': Substitution, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk replaces Malo Gusto.
78': Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
80': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
80': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Cole Palmer (Chelsea).
82': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high.
84': Delay in match because of an injury Matt Turner (Nottingham Forest).
84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86': Foul by Nuno Tavares (Nottingham Forest).
86': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Nuno Tavares (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Attempt saved. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a cross.
86': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Matt Turner.
87': Attempt blocked. Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ian Maatsen.
87': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
88': Attempt blocked. Ian Maatsen (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
89': Attempt saved. Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott McKenna.
90'+2': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ryan Yates.
90'+4': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ryan Yates.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Cheikhou Kouyaté.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Axel Disasi.
90'+8': Matt Turner (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Chelsea 0, Nottingham Forest 1.
0': Match ends, Chelsea 0, Nottingham Forest 1.

Statistics

NFO		CHE
9	Fouls	10
4	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
0	Corner Kicks	8
2	Saves	2
23.9	Possession	76.1
7	SHOTS	21
3	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
143	Accurate Passes	632
230	Passes	713
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	5
4	Crosses	38
0.0	Cross %	0.1
53	Long Balls	33
17	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
0	Blocked Shots	13
11	Effective Tackles	7
23	Tackles	16
0.5	Tackle %	0.4
9	Interceptions	6
37	Effective Clearances	11
37	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,820

Premier League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	2	+6	6
2	Tottenham Hotspur	2	+5	6
3	Liverpool	2	+3	6
4	Chelsea	2	+4	4

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Robert Sánchez (GK)
6	Thiago Silva
26	Levi Colwill
2	Axel Disasi
25	Moisés Caicedo
23	Conor Gallagher
21	Ben Chilwell
27	Malo Gusto
15	Nicolas Jackson
8	Enzo Fernández
7	Raheem Sterling

Chelsea Substitutes:

Marc Cucurella, Cole Palmer, Deivid Washington, Djordje Petrovic, Ian Maatsen, Lesley Ugochukwu, Lucas Bergstrom, Mykhailo Mudryk, Noni Madueke.

Nottingham Forest (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Matt Turner (GK)
4	Joe Worrall
26	Scott McKenna
30	Willy Boly
22	Ryan Yates
5	Orel Mangala
43	Ola Aina
24	Sèrge Aurier
9	Taiwo Awoniyi
10	Morgan Gibbs-White
28	Danilo

Nottingham Forest Substitutes:

Ethan Horvath, Moussa Niakhaté, Felipe, Cheikhou Kouyaté, Chris Wood, Gonzalo Montiel, Brandon Aguilera, Anthony Elanga, Nuno Tavares.

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