Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
0 - 3
0 - 3
87': Malo GustoPostecoglou sacked minutes after Forest defeat to Chelsea
Ange Postecoglou's Nottingham Forest reign was brought to an abrupt end on Saturday as he was sacked just 19 minutes after the team's defeat to Chelsea.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 4': Foul by Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest).
- 4': Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Morato (Nottingham Forest).
- 6': João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 6': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Josh Acheampong (Chelsea).
- 12': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
- 15': Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Offside, Chelsea. Pedro Neto is caught offside.
- 19': Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
- 19': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Taiwo Awoniyi.
- 20': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a headed pass.
- 21': Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
- 22': Offside, Chelsea. Marc Cucurella is caught offside.
- 23': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Foul by Roméo Lavia (Chelsea).
- 26': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
- 26': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Andrey Santos (Chelsea).
- 28': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 28': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Attempt saved. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest).
- 30': Douglas Luiz (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Roméo Lavia (Chelsea).
- 32': Attempt saved. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Reece James.
- 35': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
- 35': Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 39': Roméo Lavia (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Andrey Santos (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by João Pedro with a headed pass.
- 40': Foul by Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest).
- 40': Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Morato (Nottingham Forest).
- 41': João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Morato (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Attempt missed. Andrey Santos (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by João Pedro with a through ball.
- 43': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
- 43': Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Alejandro Garnacho (Chelsea).
- 45': Morato (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Malo Gusto.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Chelsea 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, Chelsea 0.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Jamie Gittens replaces Alejandro Garnacho.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Guiu replaces Andrey Santos.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Moisés Caicedo replaces Roméo Lavia.
- 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Igor Jesus replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
- 46': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Morato.
- 46': Attempt saved. Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross.
- 48': Foul by Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest).
- 48': João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Chelsea 1. Josh Acheampong (Chelsea) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 51': Foul by Morato (Nottingham Forest).
- 51': Marc Guiu (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Chelsea 2. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 53': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Douglas Luiz.
- 54': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
- 54': Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Josh Acheampong.
- 57': Foul by Marc Guiu (Chelsea).
- 57': Morato (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
- 60': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 60': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt missed. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko with a cross.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Marc Guiu (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malo Gusto with a through ball.
- 64': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
- 65': Attempt saved. Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross.
- 65': Attempt saved. Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea).
- 65': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Robert Sánchez.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
- 69': Attempt missed. Marc Guiu (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross.
- 70': Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) hits the bar with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross.
- 71': Attempt missed. Marc Guiu (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Trevoh Chalobah following a fast break.
- 71': Delay in match because of an injury Marc Guiu (Chelsea).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 74': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Nicolò Savona replaces Murillo.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahim Sangaré.
- 75': Foul by Marc Guiu (Chelsea).
- 75': Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 78': Substitution, Chelsea. Estêvão replaces Pedro Neto.
- 80': Foul by Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest).
- 80': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Substitution, Chelsea. Tosin Adarabioyo replaces Josh Acheampong.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Estêvão (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Estêvão (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
- 83': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Neco Williams.
- 84': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Chelsea 3. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
- 86': Foul by Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
- 86': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Second yellow card to Malo Gusto (Chelsea) for a bad foul.
- 87': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
- 89': Foul by Estêvão (Chelsea).
- 89': Morato (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Estêvão (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jamie Gittens.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+1': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Handball by Jamie Gittens (Chelsea).
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White following a set piece situation.
- 90'+4': Robert Sánchez (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Marc Guiu (Chelsea).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Chelsea 3.
- 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Chelsea 3.
Statistics
 CHE |
NFO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 50.3 | Possession | 49.7 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 397 | Accurate Passes | 367 |
| 463 | Passes | 445 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 9 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 15 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 19 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 30,495
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 30,495
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 8 | +12 | 19 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 8 | +11 | 16 |
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | 8 | +3 | 15 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 8 | +3 | 15 |
Line-Ups
Nottingham Forest (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Matz Sels (GK) |
| 4 | Morato  |
| 5 | Murillo |
| 31 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 35 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
| 3 | Neco Williams |
| 6 | Ibrahim Sangaré |
| 8 | Elliot Anderson |
| 12 | Douglas Luiz |
| 9 | Taiwo Awoniyi |
| 10 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 23 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 34 | Josh Acheampong |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 17 | Andrey Santos |
| 45 | Romeo Lavia |
| 27 | Malo Gusto |
| 20 | João Pedro |
| 49 | Alejandro Garnacho |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
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