Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

Premier League 25 May 2025, 15:00
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Chelsea
Chelsea
🏟 The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) 👤 A. Taylor Round 38

Match report

Chelsea edged past Nottingham Forest 1-0 in the Premier League on 25 May 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Nottingham Forest had 10 shots to Chelsea's 6.

The match was played at The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire), with A. Taylor in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 52% - 48% Shots 10 - 6 On target 2 - 2 Corners 7 - 4 Fouls 10 - 11 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Levi Colwill
Chelsea · 1 goal
7 Matz Sels captained the side
7 Ola Aina captained the side
7 Nikola Milenković captained the side
7 Murillo 67 passes (84% accurate)
First half vs second half
Nottingham Forest stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–2 8–4
Shots On Goal 0–0 2–2
Ball Possession 46–54 —
Corners 3–1 4–3
Attacks 47–56 45–38
Match statistics
7 Corners 4
24 Throw In 17
12 Free Kick 15
3 Goal Kick 9
3 Substitution 3
92 Attacks 94
56 Dangerous Attacks 34
2 On Target 2
8 Off Target 4
10 Shots Total 6
2 Shots On Goal 2
4 Shots Off Goal 2
4 Shots Blocked 2
8 Shots Inside Box 4
2 Shots Outside Box 2
10 Fouls 11
7 Corners 4
5 Offsides 1
52% Ball Possession 48%
2 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 2
418 Passes Total 404
353 Passes Accurate 324
Line-ups 4-3-1-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Nottingham Forest · 4-3-1-2
26 M. Sels
34 O. Aina 31 N. Milenković 5 Murillo 7 N. Williams
16 N. Domínguez 6 I. Sangaré 8 E. Anderson
10 M. Gibbs-White
21 A. Elanga 11 C. Wood
Chelsea · 4-2-3-1
1 R. Sánchez
24 R. James 4 T. Adarabioyo 6 L. Colwill 3 M. Cucurella
8 E. Fernández 25 M. Caicedo
11 N. Madueke 20 C. Palmer 19 J. Sancho
7 P. Neto
Nottingham Forest
Coach
Nuno Espírito Santo
Substitutes
  • 14 Callum Hudson-Odoi
  • 22 Ryan Yates
  • 20 Jota Silva
  • 33 Carlos Miguel
  • 4 Morato
  • 15 Harry Toffolo
  • 30 Willy Boly
  • 28 Danilo
  • 24 Ramón Sosa
Chelsea
Coach
E. Maresca
Substitutes
  • 45 Roméo Lavia
  • 27 Malo Gusto
  • 22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
  • 12 Filip Jørgensen
  • 34 Josh Acheampong
  • 5 Benoît Badiashile
  • 23 Trevoh Chalobah
  • 32 Tyrique George
  • 38 Marc Guiu
Substitutions
  • 57' ↑ C. Hudson-Odoi ↓ I. Sangaré Nottingham Forest
  • 62' ↑ R. Lavia ↓ J. Sancho Chelsea
  • 68' ↑ R. Yates ↓ N. Domínguez Nottingham Forest
  • 78' ↑ M. Gusto ↓ Pedro Neto Chelsea
  • 83' ↑ Jota Silva ↓ O. Aina Nottingham Forest
  • 86' ↑ K. Dewsbury-Hall ↓ N. Madueke Chelsea
Cards
  • 32' E. Anderson Nottingham Forest
  • 56' M. Caicedo Chelsea
  • 79' O. Aina Nottingham Forest
  • 79' T. Adarabioyo Chelsea
Head-to-head
Nottingham Forest 1 2 draws 4 Chelsea
2026-05-04 Chelsea vs Nottingham 0 - 0
2025-10-18 Nottingham vs Chelsea 0 - 3
2025-05-25 Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea 0 - 1
2024-10-06 Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest 1 - 1
2024-05-11 Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea 2 - 3
2023-09-02 Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest 0 - 1
Recent form
Nottingham Forest D D D D D
Chelsea D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea?
Nottingham Forest lost 0-1 against Chelsea on 25 May 2025.
Who won Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea?
Chelsea won the match 1-0.
Where was Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea played?
The match was played at The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire).
Who had more possession in Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea?
Nottingham Forest had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.