Chelsea face tough task against Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest and Chelsea clash this Saturday at the City Ground for matchweek 37 of the Premier League . Currently, Nuno Espírito Santo's team are 17th in the table with 29 points, while the blues are 7th with 54 points. The match will be broadcast live at 12:30 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

Nottingham Forest head into this game after a 1-3 win against Sheffield United (Premier League 2023/2024), whilst Chelsea edged past West Ham with a 5-0 win (Premier League 2023/2024). When analysing the previous encounters between the teams, Nuno Espírito Santo's team and the blues have faced each other ninety-seven times, with Mauricio Pochettino's team holding the advantage: 40 victories, against 27 victories of Nottingham Forest. Specifically in the City Ground, Nuno Espírito Santo's team has the advantage in the duels against Chelsea: 18 wins in 45 games. The blues have 12 wins.

In the Premier League, sixty-nine games were played between the two teams, with 24 wins for Chelsea, 23 draws and 22 wins for Nottingham Forest.

Considering the Premier League 2023/24, from Nottingham Forest's most influential players, Morgan Gibbs-White is the most used player in a total of 35 games (2983 min). Chris Wood is their current best scorer with 12 goals. As for Chelsea, Conor Gallagher is the most used player in a total of 34 games (2877 min). Cole Palmer has scored 21 goals, the most across Chelsea's squad.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Nottingham Forest winning 1-0. It is expected to be a thrilling clash, that can go either way.