Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest prediction and preview

Premier League · Saturday 30 January 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

Premier League · Saturday 30 January 2027, 15:00 UTC · Stamford Bridge, London

Chelsea · Nottingham Forest · Premier League predictions

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest preview

Chelsea host Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday 30 January 2027, kick-off 15:00 UTC at Stamford Bridge in London. Chelsea are 4th in the table with 16 points from 9, while Nottingham Forest sit 19th on 6 points after 9 matches.

Chelsea come into the game with a W-L-W-W-L run in the league (3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Nottingham Forest's recent sequence reads L-D-L-L-L. Over their last 6, Chelsea have scored 1.8 and conceded 1.3 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Nottingham Forest average 0.7 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

Head to head, Chelsea have 3 wins to Nottingham Forest's 2 across 8 meetings, with 3 draws. Those games averaged 2.8 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 4 May 2026, ended Chelsea 1-3 Nottingham Forest.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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4Chelsea95131915+416LWWLW
19Nottingham Forest9135612-66LLLDL

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Head-to-head

8 meetings: Chelsea 3, draws 3, Nottingham Forest 2.

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Chelsea expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Emiliano Martínez, Mike Penders, Levi Colwill, Joshua Kofi Acheampong, Maxence Lacroix, Morgan Rogers, Cole Palmer, Jordan Henderson, M. Caicedo, Pedro Neto

Nottingham Forest expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Matz Sels, Murillo, Jair Cunha, Neco Williams, James McAtee, Xaver Schlager, Liam Delap, Dan Ndoye, Morgan Gibbs-White

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