Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea prediction and preview

Premier League · Friday 27 November 2026, 20:00 UTC

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Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

Premier League · Friday 27 November 2026, 20:00 UTC · The City Ground, Nottingham

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Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea preview

The Premier League fixture between Nottingham Forest and Chelsea is scheduled for Friday 27 November 2026 at 20:00 UTC at The City Ground in Nottingham. Nottingham Forest sit 19th on 6 points after 9 matches, while Chelsea sit 4th on 16 points after 9 matches.

Nottingham Forest have collected 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats from their last 5 league games; Chelsea have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Nottingham Forest have scored 0.7 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Chelsea average 1.8 scored and 1.3 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 8 times in the records we hold: Nottingham Forest won 2, 3 games were drawn and Chelsea won 3. 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: Nottingham Forest 2, draws 3, Chelsea 3.

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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

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

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