Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest Competition – Barclays Premier League Stadium: Stamford Bridge Date: 13th May 2023 Kick-off time – 15:00 GMT
Premier League returns this weekend as relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest travel to London to face struggling Chelsea. The Blues finally won their first game in ten outings last time when they beat Bournemouth 3-1 away from home. That win also ended a run of six straight defeats for Frank Lampard in all competitions and helped them to finally breach the 40-point safety mark. However, they may still need a perfect climax to avoid finishing in the bottom half of a Premier League table for the first time since 1995/96, as they currently sit in eleventh position, six points behind Fulham with four games to play. As such, they’ll be desperate to win for just a third time in home league action this calendar year (W2, D3, L5). But, while Lampard’s side are obvious favourites here, any win might not be straightforward, given their scoring woes. Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest kept their chances of playing Premier League football alive with a dramatic 4-3 win over bottom-of-the-table Southampton last Monday. That win means that Steve Cooper’s men are now three points above the relegation zone ahead of this crucial meeting. Therefore, their destiny is now in their hands, and they will be desperate to keep it that way. However, a first win at Stamford Bridge since January 1995 might also prove too difficult given their away form. The Tricky Trees travel to London after seven straight PL away losses. The bulk of those seven defeats also form part of an abysmal run that has seen Forest concede first (D1, L11). Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures: Premier League Table
December 7, 2024
Everton
01:00
Liverpool
December 22, 2024
Everton
15:00
Chelsea
Fulham
15:00
Southampton
Leicester City
15:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester United
15:00
AFC Bournemouth
Tottenham Hotspur
17:30
Liverpool
December 26, 2024
Manchester City
13:30
Everton
AFC Bournemouth
16:00
Crystal Palace
Chelsea
16:00
Fulham
Newcastle United
16:00
Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest
16:00
Tottenham Hotspur
Southampton
16:00
West Ham United
Wolverhampton Wanderers
18:30
Manchester United
Liverpool
21:00
Leicester City
December 27, 2024
Brighton & Hov…
20:30
Brentford
Arsenal
21:15
Ipswich Town
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Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Liverpool
15
11
3
1
31
13
+18
36
2
Chelsea
16
10
4
2
37
19
+18
34
3
Arsenal
17
9
6
2
34
16
+18
33
4
Nottingham Forest
17
9
4
4
23
19
+4
31
5
Aston Villa
17
8
4
5
26
26
+0
28
6
Manchester City
17
8
3
6
29
25
+4
27
7
Newcastle United
17
7
5
5
27
21
+6
26
8
AFC Bournemouth
16
7
4
5
24
21
+3
25
9
Brighton & Hov…
17
6
7
4
27
26
+1
25
10
Fulham
16
6
6
4
24
22
+2
24
11
Tottenham Hotspur
16
7
2
7
36
19
+17
23
12
Brentford
17
7
2
8
32
32
+0
23
13
Manchester United
16
6
4
6
21
19
+2
22
14
West Ham United
17
5
5
7
22
30
-8
20
15
Crystal Palace
17
3
7
7
18
26
-8
16
16
Everton
15
3
6
6
14
21
-7
15
17
Leicester City
16
3
5
8
21
34
-13
14
18
Ipswich Town
17
2
6
9
16
32
-16
12
19
Wolverhampton Wanderers
16
2
3
11
24
40
-16
9
20
Southampton
16
1
2
13
11
36
-25
5
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