Nottingham Forest VS Chelsea - Prediction

The Premier League football is set to return on Saturday after the break, when Nottingham Forest will host Chelsea FC at City Ground. Nottingham Forest did a great job last season, finishing in 7th. But this season has been a disaster for the Forest as they have won only one of their 7 league matches so far. Nottingham Forest have lost four of their last five matches in the league. Now their mission is to get something against Chelsea, who stand in 7th with three wins out of their first seven games.

Stats&Facts

• Chelsea have lost only one of their last 8 matches against Nottingham Forest in the English Premier League, while they won four and tied the remaining three matches.
• Nottingham Forest have lost three of their last four home meetings with Chelsea in the League.
• A win over Nottingham Forest would see Chelsea winning three consecutive away matches in the league for the first time against Nottingham Forest.
• This season, the Forest have lost four of their last five matches and failed to score a single goal in each of those defeats.
• Chelsea's away record is not going well - winning only three of their last 14 away league matches.

Team News

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca was sent off during their win against Liverpool and will have to serve a one-game ban. So, the Chelsea boss will not be in the dugout on Saturday against Nottingham Forest. Meanwhile, Liam Delap, Levi Colwill, Dario Essugo, and Mykhaylo Mudryk have not returned to the squad due to their respective injuries. The Blues might miss the service of their two key player, Enzo Fernandez and Cole Palmer. Enzo Fernandez got a knee injury, while Cole Palmer picked up a groin injury. However, the Chelsea boss will wait for them until the last moment. And the only positive news is that Trevoh Chalobah is back from the suspension. As for the Forest, Ola Aina has been a key player but will miss the game due to a hamstring injury. There are also concerns about Oleksandr Zinchenko and Douglas Luiz due to their fitness issues. Possible Lineup for Nottingham Forest: Sels; Savona, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Anderson, Dominguez; Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Jesus Possible Lineup for Chelsea: Sanchez; Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella; Lavia, Caicedo; Estevao, Buonanotte, Neto; Pedro

Prediction: Nottingham 0-2 Chelsea

The confidence is sky high for Chelsea following their Dramatic win against Liverpool in their last league game. This game should be the basement for the Blues for the rest of the season. Meanwhile, Chelsea have a very good record against Nottingham Forest. Even without some key players, Chelsea are the favorite against the Forest, who lost four of their last five matches in this competition.

Betfair Odds

Forest: 3.70 Draw: 3.80 Chelsea: 1.94 Visit BFB247 to get real-time Betfair Odds and an exclusive 2.5% commission on winning bets!