Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea Predictions & Tips - Cagey Premier League Clash Anticipated

Alex Waite

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Last updated: 24 May 2025

Alex Waite 24 May 2025

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Nottingham Forest and Chelsea won’t want to lose this top-five clash
Both sides are in decent EPL form and a draw is tipped on Sunday
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Chelsea are unbeaten in 7 of their last 8 EPL games (Getty)

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One point separates Nottingham Forest in seventh and Chelsea in fifth. Neither side will want to lose ground in the race for Champions League football and a tight Premier League game is likely.

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Stats
HTH
Last 5 Meetings
Nottingham Forest Form
Nottingham Forest Injuries & Team News
Chelsea Form
Chelsea Injuries & Team News

Stats

Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in 3 consecutive games.
Nottingham Forest have drawn 3 of their last 5 matches against Chelsea.
Chelsea are unbeaten in 7 of their last 8 EPL games.

HTH

Chelsea have a 41-37 advantage against Nottingham Forest in 109 meetings with 31 draws.

Last 5 Meetings

Competition	Date	Home	Score	Away
Premier League	6.10.2024	Chelsea	1-1	Nottingham Forest
Premier League	11.05.2024	Nottingham Forest	2-3	Chelsea
Premier League	2.09.2023	Chelsea	0-1	Nottingham Forest
Premier League	13.05.2023	Chelsea	2-2	Nottingham Forest
Premier League	1.01.2023	Nottingham Forest	1-1	Chelsea

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest are seventh in the Premier League table on 65 points. The Midlands club trail the three teams above them, including Chelsea, by just one point.

Forest’s top five push took a hit after losses to Aston Villa 2-1, Everton 1-0 and Brentford 2-0. The Reds remained within touching distance after consecutive draws with Crystal Palace 1-1 and Leicester 2-2.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s side extended their mini-unbeaten run with a 2-1 victory at West Ham. Morgan Gibbs-White scored after 11 minutes and Nikola Milenkovic sealed all three points in the second half.

Nottingham Forest Injuries & Team News

Midfielder Eric da Silva Moreira and striker Taiwo Awoniyi are unavailable due to injury.

Gibbs-White has two goals and an assist in his last two matches and is likely to start.

Chelsea Form

Chelsea sit in fifth place in the Premier League table. The Blues can secure a top-five spot by equalling Aston Villa’s result on Sunday or defeating Nottingham Forest.

Enzo Maresca’s team are in strong recent form, winning six of their previous seven in all competitions. A five-match winning streak from April to May ended with a 2-0 loss against fellow Champions League hopefuls Newcastle.

The Blues then boosted their chances of a top-five finish with a 1-0 home victory against Man United. Chelsea had 11-4 shots and Marc Cucurella headed in the winner with 20 minutes left.

Chelsea Injuries & Team News

Forwards Nicolas Jackson and Mykhailo Mudryk are suspended.

Defender Wesley Fofana is also set to miss out through injury.

Verdict

Nottm Forest v Chelsea

Forest and Chelsea are in decent Premier League form and cannot afford to lose at the City Ground. The top five hopefuls are tipped to play out a hard-fought draw on the final day.

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