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Premier League Matchweek 8
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Nottingham Forest

Official XI

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03Premier League Matchweek 8

Away

Chelsea

Official XI

Out 2 - Doubtful 0 - Suspended 1 - Ineligible 0 - Returning 0 - Late tests 0

Played

18 Oct 2025, 11:30 UTC

Venue

The City Ground, Nottingham

Attendance

30,495 official

Referee

Chris Kavanagh

Last verified

4 Jun 2026, 21:32 UTC

Archive

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Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea finished 0-3. This match archive keeps official XI, lineup, result and season links together.

Lineups

Confirmed lineups

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Nottingham Forest

Official XI
Nottingham Forest11 names mentioned - lineup pending
XI not confirmedNo listed absences
GK
26 Matz Sels
DEF
3 Neco Williams4 Morato5 Murillo31 Nikola MilenkovicOleksandr Zinchenko
MID
6 Ibrahim Sangaré8 Elliot AndersonDouglas Luiz
ATT
9 Taiwo Awoniyi10 Morgan Gibbs-White

Lineup map

Chelsea

Official XI
  1. Robert Sánchez
    • 94'Robert Sánchez booked 94'
  2. Marc Cucurella
  3. Trevoh Chalobah
  4. Reece James
    • 84'Reece James scored 84'
  5. Josh Acheampong
    • 49'Josh Acheampong scored 49'
    • 81'Josh Acheampong off 81'
  6. Pedro Neto
    • 52'Pedro Neto scored 52'
    • 78'Pedro Neto off 78'
  7. Andrey Santos
    • 45'Andrey Santos off 45'
  8. Malo Gusto
    • 54'Malo Gusto booked 54'
    • 87'Malo Gusto booked 87'
  9. Roméo Lavia
    • 45'Roméo Lavia off 45'
  10. Alejandro Garnacho
    • 45'Alejandro Garnacho off 45'
  11. João Pedro
Nottingham Forest11 names mentioned - lineup pending
XI not confirmedNo listed absences
GK
26 Matz Sels
DEF
3 Neco Williams4 Morato5 Murillo31 Nikola MilenkovicOleksandr Zinchenko
MID
6 Ibrahim Sangaré8 Elliot AndersonDouglas Luiz
ATT
9 Taiwo Awoniyi10 Morgan Gibbs-White

Nottingham Forest

Bench

9
  1. 13J. VictorGoalkeeper No. 13
    Bench5 apps
  2. 7C. Hudson-OdoiForward No. 7
    Bench30 apps
    • 53'Callum Hudson-Odoi on 53'
  3. 11C. WoodForward No. 11
    Bench15 apps
    • 74'Chris Wood on 74'
  4. 14D. NdoyeForward No. 14
    Bench24 apps
  5. 16N. DomínguezMidfield No. 16
    Bench27 apps
  6. 19I. JesusForward No. 19
    Bench37 apps
    • 45'Igor Jesus on 45'
  7. 22R. YatesMidfield No. 22
    Bench22 apps
  8. 23J. CunhaDefence No. 23
    Bench9 apps
  9. 37N. SavonaDefence No. 37
    Bench14 apps
    • 74'Nicolò Savona on 74'
  1. Robert SánchezGK
    • 94'Robert Sánchez booked 94'
  2. CucurellaLB
  3. ChalobahLCB
  4. Reece JamesRCB
    • 84'Reece James scored 84'
  5. AcheampongRB
    • 49'Josh Acheampong scored 49'
    • 81'Josh Acheampong off 81'
  6. Pedro NetoLDM
    • 52'Pedro Neto scored 52'
    • 78'Pedro Neto off 78'
  7. Andrey SantosRDM
    • 45'Andrey Santos off 45'
  8. Malo GustoLW
    • 54'Malo Gusto booked 54'
    • 87'Malo Gusto booked 87'
  9. Roméo LaviaAM
    • 45'Roméo Lavia off 45'
  10. GarnachoRW
    • 45'Alejandro Garnacho off 45'
  11. João PedroST

Chelsea

Bench

9
  1. 12F. JörgensenGoalkeeper No. 12
    Bench5 apps
  2. 4T. AdarabioyoDefence No. 4
    Bench16 apps
    • 81'Tosin Adarabioyo on 81'
  3. 11J. GittensForward No. 11
    Bench16 apps
    • 45'Jamie Gittens on 45'
  4. 21J. HatoDefence No. 21
    Bench22 apps
  5. 25M. CaicedoMidfield No. 25
    Bench33 apps
    • 45'Moisés Caicedo on 45'
  6. T. GeorgeForward
    Bench7 apps
  7. 38M. GuiuForward No. 38
    Bench8 apps
    • 45'Marc Guiu on 45'
  8. F. BuonanotteMidfield
    Bench2 apps
  9. 41EstêvãoForward No. 41
    Bench22 apps
    • 78'Estêvão on 78'
    • 89'Estêvão booked 89'

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Nottingham Forest

5-3-2
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  • Out3 outs
  • Suspended1 suspension

Official lineup released in 5-3-2.

Away • Official XI

Chelsea

4-2-3-1
7.1228.5 apps
  • Out2 outs
  • Suspended1 suspension

Official lineup released in 4-2-3-1.

Nottingham Forest

Bench

9
  1. 13J. VictorGoalkeeper No. 13
    Bench5 apps
  2. 7C. Hudson-OdoiForward No. 7
    Bench30 apps
    • 53'Callum Hudson-Odoi on 53'
  3. 11C. WoodForward No. 11
    Bench15 apps
    • 74'Chris Wood on 74'
  4. 14D. NdoyeForward No. 14
    Bench24 apps
  5. 16N. DomínguezMidfield No. 16
    Bench27 apps
  6. 19I. JesusForward No. 19
    Bench37 apps
    • 45'Igor Jesus on 45'
  7. 22R. YatesMidfield No. 22
    Bench22 apps
  8. 23J. CunhaDefence No. 23
    Bench9 apps
  9. 37N. SavonaDefence No. 37
    Bench14 apps
    • 74'Nicolò Savona on 74'

Chelsea

Bench

9
  1. 12F. JörgensenGoalkeeper No. 12
    Bench5 apps
  2. 4T. AdarabioyoDefence No. 4
    Bench16 apps
    • 81'Tosin Adarabioyo on 81'
  3. 11J. GittensForward No. 11
    Bench16 apps
    • 45'Jamie Gittens on 45'
  4. 21J. HatoDefence No. 21
    Bench22 apps
  5. 25M. CaicedoMidfield No. 25
    Bench33 apps
    • 45'Moisés Caicedo on 45'
  6. T. GeorgeForward
    Bench7 apps
  7. 38M. GuiuForward No. 38
    Bench8 apps
    • 45'Marc Guiu on 45'
  8. F. BuonanotteMidfield
    Bench2 apps
  9. 41EstêvãoForward No. 41
    Bench22 apps
    • 78'Estêvão on 78'
    • 89'Estêvão booked 89'

Events

Timeline

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  1. 41'
    Home
    Morato booked

    Nottingham Forest.

  2. 45'
    Home
    Igor Jesus on

    Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi off.

  3. 45'
    Away
    Moisés Caicedo on

    Chelsea. Roméo Lavia off.

  4. 45'
    Away
    Jamie Gittens on

    Chelsea. Alejandro Garnacho off.

  5. 45'
    Away
    Marc Guiu on

    Chelsea. Andrey Santos off.

  6. 49'
    Away0-1
    Josh Acheampong scored

    Chelsea. Assist Pedro Neto.

  7. 52'
    Away0-2
    Pedro Neto scored

    Chelsea. Assist Reece James.

  8. 53'
    Home
    Callum Hudson-Odoi on

    Nottingham Forest. Douglas Luiz off.

  9. 54'
    Away
    Malo Gusto booked

    Chelsea.

  10. 74'
    Home
    Chris Wood on

    Nottingham Forest. Oleksandr Zinchenko off.

  11. 74'
    Home
    Nicolò Savona on

    Nottingham Forest. Murillo off.

  12. 78'
    Away
    Estêvão on

    Chelsea. Pedro Neto off.

  13. 80'
    Home
    Ibrahim Sangaré booked

    Nottingham Forest.

  14. 81'
    Away
    Tosin Adarabioyo on

    Chelsea. Josh Acheampong off.

  15. 84'
    Away0-3
    Reece James scored

    Chelsea.

  16. 87'
    Away
    Malo Gusto booked

    Chelsea.

  17. 89'
    Away
    Estêvão booked

    Chelsea.

  18. 94'
    Away
    Robert Sánchez booked

    Chelsea.

  19. FT
    Final 0-3

Stats

Top stats

Stored official stats
  1. 2.35
    AttackxG
    1.67
  2. 12
    AttackTotal Shots
    17
  3. 445
    PassingTotal Passes
    463
  4. 10
    DefendingTackles Won
    8
  5. 17
    AttackTotal Dribbles
    20

Official team stats now keep xG, Total Shots, Total Passes, Tackles Won and Total Dribbles in one compact stored match-stats read.

Showing 5 of 203 stored team metrics.

Observed 23 Apr 2026, 14:34 UTC from the stored match stats surface.

Sources

4 official sources
Last verified: 4 Jun 2026, 21:32 UTC

Upcoming fixture info

Availability and discipline

  • James McAteeSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 10:14 UTC
  • Wesley FofanaSuspended - Affected role: not specified - Source: Premier League suspension/ban-risk page - Checked: 4 Jun 2026, 10:14 UTC

Recent official XI inputs

No recent official XI input row is listed in this drawer.

Model and statistical inputs

Recent starts, minutes and role fit feed projections; they are not upcoming official XI sources.