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Chelsea v Nottingham Forest LIVE: Result and final score after Blues frustrated by 10-man visitors

James Ward-Prowse was sent off in the second half but Chelsea could not capitalise as Forest held on for a point

Lawrence Ostlere
Sunday 06 October 2024 11:36 EDT
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Nottingham Forest’s Neco Williams and Chelsea’s Levi Colwill clash
Nottingham Forest’s Neco Williams and Chelsea’s Levi Colwill clash (Bradley Collyer/PA Wire)

Chelsea’s winning run in the Premier League was brought to an end by 10-man Nottingham Forest who battled to a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge to maintain their own strong start to the season.

Enzo Maresca’s side were chasing a fourth victory in a row to shore up their place in the top four but needed a brilliant solo equaliser from Noni Madueke to cancel out Chris Wood’s goal early in the second half.

Thereafter Chelsea bombarded the visitors and looked likely to go on and win when James Ward-Prowse was dismissed for handling the ball as Nicolas Jackson threatened to race through on goal.

But Forest, who also lost England forward Morgan Gibbs-White to injury, survived a frantic 13 minutes of stoppage time, during which goalkeepers Robert Sanchez and Matz Sels produced remarkable saves, to leave with a point.

Chelsea’s winning run ends as 10-man Forest earn point in feisty draw

Noni Madueke cancelled out Chris Wood’s second-half strike before James Ward-Prowse saw red.

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Chelsea’s winning run ends as 10-man Nottingham Forest earn point from feisty draw

Chelsea 1-1 Nottingham Forest: Noni Madueke cancelled out Chris Wood’s second-half strike before James Ward-Prowse saw red

Lawrence Ostlere6 October 2024 16:36

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Lawrence Ostlere6 October 2024 16:11

Full-time: Chelsea 1-1 Nottingham Forest

And that’s that. Chelsea should have won the game against 10 men, but in the end Forest might well have won it but for Robert Sanchez’s excellent saves in the second half. All in all, probably a fair result from a pulsating game.

Lawrence Ostlere6 October 2024 16:04

Chelsea 1-1 Nottingham Forest

90+12 min: Sanchez saves Chelsea! Forest whip in a cross after a short corner where Jota Silva flicks a header towards the far post, but somehow the goalkeeper gets a glove on it.

Lawrence Ostlere6 October 2024 16:02

Chelsea 1-1 Nottingham Forest

90+10 min: Jota Silva has done brilliantly on the counterattack, winning a free-kick from Wesley Fofana when he was going nowhere. That’s another minute gone. Fofana is booked for a frustrated challenge.

Three minutes left.

Lawrence Ostlere6 October 2024 16:00

Chelsea 1-1 Nottingham Forest

90+8 min: Elanga leads a counter-attack down the wing for Forest. The ball finds its way to Aina who sets up Williams, but his effort is saved by Sanchez. Chelsea come again...

Lawrence Ostlere6 October 2024 15:58

Chelsea 1-1 Nottingham Forest

90+5 min: Huge, great saves at both ends! A full-stretch Sanchez somehow denies Williams, before Sels pulls off a stop possibly even better to deny Nkunku. Wow.

Lawrence Ostlere6 October 2024 15:55

Chelsea 1-1 Nottingham Forest

90+3 min: Mykhailo Mudryk and Pedro Neto replace Jadon Sancho and goalscorer Noni Madueke.

Lawrence Ostlere6 October 2024 15:51

Chelsea 1-1 Nottingham Forest

90+1 min: The fury began when Chelsea claimed Cucurella had been shoved into his manager, Maresca, by Williams. Which replays suggest he had. Things have finally calmed down, but look at this: 13 minutes of added time! Can Forest cling on?

Lawrence Ostlere6 October 2024 15:51

Chelsea 1-1 Nottingham Forest

89 min: This match has just descended into chaos on the touchline, with both benches flying at each other! Pushing and shoving aplenty, and yellow cards are handed out to Cucurella, Colwill and Williams.

Lawrence Ostlere6 October 2024 15:49

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