Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest LIVE: Premier League latest score, goals and updates from fixture
Follow all the action from Stamford Bridge
Follow live coverage as Chelsea face Nottingham Forest in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola's side.
Jurgen Klopp's Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.
It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.
It's not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest
Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Mateo Kovacic because of an injury.
Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest
Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest
Kovacic is finally back on his feet and trudging towards the sidelines for further treatment, meaning we can finally get back underway with Chelsea momentarily down to 10.
Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest
With challenges flying in all over the place and free-kicks aplenty being given, there's a rather subdued atmosphere both on and off the pitch here. Kovacic is currently down receiving treatment, while the away fans seem to be the only ones in the stadium still buoyed by this game, despite how disjointed and lacking in quality it's been so far.
Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest
An edge-of-the-box foul by Yates on Gallagher sees both players hit the deck, and Joao Felix boots the ball away. It hits Gallagher, but Forest's players are claiming that he caught Yates on the floor with his boot, sparking a fracas which the referee is struggling to prevent boiling over!
Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest
Delay in match because of an injury Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
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