Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Chelsea: Serge Aurier’s second-half goal cancelled out Raheem Sterling’s opener
Chelsea dropped more points in their quest to climb back up the Premier League standings as Serge Aurier earned Nottingham Forest a 1-1 draw with Graham Potter’s side.
Fresh from their first league win in six games last time out against Bournemouth, Chelsea started well in the Nottingham drizzle, with Raheem Sterling firing them into the lead in the 16th minute.
Forest improved after the break and were desperately unlucky not to equalise early in the second half as Morgan Gibbs-White’s drilled half-volley hit the underside of the crossbar but bounced on the goal line and away.
The hosts kept coming and deservedly levelled things up as Aurier fired home in the 63rd minute from a corner and looked the more likely to go on to win the match but it ended all square.
Relive all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Havertz loses possession in the Forest half, but he tracks back to prevent Yates from releasing Johnson in the final third. Cucurella then wins a free-kick for a challenge by Johnson to quell the opening for the home side.
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Awoniyi is taken out by Koulibaly and remains down. Forest get a free-kick, but the Chelsea man escapes a booking.
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
SAVE! Gibbs-White releases Johnson through on goal and he only has Kepa to beat. He fires low and hard on his left foot, but Kepa makes the stop before gathering the forward's second effort on the rebound.
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
BLOCK! Sterling is played into space on the right flank and he angles a low ball into the middle. Mount connects first-time, but Worrall blocks his strike and Henderson claims the loose ball.
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Johnson has space on the right flank and he lifts a cross into the box, but Kepa makes a routine claim under his crossbar.
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
CHANCE! Koulibaly angles a long ball over the top for Mount to collect in the inside-left channel. He controls it and shoots on his left foot, only to place his effort wide of the target.
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