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
Substitution Christian Mate Pulišić Carney Chibueze Chukwuemeka
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Azpilicueta finds space in the inside-right channel from Ziyech's offload, but Boly does well at the near post to block his cutback.
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Johnson is withdrawn after a good shift and is replaced by Surridge.
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
CLOSE! Ziyech angles a perfect cross to the back post for Aubameyang to attack, but the forward cannot make contact with his header amid pressure from Aurier.
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Kovacic collects in a good position on the edge of the Forest box, only to lose out to Johnson's covering challenge. It has been the difference between the sides in the second half. Forest have won every challenge.
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