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 Orel Johnson Mangala Jack Raymond Colback
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Chelsea need a spark from somewhere, their second half performance has been extremely poor.
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Half of Nottinhgam Forest's Premier League goals this season (6/12) been netted by African players - Awoniyi (3), Kouyate (1), Dennis (1), Aurier (1).
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Awoniyi makes a run at Koulibaly and charges into the box before he loses the ball forward into the waiting arms of Kepa.
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Lodi breaks down the left flank and cuts the ball back for Yates to strike in the middle, but it deflects off Awoniyi and puts the Forest skipper off his strike skewing it wide of the target.
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Substitution Mason Tony Mount Pierre-Emerick Emiliano François Aubameyang
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Substitution Raheem Shaquille Sterling Conor John Gallagher
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