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
The referee continues to draw the ire of the Forest fans as he awards Chelsea a free-kick for a challenge by Freuler on Koulibaly. It was a marginal call at best.
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Mount and Johnson collide on the touchline as the former comes in with a strong challenge. The referee only awards a throw-in and the home fans are not happy.
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Johnson gives away a free-kick as he battles Thiago Silva for a long ball over the top by Worrall. The Chelsea defender uses his experience to draw the foul.
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Sterling has been directly involved in 13 goals in his last 13 Premier League appearances against newly promoted sides (10 goals, three assists).
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Gibbs-White takes the free-kick, but his cross is cleared by the first defender, Cucurella. It was moot anyway as the referee awards the Blues a free-kick for a foul in the box.
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Sterling brings down Gibbs-White on the edge of the box on the left flank. Forest have a free-kick in a good position.
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Chelsea are controlling proceedings at the moment. There is no space for Forest to exploit to find a footing in the contest.
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea
Pulisic swings the resulting corner deep towards Koulibaly, but Worrall rises to glance the cross away from danger.
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