Nottingham Forest v Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Blues edge thriller
Nottingham Forest 2-3 Chelsea: Raheem Sterling and Nicolas Jackson ensure a late turnaround to put Blues in position for a European place
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Your support makes all the difference.Late goals from Raheem Sterling and Nicolas Jackson lifted Chelsea to a 3-2 Premier League victory at Nottingham Forest that left the hosts mathematically still in danger of relegation.
Mykhailo Mudryk also scored for Mauricio Pochettino’s team, who are seventh in the table with two games remaining. Forest are 17th and three points clear of 18th-placed Luton Town, but with a vastly superior goal difference that should ensure their Premier League survival. Both Forest and Luton have a game remaining.
Chelsea got on the scoreboard in the sixth minute when Cole Palmer sent a through ball to Mudryk, who swept a shot into the far bottom corner. Strikes from Willy Boly in the 16th minute and Callum Hudson-Odoi in the 74th made for a carnival atmosphere at the City Ground.
But Sterling scored the equaliser in the 80th minute and then Jackson silenced the Forest crowd two minutes later when he headed in a cross from skipper Reece James.
Relive all the action from The City Ground below:
Nottingham Forest 2-3 Chelsea
96 mins: Surely Forest’s last chance as Gibbs-White swings in a corner that Petrovic catches.
Nottingham Forest 2-3 Chelsea
95 mins: Forest looking like all they’ll have to do to stay up is avoid a 13-goal swing next week. You’d back them to do that.
The home side are still trying to get that ‘vital’ point though, as Gibbs-White wins a corner by heading it off James.
Nottingham Forest 2-3 Chelsea
93 mins: Elanga tries to take on James down the left, but it’s always a mismatch. Moments earlier, Dominguez was booked for a foul in modified.
Nottingham Forest 2-3 Chelsea
91 mins: Brilliantly worked by Chelsea as Palmer drives towards the box, skips past one challenge and lays it off to Sterling. He then plays one more pass across to Gusto, whose shot is blocked at the last second.
Nottingham Forest 2-3 Chelsea
89 mins: This result is harsh on Forest, and particularly Murillo, Danilo, Hudson-Odoi and Aina, who have played very well. Toffolo swings in a cross but Cucurella clears.
We’ll have seven minutes of added time.
Nottingham Forest 2-3 Chelsea
88 mins: Petrovic catches the ball in from the corner, and the result is looking set already. Nkunku wins a foul on halfway to give Chelsea some respite.
Nottingham Forest 2-3 Chelsea
86 mins: More changes, as Niakhate and Hudson-Odoi come off for Taiwo Awoniyi and Nicolas Dominguez.
Nottingham Forest 2-3 Chelsea
84 mins: A perfect clipped ball from James and Chelsea have turned this game on its head. Jackson was booked for his celebrations.
Forest look a little lost now. In contrast, Chelsea look full of confidence, knocking it around nicely in defence and midfield.
GOAL! Nottingham Forest 2-3 Chelsea
81 mins: GOAL! And Chelsea have turned it around!
Reece James gets away down the right after a ball over the top, and he hits a perfect half-volleyed cross that sails over Sels and is on a plate for Jackson, who simply heads into an open net!
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