NOTTINGHAM. Chelsea was able to turn the tables against Nottingham Forest. Chelsea was decisively better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the The City Ground stadium in Nottingham on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 29,708 spectators. The referee was Tony Harrington with the assistance of Neil Davies and Marc Perry. The 4th official was Craig Pawson. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 19.66 degrees Celsius or 67.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
- 20 Total 12
- 4 On Target 5
- 11 Off Target 4
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 76 Attack 113
- 47 Dangerous attack 48
- 102 Ball safe 144
- 9 Free Kicks 17
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Chelsea was in firm control of the ball 68% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Chelsea was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chelsea won the match.
Nottingham Forest shot 20 times, 4 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Chelsea shot 12 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Nottingham Forest received 2 yellow cards (Nicolás Domínguez and Moussa Niakhaté). On the other side, Chelsea received 3 yellow cards (Benoît Badiashile, Nicolas Jackson and Conor Gallagher).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Nottingham Forest stays with 29 points to sit in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Chelsea will has 57 points like Newcastle United to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Nottingham Forest will play away with Burnley on the 19th of May with a 9-2 head to head stats in favor of Burnley (5 draws).
Chelsea will play away against Brighton & Hove Albion on the 15th of May with a 8-3 head to head in favor of Chelsea (5 draws).
Nottingham Forest – Formation
Nottingham Forest
86'
77'
16'
Nottingham Forest started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo decided to play with the following team: Matz Sels , Gonzalo Montiel , Willy Boly , Murillo , Moussa Niakhaté , Ola Aina , Morgan Gibbs-White , Ryan Yates , Danilo , Callum Hudson-Odoi and Chris Wood .
The home team had on the bench: Anthony Elanga , Matt Turner, Ibrahim Sangaré , Cheikhou Kouyaté, Taiwo Awoniyi , Harry Toffolo , Nicolás Domínguez , Divock Origi and Andrew Omobamidele.
Substitutions
Nottingham Forest made 4 changes: Moussa Niakhaté for Taiwo Awoniyi (86′), Gonzalo Montiel for Anthony Elanga (72′), Ryan Yates for Harry Toffolo (72′) and Callum Hudson-Odoi for Nicolás Domínguez (87′).
Player of the match: Morgan Gibbs-White
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was Morgan Gibbs-White.
His rating is with 45 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Chelsea – Formation
Chelsea
Chelsea started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero played with: Djordje Petrovic , Trevoh Chalobah , Thiago Silva , Benoît Badiashile , Marc Cucurella , Moisés Caicedo , Conor Gallagher , Noni Madueke , Cole Palmer , Mykhaylo Mudryk and Nicolas Jackson .
They had on the bench: Axel Disasi , Raheem Sterling , Marcus Bettinelli, Lesley Ugochukwu , Christopher Nkunku , Reece James , Levi Colwill , Malo Gusto and Cesare Casadei.
Substitutions
Chelsea made 4 changes: Benoît Badiashile for Malo Gusto (58′), Conor Gallagher for Reece James (79′), Mykhaylo Mudryk for Raheem Sterling (73′) and Noni Madueke for Christopher Nkunku (58′).
Player of the match: Moisés Caicedo
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Chelsea was Moisés Caicedo even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 97 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
