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Premier League · Matchweek 12

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea lineups

Nottingham Forest host Chelsea at City Ground on 27 November 2026. The fixture is Matchweek 12 of the Premier League. They last met on 4 May 2026, when Nottingham Forest won 3-1.

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea match facts

Kick-off
Fri 27 Nov 2026, 20:00
Stadium
City Ground, Nottingham
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 12

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea head to head

2
Nottingham Forest wins
3
Draws
6
Chelsea wins

11–21 on goals in 11 meetings since 20 September 2017

Recent Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea results

  1. Chelsea1–3Nottingham ForestStamford Bridge
  2. Nottingham Forest0–3ChelseaCity Ground
  3. Nottingham Forest0–1ChelseaThe City Ground
  4. Chelsea1–1Nottingham ForestStamford Bridge
  5. Nottingham Forest2–3ChelseaThe City Ground

All in the Premier League

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea history

Nottingham Forest have won one of the last five, with one drawn. Chelsea last won at City Ground on 18 October 2025, by 3-0. Two of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in three of the last five. Chelsea hold the longest unbeaten run in the fixture, five meetings.

Last meeting: Chelsea 1-3 Nottingham Forest, May 2026

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Chelsea, 4-2-3-1
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Nottingham Forest, 4-4-2
Chelsea crest
ChelseaFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 27Malo GustoD
  3. 23Trevoh ChalobahD
  4. 4Abdul-Nasir AdarabioyoD
  5. 3Marc CucurellaD
  6. 45Roméo LaviaM
  7. 25Moisés CaicedoM
  8. 10Cole PalmerM
  9. 8Enzo FernándezM
  10. 55Jesse DerryM
  11. 20Joao PedroF

Bench

  1. 12Filip JörgensenG
  2. 24Reece JamesD
  3. 29Wesley FofanaD
  4. 6Levi ColwillD
  5. 17Andrey SantosM
  6. 9Liam DelapF
  7. 14Dário EssugoM
  8. 21Jorrel HatoD
  9. 34Joshua Kofi AcheampongD

Coach: Calum McFarlane

Nottingham Forest crest
Nottingham ForestFormation 4-4-2
  1. 26Matz SelsG
  2. 44Zach AbbottD
  3. 23CunhaD
  4. 4MoratoD
  5. 25Luca NetzD
  6. 29Dilane BakwaM
  7. 22Ryan YatesM
  8. 16Nicolás DomínguezM
  9. 24James McAteeM
  10. 19Igor JesusF
  11. 9Taiwo AwoniyiF

Bench

  1. 27Stefan OrtegaG
  2. 11Christopher WoodF
  3. 31Nikola MilenkovićD
  4. 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
  5. 3Neco WilliamsD
  6. 17Eric Emanuel da Silva MoreiraF
  7. 20Lorenzo LuccaF
  8. 8Elliot AndersonM
  9. 21Omari HutchinsonF

Coach: Vitor Pereira

Chelsea lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Nottingham Forest in a 4-4-2 when the clubs last met, on 4 May 2026 in the Premier League. Nottingham Forest won 3-1. Taiwo Awoniyi, Igor Jesus and Joao Pedro scored. Robert Sánchez and Matz Sels started in goal.

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea lineups — common questions

When is Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea?
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea kicks off at 20:00 UK time on 27 November 2026 at City Ground in Nottingham. The match is Matchweek 12 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea match?
In the meeting before this one, Nottingham Forest won 3-1 on 4 May 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Chelsea won 3-0 on 18 October 2025 in the Premier League. Nottingham Forest have won 2 of the 11 meetings between the clubs and Chelsea have won 6.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge

Updated 23 September 2026