In this week 18 match on the 1st of January, Nottingham Forest hosts Chelsea in a Premier League match. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 19th placed Nottingham Forest, recorded a 0-3 loss against Manchester United. Marcus Rashford scored the first goal for Manchester United in the 19th minute, then Anthony Martial added another in the 22nd minute on a feed from Marcus Rashford In the end, Nottingham Forest was frustrated by Manchester United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Manchester United ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while 8th placed Chelsea is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against AFC Bournemouth. Kai Havertz struck first for Chelsea in the 16th minute, then Mason Mount added another in the 24th minute In the end, AFC Bournemouth couldn’t muster any offence and Chelsea ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Chelsea should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Chelsea and Nottingham Forest last played eachother at the Stamford Bridge on Sun Jan 5th. Chelsea won by a score of 2 to 0 in front of just over 40000 fans. Callum Hudson-Odoi scored the first goal for Chelsea in the 6th minute, then Ross Barkley added another in the 33rd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Nottingham Forest couldn’t manage to score, and Chelsea took the shutout win.
Chelsea’s most prolific scorer has been Kai Havertz. The German midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Emmanuel Dennis and Taiwo Awoniyi are the top scorers for Nottingham Forest in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Moussa Niakhaté, Giulian Biancone, Cheikhou Kouyaté, Harry Toffolo and Omar Richards are unavailable to play for Steve Cooper’s team, while N’Golo Kanté, Reece James, Wesley Fofana and Carney Chukwuemeka are unavailable to play for Graham Potter’s team.