Nottingham Forest v Chelsea prediction

Match preview

Nottingham Forest host Chelsea in the Premier League on Friday evening at The City Ground.

Nottingham Forest have nine points from ten league games (W2 D3 L5), with nine scored and 13 let in. The hosts have taken four points from five home games, letting in four. Goals have been hard to come by for them, with blanks in five of ten league games.

Chelsea have three wins from their last five in all competitions and lost 1–0 away at Sunderland last time out. The visitors have won five, drawn one and lost four of their ten league games this season, scoring 19 and conceding 16. They have gone W2 D0 L3 in away games, scoring 1.2 goals a game.

Chelsea have won both of their last two visits to The City Ground.

A 1–1 draw is the AI's most likely score, with both sides on the scoresheet. That fits the season so far: both teams have found the net in most of either side's league games. Kick-off is at 20:00 UK time.

Form: last five

Head-to-head at The City Ground

Match facts

Competition

Premier League (England)

Kick-off

Friday 27 November 2026, 20:00

Venue

The City Ground, Nottingham