Chelsea begin life without Liam Rosenior this afternoon as they welcome Nottingham Forest to Stamford Bridge.
The Blues are still in the hunt to secure European football next season, but must not drop any more points between now and the end of the season, or they risk falling into the bottom half of the Premier League table.
But this game is equally as big for Forest.
After Tottenham’s win at Aston Villa on Sunday, the gap between the two clubs is as many points, with West Ham one further back.
This certainly raises the stakes in West London this afternoon. Catch up with all the team news, as well as a full match breakdown, right here on 101GreatGoals.
Chelsea team news
Chelsea starting XI: Sanchez, Gusto, Chalobah, Tosin, Cucurella, Caicedo, Lavia, Palmer, Enzo, Derry, Pedro
Chelsea substitutes: Jorgensen, Acheampong, Colwill, Fofana, James, Hato, Santos, Essugo, Delap
Nottingham Forest team news
Nottingham Forest starting XI: Sels, Morato, Awoniyi, Dominguez, Jesus, Yates, Cunha, McAtee, Netz, Bakwa, Abbott
Nottingham Forest substitutes: Ortega, Williams, Anderson, Gibbs-White, Wood, Moreira, Lucca, Hutchinson, Milenkovic
Where to watch Chelsea v Nottingham Forest: TV and online streams
Chelsea v Nottingham Forest kicks off at 3:00pm on Monday. It will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League. It is available to stream via Sky Go.
If you’re watching from outside the UK, click HERE for details of the channels showing the game in your region.
Stats for Chelsea v Nottingham Forest
- Chelsea are looking to complete the Premier League double over Forest for just the second time, after the 1998-99 campaign.
- Forest have lost just two of their eight Premier League away games against Chelsea (W2 D4), and are unbeaten in all three visits to Stamford Bridge since their return to the competition in 2022 (W1 D2).
- Chelsea have won 1-0 and 3-0 in their last two league games against Forest – only between April and August 1966 have they won three in a row against Forest.
- Forest are unbeaten in their last six Premier League games (W3 D3), with only Brighton and Hove Albion (16) collecting more points since the start of March than their 12. Indeed, they’ve netted 3+ goals in three of their last four league games, as many times as in their prior 29 matches.
- Only West Ham (15) have conceded more goals from corners in the Premier League this season than Chelsea (11), while only West Ham (5) and Liverpool (4) have scored more goals from corners than Nottingham Forest since Vitor Pereira’s first game in February (3).
- Forest star Morgan Gibbs-White’s 16 Premier League goal involvements is already his best return in a top-flight campaign (13 goals, 3 assists), beating his 15 in 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- Twelve of his 16 have come in 2026, with only Bruno Fernandes (15) recording more since the turn of the year.
