Chelsea were active in the English Premier League today when they visited the City Ground Stadium to face a struggling Nottingham Forest side. After winning their last two matches in the competition, the Blues looked well-motivated and capable of defeating Nottingham Forest in this encounter in order to bag all three important points.
Chelsea opened the scoring in the 8th minute of the game as Mykhailo Mudryk found the back of the net with a fine close-range finish to make the scoreline 1-0. Nottingham Forest got the equalizer in the 16th minute of the game as Willy Boly found the back of the net with a fine header to make the scoreline 1-1 at halftime.
Surprisingly, Nottingham Forest took the lead for the very first time in the 74th minute of the game as Callum Hudson-Odoi curled the ball brilliantly into the back of the net to make the scoreline 2-1. Chelsea turned things around in the space of just two minutes as they took a surprising 3-2 lead over Nottingham Forest thanks to quick goals from Raheem Sterling and Nicolas Jackson. The Blues held on to their slim advantage for the remaining minutes of the game as they eventually secured a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Nottingham Forest at full-time.
Meanwhile, Manchester City bagged their fifth consecutive victory in the competition today when they faced Fulham at the Carven Cottage Stadium. The Citizens performed incredibly in the match as they ruthlessly thrashed Nottingham Forest 4-0 thanks to Josko Gvardiol’s brace with goals from Phil Foden and Julian Alvarez.
The Current Premier League Standings.
