Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea Match Overview:
Nottingham Forest host Chelsea at City Ground in an exciting Premier League Clash on Saturday Evening. Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea starts well this season and will be looking to beat Nottingham Forest, who lost their last match against Newcastle United by 2:0 scoreline.
What Time Does Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea Kick Off?
- Competition: Premier League
- Venue: City Ground, Nottingham, England
- Date: Saturday, 18 October 2025
- Kick-off time: 05:00 p.m. IST/ 11:30 a.m. GMT/ 07:30 a.m. ET/ 04:30 a.m. PT
- Refree:
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea Recent Form:
Nottingham Forest have had very poor start to their 2025-26 season, scored only 5 goals and conceded 12 goals in their all previous games so far and placed at 17th position in the league table. Chelsea, on the other hand, are looking strong and favourite to win, come into this match after a 2-1 victory over Liverpool. Chelsea have had mixed start to their season, scored 13 goals and conceded 9 goals so far and currently placed at 7th position in the league table.
How to watch Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea on TV, Live Stream
| Country | TV Channel/ Live Stream |
| India | Start Sports Select HD 1 |
| United States | USA Network, Peacock, NBC |
| United Kingdom | TNT Sports, Sky Sports |
| Canada | Fubo Sports |
| Mexico | Sky Sports Mexico, TNT Sports Mexico |
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea Team News:
Nottingham Forest:
Nicolás Domínguez, Ola Aina and Douglas Luiz are all out of this match due to injury while Oleksandr Zinchenko remains doubtful to play this match.
Chelsea:
Levi Colwill, Liam Delap, Wesley Fofana, Cole Palmer and Mykhailo Mudryk are all out of this match.
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea Predicted Lineups:
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1):
Sels (GK), Zinchenko, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Sangaré, Anderson, Hudson-Odoi, Gibbs-White, Ndoye, Wood
Chelsea (4-2-3-1):
Sánchez (GK), James, Chalobah, Badiashile, Cucurella, Caicedo, Gusto, Neto, Fernández, Estêvão, Pedro
Last five matches of Nottingham Forest:
| Newcastle | 2:0 | Nottingham Forest |
| Nottingham Forest | 2:3 | Midtjylland |
| Nottingham Forest | 0:1 | Sunderland |
| Betis | 2:2 | Nottingham Forest |
| Burnley | 1:1 | Nottingham Forest |
Last five matches of Chelsea:
| Chelsea | 2:1 | Liverpool |
| Chelsea | 1:0 | Benfica |
| Chelsea | 1:3 | Brighton |
| Lincoln | 1:2 | Chelsea |
| Manchester United | 2:1 | Chelsea |
Head-to-Head (Last 5 Meeting)
| Nottingham Forest | 0:1 | Chelsea |
| Chelsea | 1:1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Nottingham Forest | 2:3 | Chelsea |
| Chelsea | 0:1 | Nottingham Forest |
| Chelsea | 2:2 | Nottingham Forest |
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea Key Player to Watch:
- Nottingham Forest: Elliot Anderson, Matz Sels and Neco Williams
- Chelsea: Moisés Caicedo, João Pedro and Reece James
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea Score Prediction:
- Nottingham Forest have won one, drawn two and lost four matches in Premier League so far this season.
- On the other hand, Chelsea have won three, drawn two and lost two matches in Premier League so far this season.
Prediction: Nottingham Forest 1:2 Chelsea