Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest - Premier League: TV channel, team news, lineups & prediction
By Sean Walsh
Chelsea have a rare chance to secure back-to-back wins this season when Nottingham Forest visit Stamford Bridge this weekend.
Frank Lampard at long last ended his miserable record as the Blues' caretaker manager with a 3-1 victory at Bournemouth which confirmed that they are safe from relegation.
The same cannot yet be said for Steve Cooper's Forest, who still have work to do to ensure they beat the drop. Their 4-3 triumph over Southampton on Monday night was a good start, but they have a touch schedule to end the season.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of their encounter.
Where are Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest playing?
- Location: London, England
- Stadium: Stamford Bridge
- Date: Saturday 13 May
- Kick-off Time: 15:00 BST / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT
- Referee: Paul Tierney
- VAR: Stuart Attwell
Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest H2H Results (Last Five Games)
- Chelsea: 4 wins
- Nottingham Forest: 0 wins
- Draws: 1
Current Form (Last Five Games)
- Chelsea: LLLLW
- Nottingham Forest: LLWLW
How to watch Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest on TV and live stream
Country | TV channel/live stream |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | Not televised in the UK |
United States | NBC Sports app, nbcsports.com, USA Network |
Canada | fuboTV Canada |
Chelsea team news
Lampard has quite the injury list to deal with entering his final four games in charge of Chelsea.
Reece James, Mason Mount and Armando Broja are out for the season, while it is unlikely that Ben Chilwell will play again this term.
Kalidou Koulibaly too is facing a race against time to return this campaign, though Marc Cucurella and Wesley Fofana are on the cusp of comebacks.
Chelsea predicted lineup vs Nottingham Forest
Chelsea predicted lineup (4-3-3): Kepa; Chalobah, Silva, Badiashile, Azpilicueta; Fernandez, Kante, Gallagher; Madueke, Havertz, Mudryk
Nottingham Forest team news
Cooper's list of injuries is somehow more extensive than that of Lampard's.
Neco Williams Giulian Biancone, Dean Henderson, Scott McKenna, Chris Wood and Omar Richards have all been ruled out for the season.
Jonjo Shelvey, Jack Colback and Gustavo Scarpa could make their returns before the end of the campaign.
Nottingham Forest predicted lineup vs Chelsea
Nottingham Forest predicted lineup (4-3-3): Navas; Aurier, Felipe, Niakhate, Lodi; Mangala, Yates, Danilo; Johnson, Awoniyi, Gibbs-White
Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest score prediction
There are a couple of main reasons for Chelsea fans to be optimistic heading into this one - they actually won a game last week, and Forest have the worst away record in the Premier League, winning just once on the road all season.
That said, the Blues definitely shouldn't be getting ahead of themselves. Ultimately, Forest have something tangible to play for and could leave Stamford Bridge with something by simply not shooting themselves in the foot.
If Chelsea can't win here, then they will simply never win a game from now until the Earth explodes.
Prediction: Chelsea 1-1 Nottingham Forest