Lodi lunges in on Ziyech and brings down the winger. He goes into the book and Chelsea have one last chance to send a cross into the box.
Ziyech whips a cross into the box but Aurier and Boly are on hand to clear the danger.
90' +2
Gallagher threads the needle to release Aubameyang in the final third, but his cutback to Havertz goes behind the forward and Forest scramble it away.
90'
C. Gallagher gets yellow.
Gallagher loses out to Surridge and then fouls the forward as he breaks out of his own half.
There will be three minutes of added time.
88'
N. Williams enters the game and replaces T. Awoniyi.
Awoniyi makes way after a good performance and is replaced by Williams.
87'
C. Chukwuemeka enters the game and replaces C. Pulišić.
Chukwuemeka replaces Pulisic for the closing stages of the contest.
86'
Colback and Awoniyi combine down the left flank, but the reverse from the latter back to his team-mate just evades him on the edge of the box.
83'
Azpilicueta finds space in the inside-right channel from Ziyech's offload, but Boly does well at the near post to block his cutback.
82'
S. Surridge enters the game and replaces B. Johnson.
Johnson is withdrawn after a good shift and is replaced by Surridge.
79'
Kovacic collects in a good position on the edge of the Forest box, only to lose out to Johnson's covering challenge. It has been the difference between the sides in the second half. Forest have won every challenge.
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78'
J. Colback enters the game and replaces O. Mangala.
Colback enters the action in the Forest midfield to replace Mangala.
76'
Chelsea need a spark from somewhere, their second half performance has been extremely poor.
Worrall makes an important header in the box to guide Azpilicueta's cross away from Havertz in the middle.
74'
Awoniyi makes a run at Koulibaly and charges into the box before he loses the ball forward into the waiting arms of Kepa.
73'
P. Aubameyang enters the game and replaces M. Mount.
C. Gallagher enters the game and replaces R. Sterling.
Chelsea need firepower and Potter bolsters his ranks with Aubameyang in the final third.
72'
H. Ziyech enters the game and replaces Jorginho.
Gallagher replaces Sterling as Chelsea switch to a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Ziyech replaces Jorginho for the visitors. The Italy international was pedestrian today.
Lodi breaks down the left flank and cuts the ball back for Yates to strike in the middle, but it deflects off Awoniyi and puts the Forest skipper off his strike skewing it wide of the target.
68'
Lodi angles another cross into the box from the left flank for Awoniyi to attack, but he cannot make solid contact with his effort at the near post as Cucurella clears.
66'
Lodi has space down the left flank and he arcs a cross to the back post that travels over the head of Awoniyi and away from danger.
63'
S. Aurier has scored a goal for Nottingham Forest! Assist by W. Boly.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! AURIER SMASHES HOME AN EQUALISER!!!!! 1-1!!!!! Forest have a deserved equaliser as Aurier buries a strike on the half-volley. Gibbs-White lifts a corner into the box from the left flank and that pinballs around the six-yard box. Boly rises highest to knock it down towards Aurier, who seizes on the chance with a brilliant finish on his right foot.
Boly uses his height to knock the ball down to Aurier to fire home on the half-volley.
62'
Johnson wins the ball in the final third and shoots on the turn on his left foot, but his effort is charged down by Azpilicueta behind for a corner.
61'
M. Kovačić enters the game and replaces D. Zakaria.
Zakaria is withdrawn by the visitors and is replaced by Kovacic.
60'
Mount loses out in the middle of the park and fouls Yates in the process. He is fortunate to escape a booking.
58'
Forest have come out for the second half full of energy. Chelsea have not been able to match their intensity since the restart.
56'
BLOCK AND OVER! A cross into the box from Gibbs-White causes havoc in the Chelsea box. Awoniyi turns to offload back to Gibbs-White on the edge of the box, but his effort is charged down. Johnson curls a cross to the back post where Aurier slams his first-time strike over the bar.
53'
César Azpilicueta gets yellow.
Azpilicueta goes in hard on Lodi with a late challenge and goes into the book.
46'
We're back under way at the City Ground.
45' +1
HALF-TIME: NOTTINGHAM FOREST 0-1 CHELSEA
45'
There will be one minute of added time.
43'
Yates pulls back Zakaria as he tries to advance on goal and goes into the book. Zakaria is not happy and tells the Forest skipper about it before being pulled away.
42'
R. Yates gets yellow.
40'
WIDE! Pulisic offloads to Azpilicueta on the charge and he fires at goal on his right foot. Two Forest defenders converge and divert his effort wide of the target, but Chelsea still have a corner.
38'
Gibbs-White makes a break at the Chelsea defence. He tries to get around Thiago Silva, but the veteran defender holds his ground and wins the ball with a fine challenge.
35'
The referee continues to draw the ire of the Forest fans as he awards Chelsea a free-kick for a challenge by Freuler on Koulibaly. It was a marginal call at best.
33'
Mount and Johnson collide on the touchline as the former comes in with a strong challenge. The referee only awards a throw-in and the home fans are not happy.
31'
Johnson gives away a free-kick as he battles Thiago Silva for a long ball over the top by Worrall. The Chelsea defender uses his experience to draw the foul.
28'
Gibbs-White takes the free-kick, but his cross is cleared by the first defender, Cucurella. It was moot anyway as the referee awards the Blues a free-kick for a foul in the box.
27'
Sterling brings down Gibbs-White on the edge of the box on the left flank. Forest have a free-kick in a good position.
25'
Chelsea are controlling proceedings at the moment. There is no space for Forest to exploit to find a footing in the contest.
23'
Pulisic swings the resulting corner deep towards Koulibaly, but Worrall rises to glance the cross away from danger.
22'
Pulisic cuts in from the left flank and angles a low ball towards the near post for Havertz. He tries to turn, but the ball deflects off Boly and behind for a corner.
20'
Aurier tries to bundle his way into space down the right flank, but he loses the ball behind for a goal-kick.
16'
R. Sterling has scored a goal for Chelsea!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!! STERLING SCORES ON THE REBOUND!!!!! 1-0 CHELSEA!!!! Sterling is on the spot in the six-yard box to hammer home on the rebound after Boly flicks the ball onto his own bar. Pulisic raids down the left flank and delivers a dangerous cross towards Havertz. Boly flicks it away from the forward, but it loops back onto the Forest crossbar. The rebound falls kindly for Sterling to smash past Lodi and into the top-right corner with Henderson stranded.
14'
Awoniyi surges down the left flank and skips past Koulibaly with ease. He looks to find Johnson in the box, but Thiago Silva clears ahead of the forward.
13'
Havertz loses possession in the Forest half, but he tracks back to prevent Yates from releasing Johnson in the final third. Cucurella then wins a free-kick for a challenge by Johnson to quell the opening for the home side.
11'
Awoniyi is taken out by Koulibaly and remains down. Forest get a free-kick, but the Chelsea man escapes a booking.
7'
BLOCK! Sterling is played into space on the right flank and he angles a low ball into the middle. Mount connects first-time, but Worrall blocks his strike and Henderson claims the loose ball.
4'
Johnson has space on the right flank and he lifts a cross into the box, but Kepa makes a routine claim under his crossbar.
1'
We're under way at the City Ground.
Hello and welcome to the live commentary of the Premier League clash between Nottingham Forest and Chelsea at the City Ground.
Forest returned to Premier League action with a defeat at the hands of Manchester United last time out. Steve Cooper's men were undone by the quality of the Red Devils in the final third and failed to make an impression in the contest. The battle at the bottom of the table remains tight, so a positive result against Chelsea would lift the club out of the relegation zone, but Forest need to string together a series of results to pull themselves clear of the mire.
Chelsea ended a run of three-straight defeats in the Premier League with a win over Bournemouth last time out. Goals from Kai Havertz and Mason Mount secured a comfortable victory for Graham Potter's men, but they are well off the pace in the race for the Champions League. Their return to form against the Cherries was impressive, and they need to repeat it to put themselves back in contention for a top-four spot.
NOTTINGHAM FOREST (4-3-3): Dean Henderson; Serge Aurier, Joe Worrall, Willy Boly, Renan Lodi; Orel Mangala, Ryan Yates, Remo Freuler; Taiwo Awoniyi, Brennan Johnson, Morgan Gibbs-White.
NOTTINGHAM FOREST SUBS: Steve Cook, Neco Williams, Jack Colback, Lewis O'Brien, Harry Toffolo, Sam Surridge, Emmanuel Dennis, Scott McKenna, Wayne Hennessey.
CHELSEA (4-3-3): Kepa Arrizabalaga; Cesar Azpilicueta, Kalidou Koulibaly, Thiago Silva, Marc Cucurella; Denis Zakaria, Mason Mount, Jorginho; Raheem Sterling, Kai Havertz, Christian Pulisic.
CHELSEA SUBS: Mateo Kovacic, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Marcus Bettinelli, Trevoh Chalobah, Hakim Ziyech, Conor Gallagher, Carney Chukwuemeka, Omari Hutchinson, Lewis Hall.
Steve Cooper needs to find a way to unlock the Chelsea defence. Forest have not been clinical enough in the final third and their record after conceding the first goal is alarming to say the least, losing all seven of their previous encounters. They need a special second-half performance to avoid defeat here.
Chelsea are next in action at home to Manchester City in their next outing on Thursday. Forest are next in action against Southampton on the road on Wednesday.
Thanks for joining our commentary today. Until next time, goodbye.
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