Dreadful mistakes that hand Forest opener vs. Chelsea
Chelsea are a goal down against Nottingham Forest with just 15 minutes on the clock after some horrific.
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There were high hopes for Chelsea in their first home game under Calum McFarlane. They won against Leeds in the FA Cup a week ago, and there was a bit of positive energy around.
Well, it lasted two minutes. Some truly pathetic, disorganised and uncommitted defending saw Nottingham Forest wander forward, with Dilane Bakwa able to play his cross uncontested and pick out Taiwo Awoniyi in the middle of the six yard box.
Chelsea defenders blame each other for another mix up
Tosin, Trevoh Chalobah and Malo Gusto all looked at each other to question who was supposed to be marking the big striker. In the end none of them did, and it was an easy header past Robert Sanchez. That now makes it 13 Premier League games without a clean sheet for the Blues, who continue their tumble down the table at record speed.
Expect some very loud boos at half time at Stamford Bridge.
You can see the first goal in the clip embedded here:
What a start for Nottingham Forest! 🔴 pic.twitter.com/OFmCcq3NBH
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) May 4, 2026
(Footage from Sky Sports)
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