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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nCalum McFarlane faces an uphill task to guide the west London club into the Champions League after a rotten run of form under Liam Rosenior, which saw the Englishman sacked. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
McFarlane has taken over as interim boss for the second time this term after taking over the reins from Enzo Maresca back in January. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The Blues are eighth in the Premier League table after five successive league defeats has seen them slip beneath Bournemouth and Brighton.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Forest, meanwhile, are looking to distance themselves from the relegation battle as they aim to continue their form. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Vitor Pereira\u2019s side romped to a 5-0 victory at Sunderland last time out in a result that saw them a huge step towards safety. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
They are 16th, five points clear of Tottenham, who occupy the final place in the bottom three. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Date, kick-off time and venue<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThe match will take place at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nWhere to watch Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nTV channel: <\/em>In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports Main Event, with coverage starting at 2.30pm BST. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nLive stream: <\/em>Sky Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nLive blog: <\/em>You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport<\/strong>\u2019s live blog, with expert analysis from Dom Smith at the ground.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nChelsea vs Nottingham Forest team news<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nFor McFarlane, there are a number of injury concerns. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\nThe first is Estevao, whose hamstring issue will keep him sidelined for the remainder of the campaign, while captain Reece James is also out with a similar problem as time ticks down before Thoms Tuchel announces his World Cup squad. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\nMcFarlane has said that he hopes to see Levi Colwill feature before the season is out as he recovers from an ACL tear, while Jamie Gittens suffered a fresh setback as he looks to get over his own hamstring injury. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\nFilip Jorgensen has been out with a groin injury since March, and there is hope that he could return to the matchday squad this week. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\nAs for Forest, Pereira will be without Callum Hudson-Odoi, John Victor, Nico Savona and Willy Boly for the remainder of the campaign. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\nIn the shorter term, Murillo and Ibrahim Sangare will face a fitness test ahead of this game, and the same will be made of Dan Ndoye. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\nJair Cunha will have his shoulder injury assessed ahead of a potential return.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nChelsea vs Nottingham Forest prediction<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThis is a must-win game for Chelsea if they want to position themselves back in Champions League contention. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\nFor Forest, avoid defeat and they are one step closer to securing safety. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\nMcFarlane got the Blues back on song in the FA Cup semi-final last weekend, and he will be hoping for a repeat performance in a bid to end the season strongly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nHead to head (h2h) history and results<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nNottingham Forest wins: 27<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nChelsea vs Nottingham Forest match odds<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nNottingham Forest to win: 16\/5<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\nOdds via Betfair (subject to change).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Calum McFarlane faces an uphill task to guide the west London club into the Champions…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2751"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2751\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
The match will take place at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Where to watch Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nTV channel: <\/em>In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports Main Event, with coverage starting at 2.30pm BST. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nLive stream: <\/em>Sky Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nLive blog: <\/em>You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport<\/strong>\u2019s live blog, with expert analysis from Dom Smith at the ground.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nChelsea vs Nottingham Forest team news<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nFor McFarlane, there are a number of injury concerns. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\nThe first is Estevao, whose hamstring issue will keep him sidelined for the remainder of the campaign, while captain Reece James is also out with a similar problem as time ticks down before Thoms Tuchel announces his World Cup squad. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\nMcFarlane has said that he hopes to see Levi Colwill feature before the season is out as he recovers from an ACL tear, while Jamie Gittens suffered a fresh setback as he looks to get over his own hamstring injury. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\nFilip Jorgensen has been out with a groin injury since March, and there is hope that he could return to the matchday squad this week. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\nAs for Forest, Pereira will be without Callum Hudson-Odoi, John Victor, Nico Savona and Willy Boly for the remainder of the campaign. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\nIn the shorter term, Murillo and Ibrahim Sangare will face a fitness test ahead of this game, and the same will be made of Dan Ndoye. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\nJair Cunha will have his shoulder injury assessed ahead of a potential return.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nChelsea vs Nottingham Forest prediction<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nThis is a must-win game for Chelsea if they want to position themselves back in Champions League contention. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\nFor Forest, avoid defeat and they are one step closer to securing safety. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\nMcFarlane got the Blues back on song in the FA Cup semi-final last weekend, and he will be hoping for a repeat performance in a bid to end the season strongly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nHead to head (h2h) history and results<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nNottingham Forest wins: 27<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nChelsea vs Nottingham Forest match odds<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\nNottingham Forest to win: 16\/5<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\nOdds via Betfair (subject to change).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Calum McFarlane faces an uphill task to guide the west London club into the Champions…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2751"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2751\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
TV channel: <\/em>In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports Main Event, with coverage starting at 2.30pm BST. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Live stream: <\/em>Sky Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Live blog: <\/em>You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport<\/strong>\u2019s live blog, with expert analysis from Dom Smith at the ground.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n For McFarlane, there are a number of injury concerns. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The first is Estevao, whose hamstring issue will keep him sidelined for the remainder of the campaign, while captain Reece James is also out with a similar problem as time ticks down before Thoms Tuchel announces his World Cup squad. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n McFarlane has said that he hopes to see Levi Colwill feature before the season is out as he recovers from an ACL tear, while Jamie Gittens suffered a fresh setback as he looks to get over his own hamstring injury. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Filip Jorgensen has been out with a groin injury since March, and there is hope that he could return to the matchday squad this week. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n As for Forest, Pereira will be without Callum Hudson-Odoi, John Victor, Nico Savona and Willy Boly for the remainder of the campaign. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n In the shorter term, Murillo and Ibrahim Sangare will face a fitness test ahead of this game, and the same will be made of Dan Ndoye. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Jair Cunha will have his shoulder injury assessed ahead of a potential return.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n This is a must-win game for Chelsea if they want to position themselves back in Champions League contention. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n For Forest, avoid defeat and they are one step closer to securing safety. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n McFarlane got the Blues back on song in the FA Cup semi-final last weekend, and he will be hoping for a repeat performance in a bid to end the season strongly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Nottingham Forest wins: 27<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Nottingham Forest to win: 16\/5<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Odds via Betfair (subject to change).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Calum McFarlane faces an uphill task to guide the west London club into the Champions…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2751"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2751\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest team news<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest prediction<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Head to head (h2h) history and results<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest match odds<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n