{"id":3891,"date":"2026-05-04T20:40:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=3891"},"modified":"2026-05-04T20:40:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T20:40:20","slug":"mcfarlane-makes-shock-half-time-sub-as-chelsea-chase-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=3891","title":{"rendered":"McFarlane makes shock half-time sub as Chelsea chase game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>A surprising half time change for Chelsea against Nottingham Forest has seen Levi Colwill come on for his first appearance since August.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are 2-0 down against Nottingham Forest at home, and they\u2019ve got no attacking options on the bench with Liam Delap already having come on.<\/p>\n<p>At the break, interim manager Calum McFarlane has brought on Levi Colwill for his first appearance since doing his ACL in preseason. This was his first appearance on the bench, and we didn\u2019t think he\u2019d get more than a few minutes at most.<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea try to gain something from horrific home fame<\/h2>\n<p>The only way this game can get worse is if we see Colwill limp off again. This feels a risky move, but we can only assume it\u2019s been cleared by all the medical staff.<\/p>\n<p>If he successfully navigates the second half today, that should put him in line for another appearance this weekend, and a start as soon as next week.<\/p>\n<p>It will be a crumb of comfort from another horrific game, but at this rate we will take anything.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Cole Palmer\u2019s penalty miss and Jesse Derry\u2019s horror injury made a bad first half into a true nightmare for the Blues.<\/p>\n<p>Malo Gusto\u2019s mistake handed Forest their second goal \u2013 some of the most brainless defending we\u2019ve seen in weeks at Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>The first goal was just as stupid. 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ON THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast: Leeds fan Jack Durkin joins Jai Mcintosh to preview the FA Cup Semi Final!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/td3C9ns6uiU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<header class=\"col-s-12 std-mgn-t\">More Stories about <span class=\"topic\">Levi Colwill<\/span><\/header>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" 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