{"id":4173,"date":"2026-05-05T11:08:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T11:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4173"},"modified":"2026-05-05T11:08:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T11:08:20","slug":"chelsea-1-3-nottingham-forest-blues-champions-league-hopes-in-tatters-after-sixth-straight-defeat-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=4173","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea 1-3 Nottingham Forest: Blues&#8217; Champions League hopes in tatters after sixth straight defeat | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Chelsea saw their faint hopes of Champions League qualification all but vanish after a dismal 3-0 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n<p>Vitor Pereira made eight changes to his side, but they hit the front after just two minutes when Taiwo Awoniyi rose to head Dilane Bakwa\u2019s cross past Robert Sanchez.<\/p>\n<p>And Forest doubled their lead after just 15 minutes from the spot, Igor Jesus converting after Malo Gusto pulled back Awoniyi inside the area.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea were slow and lethargic on the ball and saw their best chance of the first half pass them by when Cole Palmer had his penalty saved by Matz Sels after debutant Jesse Derry was fouled by Zach Abbott.<\/p>\n<p>And the hosts were made to pay shortly after the break when Awoniyi tapped home Gibbs-White\u2019s cross to score Forest\u2019s third as they took a huge step towards securing their safety in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Joao Pedro thought he had pulled one back with a header from close range, only for it to be rulled out by VAR for offside, but the Brazilian did get on the scoresheet in added time with a superb bicycle kick.<\/p>\n<p>Relive Forest\u2019s superb win with <span><em style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Metro\u2019s <\/em><\/span><em>LIVE matchday blog:<\/em><\/p>\n<style><!(CDATA(.dmg-liveblog__entry-container{border:1px solid #bbb;border-radius:2px;margin:1rem 0;padding:10px 15px}.dmg-liveblog__entry 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And they just well might be after that superb performance, which moves them six points clear of West Ham in 18th.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-04T16:06:40Z\">May 4, 2026 5:06 pm<\/time>                <\/p>\n<p><h4>Chelsea 1-3 Nottingham Forest<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<p><strong>90+6 mins: <\/strong>Chalobah rises to meet Fernandez\u2019s cross but his header sails over the bar.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-04T16:04:21Z\">May 4, 2026 5:04 pm<\/time>                <\/p>\n<p><h4>GOAL! 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What a strike!<\/p>\n<p>Joao Pedro takes down Cucurella\u2019s header on his chest before firing past Sels with an audacious bicycle kick.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-04T16:00:47Z\">May 4, 2026 5:00 pm<\/time>                <\/p>\n<p><h4>Chelsea 0-3 Nottingham Forest<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<p><strong>90 mins: <\/strong>Nine added minutes for Chelsea to salvage some pride.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-04T15:58:45Z\">May 4, 2026 4:58 pm<\/time>                <\/p>\n<p><h4>Chelsea 0-3 Nottingham Forest<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<p><strong>88 mins: <\/strong>Forest holding firm in the closing stages, throwing bodies in the way of both Palmer and Fernandez to block their respective efforts.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-04T15:55:25Z\">May 4, 2026 4:55 pm<\/time>                <\/p>\n<p><h4>Chelsea 0-3 Nottingham Forest<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<p><strong>85 mins: <\/strong>Palmer lines one up from the edge of the box, but Sels gets down well to his left to palm away the effort.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-04T15:50:47Z\">May 4, 2026 4:50 pm<\/time>                <\/p>\n<p><h4>Chelsea 0-3 Nottingham Forest<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<p><strong>80 mins: <\/strong>Another change for Forest as Bakwa comes off for Hutchinson.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-04T15:48:58Z\">May 4, 2026 4:48 pm<\/time>                <\/p>\n<p><h4>Chelsea 0-3 Nottingham Forest<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<p><strong>78 mins: <\/strong>Caicedo shown a yellow for a blatant tug of he shirt on the halfway line. A few Chelsea fans have seen enough and are heading for the exit.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-04T15:43:06Z\">May 4, 2026 4:43 pm<\/time>                <\/p>\n<p><h4>Chelsea 0-3 Nottingham Forest<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<p><strong>73 mins: <\/strong>Joao Pedro sees his initial effort from Cucurella\u2019s cros saved, but nods home the rebound past Sels.<\/p>\n<p>A VAR check for offside though\u2026 and the Brazilian did stray beyond the last man. Goal ruled out and Chelsea still trail by three.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-04T15:42:18Z\">May 4, 2026 4:42 pm<\/time>                <\/p>\n<p><h4>Chelsea 0-3 Nottingham Forest<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<p><strong>71 mins: <\/strong>Cucurella picks out the onrushing Santos inside the area, but the Brazilian can\u2019t find space for his shot and Forest hack the ball clear.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-04T15:36:59Z\">May 4, 2026 4:36 pm<\/time>                <\/p>\n<p><h4>Chelsea 0-3 Nottingham Forest<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<p><strong>66 mins: <\/strong>So Jorgensen does replace Sanchez, while it\u2019s Wood who comes on for Gibbs-White. <\/p>\n<p>That could be a big blow for Forest ahead of Thursday\u2019s Europa League semi-final second leg.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-04T15:35:37Z\">May 4, 2026 4:35 pm<\/time>                <\/p>\n<p><h4>Chelsea 0-3 Nottingham Forest<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<p><strong>64 mins: <\/strong>Jorgensen is warming up below me, and looks poised to replace Sanchez, who now has a bandage around his forehard following that collision. <\/p>\n<p>Gibbs-White is also bandaged up, and will be coming off too.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-04T15:32:20Z\">May 4, 2026 4:32 pm<\/time>                <\/p>\n<p><h4>Chelsea 0-3 Nottingham Forest<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<p><strong>62 mins: <\/strong>A second nasty head collision of the game has stopped play. Gibbs-White and Sanchez involved on this occasion.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-04T15:28:18Z\">May 4, 2026 4:28 pm<\/time>                <\/p>\n<p><h4>Chelsea 0-3 Nottingham Forest<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<p><strong>58 mins: <\/strong>Chelsea turn to their bench as Lavia is replaced by Santos.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-04T15:22:32Z\">May 4, 2026 4:22 pm<\/time>                <\/p>\n<p><h4>GOAL! Chelsea 0-3 Nottingham Forest (Awoniyi, 52 mins)<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<p>Forest make it three! Awoniyi taps in Gibbs-White\u2019s low cross to send he away fans wild to the left of that goal.<\/p>\n<p>Awoniyi was beyond the last Chelsea player, but the Forest striker was behind the ball so it stands. A nightmare for the hosts.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-04T15:21:09Z\">May 4, 2026 4:21 pm<\/time>                <\/p>\n<p><h4>Chelsea 0-2 Nottingham Forest<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<p><strong>50 mins: <\/strong>A corner for Chelsea but Cucurella balloons an effort high into the stands when it lands at his feet.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-04T15:19:33Z\">May 4, 2026 4:19 pm<\/time>                <\/p>\n<p><h4>Chelsea 0-2 Nottingham Forest<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<p><strong>49 mins: <\/strong>A good first interception from Colwill, who takes the ball off Gibbs-White\u2019s toes as the Forest midfielder looks to take a shot. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-04T15:15:36Z\">May 4, 2026 4:15 pm<\/time>                <\/p>\n<p><h4>Chelsea 0-2 Nottingham Forest<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<p><strong>46 mins: <\/strong>Back underway and changes for both sides. A warm reception for Colwill as he comes on for his first minues of the season in place of Tosin.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Forest make three changea as Cunha, Jesus and Dominguez make way for Milenkovic, Gibbs-White and Anderson. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Morgan Gibbs-White injury update after Nottingham Forest star forced off against Chelsea<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Man Utd player branded the \u2018most disappointing signing in history\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Moises Caicedo makes controversial Chelsea claim and reveals ultimate \u2018dream\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea saw their faint hopes of Champions League qualification all but vanish after a dismal&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4173","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\/4173","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=4173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}