Nottingham Forest 0–3 Chelsea — Premier League 2025/26 Match Stats

Premier League · 2025Sat, 18 Oct 2025, 11:30 UTCCity Ground

Nottingham Forest

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0–3Historical match

Chelsea

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A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Chelsea won 0–3.

Shots: 1217
Shots on target: 26
Possession: 50%50%

Full time

What the match recorded

Chelsea beat Nottingham Forest 3–0. Recorded in this match (Nottingham Forest – Chelsea): shots 12–17, shots on target 2–6, possession 50%–50%, corners 5–2. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Nottingham Forest's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Nottingham Forest's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.63 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	0.2 goals/match	0.63 goals/match	1.21 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Nottingham Forest have a visible home split

weak

Nottingham Forest's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

14 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season11.5 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

Metric	Home only	Season	Baseline
Shots	14 shots/match	11.5 shots/match	11.7 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Chelsea show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

Chelsea's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

11.5 shots/match ▲ShotsNottingham Forest · Chelsea13.4 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Nottingham Forest	Chelsea	Baseline
Shots	11.5 shots/match	13.4 shots/match	11.7 shots/match
Shots against	13 shots/match	11 shots/match	11.5 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

Shots12 shots17 shotsNottingham Forest 12 shots, Chelsea 17 shots
Shots on target2 shots6 shotsNottingham Forest 2 shots, Chelsea 6 shots
Possession50%50%Nottingham Forest 50%, Chelsea 50%
Corners5 corners2 cornersNottingham Forest 5 corners, Chelsea 2 corners
Fouls13 fouls16 foulsNottingham Forest 13 fouls, Chelsea 16 fouls
Yellow cards2 cards4 cardsNottingham Forest 2 cards, Chelsea 4 cards

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Nottingham Forest

2Draws

2Chelsea

25 May 2025Nottingham Forest — Chelsea · Premier League0–1

6 Oct 2024Chelsea — Nottingham Forest · Premier League1–1

11 May 2024Nottingham Forest — Chelsea · Premier League2–3

2 Sept 2023Chelsea — Nottingham Forest · Premier League0–1

13 May 2023Chelsea — Nottingham Forest · Premier League2–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Nottingham Forest favored in 0 of 9 directional metrics · Chelsea in 9

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Nottingham Forest8 matchesChelsea8 matches

0.63 goals/matchGoals scored8/8▲ 2 goals/match

1.88 goals/matchGoals allowed8/8▲ 1.13 goals/match

11.5 shots/matchShots8/8▲ 13.4 shots/match

3.75 shots/matchShots on target8/8▲ 4.75 shots/match

55.4%Possession8/8● 59.1%

4.75 corners/matchCorners8/8● 5.88 corners/match

2 cards/matchCards8/82.75 cards/match

11.6 fouls/matchFouls8/811 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited

Season samples8 / 8home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 18 Oct 2025, 15:30 UTC · analysis-v4