Flying high under the guidance of Enzo Maresca, Chelsea look to make it six wins in a row in all competitions when they host Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge in a Premier League clash on Sunday.
The Blues have won 4-2 in back-to-back games against Brighton & Hove Albion and Gent in the past week, while their opponents were beaten 1-0 by Fulham in the top flight last weekend.
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Once again, Chelsea's medical area was largely empty apart from captain Reece James and Omari Kellyman, both recovering from thigh injuries, and there is no timetable for James' return.
Midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka was also a last-minute absentee from the Gent clash due to illness, although he is not expected to feature in the Premier League either, with Maresca returning to a full-strength squad.
One of the stars rested in midweek, Jadon Sancho has assisted goals in all three of his Premier League games for Chelsea so far and could become only the second player to do so in his first four games for the Blues, after Cesc Fabregas.
Sticking with the theme of vibrant English strikers, Forest will welcome Morgan Gibbs-White back into the squad after the Three Lions international served a one-match suspension against Fulham, where his creativity was severely lacking.
Nicolas Dominguez may be the unfortunate one to make way for Gibbs-White, who may not be the only change in attack; Taiwo Awoniyi only played 45 minutes against Fulham and could be dropped in favour of Elanga or former Chelsea man Callum Hudson-Odoi.
Ibrahim Sangare (thigh) and Danilo (ankle) remain in the Forest medical room, but the visitors are otherwise fully fit for the trip to west London.
Latest Chelsea vs Nottingham predicted lineup
Chelsea:
Sanchez; Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella; Fernandez, Caicedo; Madueke, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson
Nottingham Forest:
Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Moreno; Ward-Prowse, Anderson; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood
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After Cole Palmer grabbed the spotlight and grabbed the match ball in Chelsea's Premier League win over Brighton, becoming the first player in history to score four goals in a single half in the competition, Maresca's players shared the spoils when Gent visited in a Europa Conference League match on Thursday.
In fact, Renato Veiga, Pedro Neto, Christopher Nkunku and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall all scored as Chelsea made a perfect start to the group stages of this year's competition, but even Chelsea fans could have smiled slightly at the sight of Gent's first goal, set up by the son of former striker Eidur Gudjohnsen.
Sentimentality was pushed aside on Thursday night as the goal-filled hosts secured a fifth successive win, a run that includes three Premier League victories over Bournemouth, West Ham United and Brighton, putting them in the race for Champions League qualification.
The top four has been uncharted territory for Chelsea over the past few years, but the Blues are only ahead of Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea on points ahead of the start of the seventh round of fixtures, and their 15 goals is their best attacking record in the Premier League this season.
A staggering 16 goals have gone in Chelsea's last four games, and whatever shooting drills Maresca and his staff have employed are working wonders; the Blues' shot conversion rate of 20.3% is also the best in the Premier League.
While Chelsea have been happily shaking the net in recent weeks, Nottingham Forest have been happier with one-goal wins and playing out tight draws, but Nuno Espirito Santo's side finally lost their unbeaten record when Fulham came to town.
Unable to find the edge in front of goal, Tricky Trees succumbed to a second-half penalty from Raul Jimenez in their first Premier League defeat of the season, although it came much later than many expected.
Despite failing to score against the Cottagers at home, Santo's side are still in a very healthy mid-table position, sitting right in the middle of the table in 10th place with an equal six-point gap to both Crystal Palace in 18th and leaders Liverpool.
Garibaldi fans should welcome another trip on Sunday, as their team have taken 13 points from a possible 15 away from home, winning four games in a row before a dramatic 2-2 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion a fortnight ago.
The Stamford Bridge factor didn't trouble Forest last season either, when a single shot from Anthony Elanga was enough to give the Tricky Trees a shock 1-0 win, but Chelsea made up for that defeat with a 3-2 win at the City Ground and haven't lost consecutive home games against Forest for 116 years. Forest have restricted their Premier League opponents to just 18 shots on target so far this season - only Manchester City can boast such a low figure - so Chelsea can't expect to break down the Tricky Trees defence easily.
However, when there is Palmer, there is a way, and Chelsea's tweaked line-up should still have no trouble as they look to make it six wins in a row.
Chelsea vs Nottingham score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Chelsea vs Nottingham match:
- Sportsmole: Chelsea 3-1 Nottingham
- WhoScore: Chelsea 2-0 Nottingham
- Our prediction: Chelsea 2-0 Nottingham
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