Nottingham vs Chelsea Prediction, 22:00 May 25: Tickets within reach

TPO - Football commentary Nottingham vs Chelsea, Premier League - Team information, expected lineup, form, history of confrontation. Chelsea is very close to a ticket to the European Cup C1. They certainly will not let the opportunity slip away.

Pre-match comments Nottingham vs Chelsea

In the final round of the Premier League, the focus is only on the race for a ticket to the European Cup. The championship and relegation groups have been decided many rounds ago, so fans do not have much to pay attention to. Instead, everyone will focus on the matches of Newcastle, Man City, Aston Villa and especially the match between Nottingham and Chelsea to find out which teams will represent the foggy country in the Champions League next season.

The match between Nottingham and Chelsea is really the focus of the whole round. Because if the other teams competing for C1 tickets only meet opponents with no motivation, the match between Nottingham and Chelsea takes place between two ambitious teams, with the gap between the two only 1 point. The winner will almost certainly get a place in the Champions League and vice versa, the loser will have to participate in the Cup C2, even the European C3.

For Nottingham, their mission is to win. This club is at a huge disadvantage in the race. From being in the Top 3, Nottingham has let everything slip away from their grasp after 3 consecutive games without a win, losing 7 points. Tonight, even if they get 3 points and Newcastle and Aston Villa both win, Nottingham will still only be in the Cup Winners' Cup.

Meanwhile, 3 points are also Chelsea's priority. In fact, if they draw and Aston Villa do not win, Chelsea will still complete their goal because they have the advantage. However, Chelsea understand that 3 points still gives them a sense of security.

Form, head-to-head history Nottingham vs Chelsea

To help them secure three points, Chelsea need to improve their away form. They have won just one of their last 10 Premier League away games (D3 L6). Chelsea have lost all six of their away games this season against teams ranked 8th or higher in the table.

Nottingham is such a name. Chelsea is also not confident about their head-to-head record against this club. From 2020 until now, they have only won 1 match against Nottingham, lost 1 and drawn 3. The head-to-head record is very balanced even though during that time, Nottingham was just a name that had to compete for relegation.

But if you look at it broadly, Chelsea is much more stable than Nottingham. They have won 6 of their last 7 matches. Meanwhile, Nottingham has only won 2 matches in the same period. The rest of the time, this club has lost 4 matches. At home, things are even worse when Nottingham has only won 1 point in their last 4 matches at their "home". In all 3 of those losses, Nottingham did not score a single goal. Poor home performance is the reason why Nottingham has been up and down during this period, even more points they have won away from home.

Therefore, it is difficult to believe that Nottingham will take advantage of the home field advantage to gain points against Chelsea.

Expected lineup Nottingham vs Chelsea

Nottingham: Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Morato, Williams; Yates, Anderson; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Dominguez; Wood

Chelsea: Sanchez; James, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Madueke, Palmer, George; Neto

Score prediction: Nottingham 0-1 Chelsea

Dang Lai

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