Comments on the match Nottingham vs Chelsea, 6:30 p.m. October 18: Marching in a storm of injuries

VHO - Commentary on the match Nottingham vs Chelsea, round 8 of the Premier League, being pushed into a corner after a series of gloomy days, the home team will likely rise up strongly.

Nottingham vs Chelsea form

Up to now, billionaire Evangelos Marinakis probably has some regrets about the personnel decisions that led to the angry departure of coach Nuno Santo.

Because after the broken relationship with the Portuguese strategist, Nottingham still cannot find itself again.

In the past 6 matches under the direction of new coach Ange Postecoglou, Forest has not found the joy of victory once.

Notably, the last 3 appearances saw the home team at City Ground suffer bitter defeats against Sunderland (0-1), Midtjylland (2-3) or Newcastle (0-2).

From the position of aiming to maintain their presence in the European Cup arena, Nottingham now has to worry more about the risk of relegation.

After 7 rounds, The Reds have only won 1, drawn 2 and lost 4, scoring 5 and conceding 12 goals. With only 5 points in hand, Forest is currently languishing in 17th place, only 1 point above the nearest position in the red light group.

Faced with the home team's poor form, the City Ground management has begun looking for a replacement.

Former Everton manager Sean Dyche is said to be on the radar of the Nottingham club.

But Postecoglou’s chances are not over yet. Last season’s Tottenham manager needs to quickly bring positive results if he does not want to soon fall into unemployment.

The task becomes even more difficult when in this round, the home team has to welcome a very strong opponent.

Chelsea could face difficulties at City Ground

Chelsea are in high spirits after a 2-1 win over defending champions Liverpool in the last round.

Thanks to that, The Blues have climbed to 7th place, only 5 points behind the top position held by their neighbors Arsenal. The hope of the championship race has been rekindled in Enzo Fernandez and his teammates.

In their last 4 appearances, Chelsea have won 3 and lost only 1. However, the away team's ability to travel away from home is a big question mark. In their last 4 away trips, the London giants have won only 1, drawn 1 and lost 2.

If we look further, The Blues have only won 3 of their last 14 away matches in the Premier League.

In fact, the Stamford Bridge home team is the team that has won the fewest points away from home in the Premier League in the calendar year 2025.

In addition to the rather poor away statistics, coach Enzo Maresca also needs to solve the problem of lacking players.

The absence of many key players has pushed The Blues into many difficult situations and prevented them from having a truly explosive start as expected.

Nottingham vs Chelsea squad information

Nottingham: Only Ola Aina is definitely absent.

Chelsea: Liam Delap, Levi Colwill, Dario Essugo and Mykhaylo Mudryk are absent for various reasons. Enzo Fernandez, Cole Palmer, Andrey Santos, Reece James, Wesley Fofana and Tosin Adarabioyo are also not sure if they will be available. Coach Enzo Maresca is suspended after receiving a red card in the match against Liverpool.

Expected lineup Nottingham vs Chelsea

Nottingham: Sels; Savona, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Anderson, Dominguez; Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Jesus

Chelsea: Sanchez; Gusto, Fofana, Chalobah, Cucurella; Lavia, Caicedo; Estevao, Buonanotte, Neto; Pedro

Prediction: 1-1

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