Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest Prediction & Match Preview

Steffen Schmidt - August 31, 2023

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest
English Premier League
Date: 2 September 2023, Saturday
Kick-off at 15:00 UK / 16:00 CET
Venue: Stamford Bridge (London).

Chelsea picked up their inaugural win of the season last Friday by easing past newly-promoted Luton 3-0 at Stamford Bridge.

The Blues dominated the game from the start to the end, leaving the rivals without too many open looks towards Robert Sanchez’s goal on the occasion.

Raheem Sterling has produced his best performance since joining from Manchester City, contributing to the win with two goals and an assist.

The latest acquisition in the final third Nicolas Jackson got his first Chelsea goal as well eight days ago.

Mauricio Pochettino’s men will now have a nice chance to make it back-to-back league wins on Saturday afternoon when they host Nottingham Forest in Matchday No 4 in London.

The visitors got off to a dream start to the clash against Manchester United at Old Trafford seven days ago by bagging two early goals.

Nevertheless, they still allowed the counterparts to pull off a comeback, marking their second defeat in three 2023/24 matches.

On the bright side for head coach Steve Cooper and his troops, Nottingham Forest did leave solid impression in both narrow defeats on the road despite facing the likes of Arsenal and Manchester United along the way.

Also, the Reds have the joint-top goalscorer in their ranks in the like of Taiwo Awoniyi who has three goals in three games, including one last weekend at the Old Trafford.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest Head-to-head

• Nottingham Forest kept the Blues to two separate draws in the previous term of the Premier League.
• Chelsea, however, have six wins and two draws in the previous eight encounters with the Reds.
• The Blues won 20, drew 12, and lost just 6 of the previous 38 home outings against Nottingham Forest.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

Nottingham shipped six goals in the opening three games of the season and they are now looking ahead of a tough trip to Stamford Bridge. We have reasons to expect an open game packed with goals and chances which makes the Over 2.5 goals FT a great betting option at the 1.66 odds.

Alternatively, we will back Nicolas Jackson to score anytime for the hosts at the 2.10 odds following his maiden goal in the Blues’ shirt last weekend.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips

• Over 2.5 goals FT @ 1.66 (4/6)

• Nicolas Jackson to score anytime @ 2.10 (11/10) odd.

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