On 13 May, one of the matches of the 36th round of the English football championship took place. Chelsea (London) and Nottingham Forest (England) met.
English Championship, round 36
Chelsea (London) v Nottingham Forest (England) - 2:2 (0-1)
Goals: - T. Avoni (13)
A thrilling match between Chelsea and Nottingham Forest ended in a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge. Nottingham Forest took the lead early in the game when T. Avonius scored in the 13th minute.
The first half ended 1-0 to Nottingham Forest. At half-time, Chelsea made a substitution: Movicicic was replaced by Loftus-Cheek. The second half got off to a flying start with R. Sterling scored two goals for Chelsea in the first 10 minutes. This gave Chelsea the lead but it was short-lived as T. Avonius scored his second goal of the match in the 62nd minute. Chelsea's Joao Felix received a yellow card in the 69th minute and then T. Silva in the 73rd minute. Chelsea then made two substitutions: Joao Felix was replaced by K. Joao Felix was replaced by C. Havertz and N. Madueke was replaced by H. Ziyech. K Gallagher was given a yellow card for Chelsea in the 79th minute. Then Nottingham Forest made their first substitution: T. Awoniy replaced B. Johnson. R. Lodi (Nottingham Forest) got a yellow card in the 83rd minute. Then Nottingham Forest made two more substitutions: R. Yates replaces K. Kuijla. Yates substituted K Kouyate in the 85th minute and Danilo came on as H Toffolo in the 90th minute. The match ended in a 2-2 draw, with both teams taking one point each. The match was played as part of the Premier League season at Stamford Bridge. It was a high-intensity match with plenty of action and drama. Overall, it was an entertaining match for fans and neutral spectators alike.
In the next round, Man City v Chelsea and Nottingham Forest v Arsenal await the opponents.
| Chelsea | Nottingham Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Shots on goal | 2 |
| 14 | Shots | 11 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 8 | Kicks from the penalty area | 10 |
| 6 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 1 |
| 13 | Offences | 15 |
| 2 | Corner | 5 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 76% | Possession of the ball | 24% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 0 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 4 |
| 678 | Total assists | 205 |
| 604 | Accurate passes | 126 |
| 89% | Accuracy of transmissions | 61% |