Happy hunting ground: Chelsea have won on three of their last four Premier League visits to Nottingham Forest
The Premier League action resumes at the City Ground after another international break, with Chelsea visiting Nottingham Forest in Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off to begin matchday eight. The resurgent Blues head to the East Midlands searching for a fourth win in their last five games across all competitions, with Estevao Willian’s stoppage-time goal having sealed a dramatic last-gasp victory over Liverpool last time out.
Such a memorable triumph came despite an ongoing injury crisis that has seen Chelsea constantly missing several key players, with Cole Palmer now ruled out until December. Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez and Pedro Neto are all doubts ahead of the clash with Forest, where Willy Caballero will lead the coaching team as Enzo Maresca watches on from the stands after being hit with a one-match touchline ban and £8,000 FA fine after his sending off that followed the wild scenes of celebration at Stamford Bridge a fortnight ago.
The hosts are winless in all seven games so far under Ange Postecoglou, who launched a passionate defence of his record yesterday with rumours mounting that he could already be replaced. Follow Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea live below!
Nottingham Forest team news
There have at least been positive updates for the under-fire Ange Postecoglou on the team news front this week.
Murillo, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Douglas Luiz are all fit and available for today’s visit of Chelsea, while Chris Wood is also expected to shake off a knock suffered on international duty with New Zealand.
That leaves former Blues full-back Ola Aina as Forest’s only confirmed absentee after he underwent hamstring surgery last month.
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TV channel: In the UK, today’s game will be televised live on TNT Sports.
Coverage starts at 11am BST on TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate.
Live stream: TNT Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Discovery+ app and website.
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea live
Good morning and a warm welcome to Standard Sport’s live coverage as the Premier League returns following another international break.
Today’s lunchtime offering to begin matchday eight is at the City Ground, where injury-hit Chelsea will look to build on the momentum from their memorable last-gasp win over Liverpool as they travel to face a Nottingham Forest team in free fall.
Today’s result could have huge ramifications for the Forest future of embattled head coach Ange Postecoglou, who launched a staunch defence of his record in an extraordinary pre-match press conference yesterday.
Kick-off today is at 12:30pm BST, so stay tuned for match build-up plus breaking team news - there is a lot of it where Chelsea are concerned - and live updates, with expert analysis from Blues correspondent Dom Smith at the City Ground.