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Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Premier League Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 8

Premier League - Gameweek 8

Saturday, 18 Oct 2025 • 12:30

City Ground (West Bridgford, Nottingham)

Nottingham Forest

0 : 3

Chelsea

Goals

49'
0 : 1
Josh Acheampon...
0 : 1
Josh Acheampong49'
52'
0 : 2
Pedro Neto
0 : 2
Pedro Neto52'
84'
0 : 3
Reece James
0 : 3
Reece James84'

Lineups

Nottingham Forest

PosPlayer
GK
Matz Sels
DEF
Neco Williams
DEF
Nikola Milenković
DEF
Morato
DEF
Murillo
DEF
Oleksandr Zinchenko
MID
Douglas Luiz
MID
Ibrahim Sangaré
MID
Elliott Anderson
MID
Morgan Gibbs-White
FWD
Taiwo Awoniyi

Substitutes

46'Igor Jesusfor Taiwo Awoniyi
53'Callum Hudson-Odoifor Douglas Luiz
74'Nicolò Savonafor Murillo
74'Chris Woodfor Oleksandr Zinchenko

Chelsea

PosPlayer
GK
Robert Sanchez
DEF
Reece James
DEF
Josh Acheampong
DEF
Trevoh Chalobah
DEF
Marc Cucurella
DEF
Malo Gusto
MID
Roméo Lavia
MID
Andrey Santos
FWD
Pedro Neto
FWD
Alejandro Garnacho
FWD
João Pedro

Substitutes

46'Jamie Bynoe-Gittensfor Alejandro Garnacho
46'Marc Guiufor Andrey Santos
46'Moisés Caicedofor Roméo Lavia
78'Estêvão
for Pedro Neto
81'Tosin Adarabioyofor Josh Acheampong
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
5Chelsea8422169+714
D
L
L
W
W
18Nottingham Forest8125515-105
L
D
L
L
L

Last Games

Nottingham Forest

@Newcastle United
0 - 2
vsSunderland
0 - 1
@Burnley
1 - 1
@Arsenal
0 - 3
vsWest Ham United
0 - 3

Chelsea

vsLiverpool
2 - 1
vsBrighton and Hove Albion
1 - 3
@Manchester United
1 - 2
@Brentford
2 - 2
vsFulham
2 - 0

Head-to-Head

18 Oct 2025
Nottingham Forest0 - 3Chelsea
18 Oct 2025Nottingham Forest
0 - 3
Chelsea
25 May 2025
Nottingham Forest0 - 1Chelsea
25 May 2025Nottingham Forest
0 - 1
Chelsea
06 Oct 2024
Chelsea1 - 1Nottingham Forest
06 Oct 2024Chelsea
1 - 1
Nottingham Forest
11 May 2024
Nottingham Forest2 - 3Chelsea
11 May 2024Nottingham Forest
2 - 3
Chelsea
02 Sept 2023
Chelsea0 - 1Nottingham Forest
02 Sept 2023Chelsea
0 - 1
Nottingham Forest

Premier League

Gameweek 8

18 Oct • 12:30
Nottingham Forest
Chelsea
0 - 3
18 Oct • 15:00
Sunderland
Wolverhampton Wanderers
2 - 0
18 Oct • 15:00
Burnley
Leeds United
2 - 0
18 Oct • 15:00
Crystal Palace
Bournemouth
3 - 3
18 Oct • 15:00
Manchester City
Everton
2 - 0
18 Oct • 15:00
Brighton and Hove Albion
Newcastle United
2 - 1
18 Oct • 17:30
Fulham
Arsenal
0 - 1
19 Oct • 14:00
Tottenham Hotspur
Aston Villa
1 - 2
19 Oct • 16:30
Liverpool
Manchester United
1 - 2
20 Oct • 20:00
West Ham United
Brentford
0 - 2

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.