Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest: Prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results, odds | OneFootball

The Blues will be looking to continue their fine form against Nuno Espirito Santo’s side

Chelsea and Nottingham Forest clash with both sides looking to build on promising starts to the season.

After an opening day loss to Manchester City, the Blues have barely looked back under Enzo Maresca, winning four and drawing one of their last five Premier League games, and scoring 15 goals in the process.

They will be looking to make it six wins on the bounce in all competitions, having eased past Gent in midweek, while Cole Palmer is set for his first game since his stunning four goal first-half against Brighton last Saturday.

Forest lost their first league game of the season last weekend to Fulham at the City Ground, but remain unbeaten on the road, winning two and drawing one of their away games so far, most notably taking three points off Liverpool at Anfield.

Enzo Maresca’s side are on a five-match winning run

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Dates, kick-off time and venue

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest is scheduled for a 2pm BST kick-off on Sunday October 6, 2024.

The match will take place at Stamford Bridge.

Where to watch Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

TV channel: In the UK, the game has not been chosen for TV coverage.

Free highlights:The Sky Sports app and YouTube channel will show highlights from 4:30pm with Match of the Day 2 broadcasting on BBC One at 10:30pm.

Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert analysis from Malik Ouzia at the ground.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest team news

Maresca made 11 changes for the Conference League clash on Thursday night and is expected to revert back to his usual Premier League side.

Goals for the likes of Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall are unlikely to be enough for them to start, with the rested Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson and Enzo Fernandez among those expected to return.

The big news for Forest is the return of Morgan Gibbs-White to the side. The England midfielder missed last weekend’s loss to Fulham following his red card against Brighton the week before.

Otherwise, there is no new injuries, with long-term absentees Danilo and Ibrahim Sangare still on the sidelines.

Cole Palmer will return for Chelsea

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Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest prediction

Forest are certain not to be open as Brighton were last weekend, and it is likely to be a tight contest throughout, with there only being 11 goals in the Reds’ six league games so far.

However, Chelsea, and Palmer in particular, are on a hot streak, and should have enough to come away with another three points that will keep them right amongst it at the top of the table.

Chelsea to win 2-1.

Chelsea wins: 41

Draws: 30

Nottingham Forest wins: 27

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest odds

Chelsea to win: 2/5

Draw: 11/4

Nottingham Forest to win: 9/2

Odds via Betfair (subject to change).