Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result, match stream and latest updates | OneFootball

Australian dismissed just minutes following latest City Ground loss, ending his short-lived reign after 39 days

End of the road: Ange Postecoglou was quickly sacked by Nottingham Forest after Saturday’s 3-0 defeat by Chelsea

Mike Egerton/PA Wire

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea LIVE!

Ange Postecoglou’s short-lived reign as head coach of Nottingham Forest is officially over after just 39 days. The former Spurs boss was relieved of his duties at the City Ground just minutes after Saturday’s 3-0 home defeat by Chelsea in the Premier League, where owner Evangelos Marinakis had seen enough. It was a fourth consecutive loss for Forest across all competitions and sixth in eight games since Postecoglou succeeded Nuno Espirito Santo last month.

The hosts played well in the first half against Chelsea, with chances for the likes of Morgan Gibbs-White and Taiwo Awoniyi. However, they could not capitalise and a triple half-time substitution worked wonders for Enzo Maresca’s side, who went ahead four minutes after the break as Josh Acheampong headed home his first senior goal. Pedro Neto then rifled in low from a free-kick just three minutes later and Forest missed a hatful more golden opportunities before Reece James volleyed in late to set the seal on Chelsea’s fourth win in five matches.

The only blot on Chelsea’s second-half copybook in the East Midlands was the late sending off of Malo Gusto as their dreadful disciplinary record continued. All eyes will now fall on who replaces Postecoglou at Forest after the shortest permanent managerial reign in Premier League history, with Sean Dyche heavily linked and reports that the club have already made contact with Roberto Mancini.