All eyes will be on the City Ground on the final day of the Premier League season, where Nottingham Forest and Chelsea butt heads in a critical battle in the race for Champions League football.
Three places in Europe’s premier club tournament are still up for grabs, and the Blues begin the day two places and one point better off than Nuno Espirito Santo‘s side in the Premier League table.
As a result, Enzo Maresca‘s men will confirm Champions League participation with victory in Sunday’s match, which comes just three days before the Conference League final against Real Betis.
In contrast, Forest must prevail and also hope that Aston Villa and Newcastle United – who are both one point better off – slip up on the final day if they are to bring UCL football to Nottinghamshire next term.
Here, Sports Mole looks at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between Chelsea and Nottingham Forest.
Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 99
Chelsea wins: 41
Draws: 31
Nottingham Forest wins: 27
There was a time when Nottingham Forest were regarded as a far bigger club than Chelsea and that is reflected in the East Midlands outfit winning 27 of their 99 games in all competitions.
Forest prevailed in six of their opening seven head-to-heads, held between 1906 and 1909, while Forest put together a three-game winning streak when they were winning the Division One title and European Cup between 1977 and 1979.
Each team were regularly defeating the other during the eighties, with that continuing during the early to mid nineties as both clubs were content with Premier League consolidation.
Since 1998, though, Chelsea have been largely dominant, emerging victorious in eight of the 12 games that have taken place in various competitions.
As many as 24 years passed by without a Premier League fixture after Forest dropped down to the EFL, yet the two teams were remarkably drawn against each other in the FA Cup third round on four occasions over a two-decade stretch.
Forest have been the better side since their return to the top flight in 2022, initially securing two draws before posting a 1-0 win in last season’s corresponding fixture at Stamford Bridge.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side seemed well on their way to completing a double over Chelsea in May, only for Chelsea to pull off a dramatic turnaround in the closing stages to earn a 3-2 win, before a tense 1-1 stalemate at Stamford Bridge in October 2024.
Last 20 meetings
Oct 6, 2024: Chelsea 1-1 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)
May 11, 2024: Nottingham Forest 2-3 Chelsea (Premier League)
Sep 2, 2023: Chelsea 0-1 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)
May 13, 2023: Chelsea 2-2 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)
Jan 1, 2023: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Chelsea (Premier League)
Jan 5, 2020: Chelsea 2-0 Nottingham Forest (FA Cup)
Jan 5, 2019: Chelsea 2-0 Nottingham Forest (FA Cup)
Sep 20, 2017: Chelsea 5-1 Nottingham Forest (League Cup)
Jan 28, 2007: Chelsea 3-0 Nottingham Forest (FA Cup)
Jan 19, 2000: Chelsea 2-0 Nottingham Forest (FA Cup)
Feb 20, 1999: Nottingham Forest 1-3 Chelsea (Premier League)
Sept 12, 1998: Chelsea 2-1 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)
Jan 11, 1997: Nottingham Forest 2-0 Chelsea (Premier League)
Sep 28, 1996: Chelsea 1-1 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)
Jan 20, 1996: Chelsea 1-0 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)
Aug 23, 1995: Nottingham Forest 0-0 Chelsea (Premier League)
Jan 25 1995: Chelsea 0-2 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)
Nov 19, 1994: Nottingham Forest 0-1 Chelsea (Premier League)
Jan 16, 1993: Nottingham Forest 3-0 Chelsea (Premier League
Sep 26, 1992: Chelsea 0-0 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)
Last 10 Premier League meetings
Oct 6, 2024: Chelsea 1-1 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)
May 11, 2024: Nottingham Forest 2-3 Chelsea (Premier League)
Sep 2, 2023: Chelsea 0-1 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)
May 13, 2023: Chelsea 2-2 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)
Jan 1, 2023: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Chelsea (Premier League)
Feb 20, 1999: Nottingham Forest 1-3 Chelsea (Premier League)
Sept 12, 1998: Chelsea 2-1 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)
Jan 11, 1997: Nottingham Forest 2-0 Chelsea (Premier League)
Sep 28, 1996: Chelsea 1-1 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)
Jan 20, 1996: Chelsea 1-0 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)
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