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Brighton, Burnley, Man City, and Sunderland all win
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Right, six more games to come today and five coming at 3pm:
FT: Nottingham Forest 0-3 Chelsea
Glenn Hoddle
Former England and Tottenham manager on TNT Sports
That second goal went in and the heart drops. It is a horrible place to be, but he has to keep going. He has to believe in himself.
FT: Nottingham Forest 0-3 Chelsea
Ange Postecoglou stands alone in the middle of the pitch at the City Ground and applauds the fans.
A man who knows that defeat has just sealed his fate at the club?
FT: Nottingham Forest 0-3 Chelsea
Lee Blakeman
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live at the City Ground
Forest weren't as bad as the score line may suggest, but, it's still no wins from eight for Big Ange who is under all sorts of pressure.
Nottingham Forest 0-3 Chelsea
Boos ring out at the City Ground. It's now no wins in eight games for Ange Postecoglou as the pressure intensifies.
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For all Ange’s bluster about winning a trophy last season and excuses for poor league results, look where Spurs are now and how Forest are doing since he took over. Mark my words, this will be the club he doesn’t win a trophy at.
Keith, Leeds
Image source, Getty ImagesNottingham Forest 0-3 Chelsea
Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez is booked for time wasting.
Nottingham Forest 0-3 Chelsea
Deep into stoppage time. What will the reaction be when the final whistle goes?
Nottingham Forest 0-3 Chelsea
Forest's next Premier League game is Bournemouth away on 26 October. Who will be in charge for that one?
Nottingham Forest 0-3 Chelsea
Leon Osman
Former Everton and England midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live
The manager will be incensed by that red card. It's one of those moments where you are on top in the game, things are going well, you are feeling great, all the chances and tackles are going your way. In hindsight it is the stupidest tackle in the world to make.
Nottingham Forest 0-3 Chelsea
Ironically, Forest would have been two or three goals up if they had taken their chances in the first half. Instead, Chelsea have coasted the second half.
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There are thousands and thousands of Forest fans leaving the City Ground.
Are we witnessing the dying moments of Ange Postecoglou's short reign?
Sunderland v Wolves (15:00 BST)
Image source, BBC SportSunderland make two changes to the side that started their 2-0 Premier League defeat at Manchester United on 4 October. Chris Rigg and Dan Ballard both come in with Simon Adingra and Arthur Masuaku dropping to the bench.
Sunderland XI: Roefs, Hume, Ballard, Alderete, Mukiele, Xhaka, Sadiki, Traore, Rigg, Le Fee, Isidor.
Subs: Patterson, Neil, Geertruida, Talbi, Brobbey, Mayenda, O'Nien, Adingra, Masuaku.
Image source, BBC SportWolves make two changes to the side that began their 1-1 draw against Brighton before the international break with Matt Doherty and Rodrigo Gomes coming in for Jackson Tchatchoua and the injured Hwang Hee-chan.
Wolves: Johnstone, Doherty, S Bueno, Krejci, H Bueno, Munetsi, Trindade, J Gomes, Arias, Larsen, R Gomes.
Subs: Sa, Wolfe, Agbadou, Arokodare, Mosquera, T Gomes, Hoever, Lopez, Tchatchoua.
Nottingham Forest 0-3 Chelsea
Lucy Ward
Former Leeds striker on TNT Sports at City Ground
I know Chelsea are going to win this game comfortably, but this is a problem, they can't get through a game without a red card.
Nottingham Forest 0-3 Chelsea
Yet another Chelsea red card!
Malo Gusto, who has already been booked, picks up a second yellow card.
That's a fifth sending off in six league and cup matches for Chelsea.
Nottingham Forest 0-3 Chelsea
Lee Blakeman
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live at the City Ground
Forest have not been bad for large parts of this game, but the fans are heading for the exits as their side is 3-0 down.
Image source, ReutersNottingham Forest 0-3 Chelsea
Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter at the City Ground
Nottingham Forest fans rise en mass to head out of the City Ground. Resignation rather than anger.
Reece James
That surely seals the points, does it also seal Ange Postecoglou's fate?
A corner is whipped into the Forest box and Matz Sels' punched clearance lands at the feet of Reece James who hammers home.
Thousands of home fans are heading for the exits.
Image source, Getty ImagesNottingham Forest 0-2 Chelsea
About that piece of paper substitute Estevao brought on the pitch with him...
It was passed around the Chelsea team before being scrunched up and left on the pitch.
Skipper Reece James has now picked it up and stuffed it down one of his socks.
Nottingham Forest 0-2 Chelsea
Forest picked up four points from their first three Premier League games before Nuno Espirito Santo was sacked. If this stays the same, they'll have one point in five top-flight matches under Ange Postecoglou.
Image source, Getty Images| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 19 |
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| 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
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| 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 15 |
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| 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 15 |
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| 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
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| 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 14 |
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| 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
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| 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
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| 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
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| 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
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| 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 10 |
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| 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
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| 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 9 |
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| 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 8 |
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| 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 8 |
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| 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 7 |
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| 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 7 |
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| 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 5 |
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| 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 4 |
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| 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 2 |
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Manager: Marco Silva
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Mikel Arteta
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
High chance of scoring
Medium chance of scoring
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Dominant period
Match momentum measures the swing of the match by comparing each team’s threat to see who is more likely to score within that minute. The momentum value is the difference between each team’s most dangerous moment, or team threat, in that minute.
Match momentum measures the swing of the match by comparing each team’s threat to see who is more likely to score within that minute. The momentum value is the difference between each team’s most dangerous moment, or team threat, in that minute.
| Minute | Team with most threat |
|---|---|
Kick off 1' | Fulham |
2' | Arsenal |
3' | Arsenal |
4' | Fulham |
5' | Fulham |
6' | Arsenal |
7' | Arsenal |
8' | Arsenal |
9' | Arsenal |
10' | Arsenal |
11' | Arsenal |
12' | Fulham |
13' | Fulham |
14' | Fulham |
15' | Fulham |
16' | Arsenal |
17' | Fulham |
18' | Fulham |
19' | Fulham |
20' | Fulham |
21' | Arsenal |
22' | Arsenal |
23' | Arsenal |
24' | Arsenal |
25' | Arsenal |
26' | Fulham |
27' | Arsenal |
28' | Fulham |
29' | Fulham |
30' | Arsenal |
31' | Fulham |
32' | Fulham |
33' | Fulham |
34' | Arsenal |
35' | Arsenal |
36' | Arsenal |
37' | Arsenal |
38' | Arsenal |
39' | Arsenal |
40' | Arsenal |
41' | Arsenal |
42' | Arsenal |
43' | Arsenal |
44' | Arsenal |
45' | Arsenal |
45'+1 | Arsenal |
45'+2 | Arsenal |
45'+3 | Arsenal |
45'+4 | Arsenal |
45'+5 | Arsenal |
45'+6 | Arsenal |
Half time 45'+7 | Arsenal |
46' | Arsenal |
47' | Arsenal |
48' | Arsenal |
49' | Arsenal |
50' | Arsenal |
51' | Arsenal |
52' | Arsenal |
53' | Fulham |
54' | Arsenal |
55' | Arsenal |
56' | Fulham |
57' | Arsenal |
58' | FulhamGoal |
59' | Arsenal |
60' | Arsenal |
61' | Arsenal |
62' | Arsenal |
63' | Arsenal |
64' | Arsenal |
65' | Arsenal |
66' | Arsenal |
67' | Arsenal |
68' | Arsenal |
69' | Arsenal |
70' | Arsenal |
71' | Fulham |
72' | Arsenal |
73' | Fulham |
74' | Arsenal |
75' | Arsenal |
76' | Fulham |
77' | Fulham |
78' | Fulham |
79' | Fulham |
80' | Fulham |
81' | Fulham |
82' | Fulham |
83' | Fulham |
84' | Arsenal |
85' | Arsenal |
86' | Arsenal |
87' | Arsenal |
88' | Arsenal |
89' | Arsenal |
90' | Arsenal |
90'+1 | Arsenal |
90'+2 | Fulham |
90'+3 | Fulham |
90'+4 | Fulham |
90'+5 | Arsenal |
90'+6 | Arsenal |
90'+7 | Arsenal |
90'+8 | Fulham |
90'+9 | Arsenal |
Full time 90'+10 | Arsenal |
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Fulham have only won one of their last 14 Premier League games against Arsenal (D4 L9), a 2-1 victory in December 2023. Indeed, the Cottagers have conceded at least once in each of their last 20 against the Gunners in the competition.
After winning five successive league visits to Fulham from 2012-13 to 2022-23, Arsenal have since failed to win at Craven Cottage in both of the last two campaigns (D1 L1). The Gunners last failed to win more consecutive league visits to Fulham in April 1962 (6).
Arsenal have only lost one of their last 18 London derbies in the Premier League (W13 D4), a 0-1 home defeat to West Ham in February last season. Indeed, since the start of 2022-23, the Gunners have only lost one of their 18 away league matches against fellow London sides (W13 D4), although that was at Fulham in December 2023 (2-1).
Fulham have won both of their last two Premier League home games, last winning three in a row at Craven Cottage in December 2023. The Cottagers are looking to avoid defeat in each of their opening four home matches of a league season for the first time since 2011-12.
Since facing 22 shots against Manchester United on MD1, Arsenal have restricted their opponents to fewer than 10 shots in all six of their Premier League games. The last side to face fewer than 10 shots in more successive matches in the competition were Liverpool from April to August 2022 (9), while the Gunners themselves have never had a longer run on Opta’s records in the league (from 2003-04).
Fulham have lost both of their last two Premier League games, and could lose three in a row for the first time since December 2023. They have shipped three goals in both of those last two defeats, last conceding 3+ more times in a row in the competition in September 2020 (4) – a run that included a 0-3 home defeat to Arsenal.
Arsenal have had 14 counter attacking phases of play in the Premier League this season – the most of any side. Last season, the Gunners ranked 17th for this with just 47 in the whole campaign.
No side has had more different goalscorers (excl. own goals) in the Premier League this season than Arsenal (9, level with Brighton). Only twice before have the Gunners had 10 different players score within their opening eight matches of a Premier League season, doing so in 2009-10 (10 in 4th game) and 2018-19 (8th).
Fulham’s Alex Iwobi has made eight line-breaking passing into the opposition’s penalty area in the Premier League this season, with only Bruno Fernandes (9) making more. Iwobi has also created four chances via line-breaking passes in the division this term, with Fernandes again the only player to do so more (5).
Declan Rice has scored (1) or assisted (1) in both of Arsenal’s last two Premier League games; the midfielder has only had a hand in a goal in three successive appearances in the competition twice before, doing so in February/March 2024 and April/May 2024. Rice has six goal involvements (2 goals, 4 assists) in his last seven away London derbies in the Premier League.
