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Nottingham Forest 0-0 Chelsea
Chelsea have already made three errors leading to shots already today, the joint most by a Premier League team in a match so far this season. It's the most by a team in the first 20 minutes of a Premier League game since Liverpool-Bournemouth in February.
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Chelsea
Rachel Corsie
Former Scotland captain on BBC Radio 5 Live at the City Ground
Forest have been very brave, they've almost gone player for player and then when they do turn the ball over they have an overload centrally. The combination of Gibbs-White, Luiz, and Anderson has allowed them to create opportunities because of that overload.
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Chelsea are making this Forest side look a lot better than they are. If they just picked their passes better they would already be in front. It's a good job Forest can't finish...
Tom
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Chelsea have made more errors leading to chances (3) than had shots (1).
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Chelsea
More danger for Chelsea as a free-kick is whipped into the box but Roméo Lavia gets an important touch before Taiwo Awoniyi can pounce.
Chelsea respond through Reece James, who forces Matz Sels into his first serious save.
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Chelsea
Nizaar Kinsella
BBC Sport Chelsea reporter
Andrey Santos just had an exchange with assistant manager Willy Caballero about his positioning. Chelsea's midfield seems a mess without Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez right now.
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Chelsea
No Enzo Fernandez, Moisés Caicedo only fit enough to start on the bench.
Chelsea look poor.
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Chelsea
Lots of good movement on the off the ball from Ange Postecoglou's side but it's not quite clicking when they venture into Chelsea's penalty area. How costly will those misses prove?
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Rachel Corsie
Former Scotland captain on BBC Radio 5 Live at the City Ground
Forest don't look like a team that haven't won in seven games. Some of the football they have played has been exceptional. Awoniyi's pressing is a big part of the reason why Chelsea have turned the ball over in such dangerous areas and Forest have made chances on the transition.
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Chelsea
Midway through the first half. It should be 3-0 to the struggling hosts. Instead we're still awaiting the breakthrough.
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Chelsea
Nick Mashiter
BBC Sport football news reporter at the City Ground
Ange Postecoglou should be happy with the opening 20 minutes. Forest have tried to play on the front foot, the crowd is behind them and they are creating chances, with Chelsea's sloppiness aiding them.
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Lee Blakeman
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live at the City Ground
Listen to the roar of the crowd at the City Ground all around us. It is all Forest at the moment and the fans know it.
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Chelsea
Another chance for Morgan Gibbs-White but the Forest skipper hooks it over from close range. Only Eberechi Eze (17) has had more shots without scoring in the Premier League this season than Morgan Gibbs-White (16).
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Chelsea
Lucy Ward
Former Leeds striker on TNT Sports at City Ground
Chelsea have just offered up three chances for Forest to get on top of goal.
Morgan Gibbs-White was trying to get it into the top corner and it wasn't far away.
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Chelsea
What is going on with Chelsea?
So, so sloppy. A sharper more in-form team would be 3-0 up by now.
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Chelsea
Another Chelsea mistake!
And it gives Morgan Gibbs-White a huge chance to open the scoring but he fires it wide.
It came from an error by Romeo Lavia.
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Chelsea like to keep an under-pressure manager in a job and it’s certainly showing. Forest need to make the most of this poor stuff from the Chelsea defence.
Steve, London
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Evangelos Marinakis is looking on from his seat in the stand. No expression on his face at all. The Forest owner would make a good poker player.
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Chelsea
Chelsea have had five touches in Forest's penalty area. The home side have ventured into Chelsea's box on one occasion so far. It's all pretty scrappy at the moment and the game has not really settled.
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Nizaar Kinsella
BBC Sport Chelsea reporter
Chelsea have made two errors that could have led to goals.
Trevoh Chalobah giving the ball away while playing out from the back but the chance was squandered by in-form midfielder Elliot Anderson.
Malo Gusto over hit a back pass which was impressively saved by goalkeeper Robert Sanchez.
| 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 |
| |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 14 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| 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 |
| |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 8 |
| |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 8 |
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| 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 7 |
| |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 7 |
| |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 5 |
| |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 4 |
| |
| 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.
