Nottingham Forest Vs Chelsea Highlights, Premier League 2025-26: Postecogolou Sacked After 0-3 Loss

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the English Premier League 2025-26 matchday 8 clash between Nottingham Forest and Chelsea taking place on Saturday, October 18 at the City Ground in Nottingham.

Nottingham Forest head coach Ange Postecoglou remains winless after seven competitive games and would be itching to end his wait for the first win with the Forest.

Chelsea beat defending champions Liverpool 2-1 before the international break and would be hoping that the win would spark a turnaround.

1' The referee blows his whistle and we are underway at the City Ground in Nottingham.

15' Tight start to this clash in Nottingham. Chelsea have controlled the ball but the Forest defence has not given them enough space for any significant attacks. It is 0-0 at the City Ground.

30' A dominant passage of play from Nottingham Forest who have made a few strong attacks in the past few minutes. Ball possession stats are now close to 50-50 after an early dominance from Chelsea. However the scores are still 0-0 as both teams are still aiming to get that first goal of the evening.

Half-time!

An intriguing first half of play comes to an end and we have both the teams still searching for the first goal of the night. It is 0-0 as we head for a break.

We are back for the second half now.

Nottingham 0-0 Chelsea in first half.

Two goals in three minutes just after the half-time and Chelsea have taken a 2-0 lead in this game within no time. Josh Acheampong opened the scoring from close range in the 49th minute and in the 52nd minute Pedro Neto doubled the scoreline the favour of the Blues.

A desperate shot from Ibrahim Sangare who tries to get a long range goal but sends it high over the bar. Another loss is looming for Nottingham Forest under Ange Postecoglou.

Another one for Chelsea and now they would think they are going away with all three points from this encounter. James Reece fires this third goal of his team.

Nottingham Forest 0-3 Chelsea

Full-time!

Nottingham Forest 0-3 Chelsea

A walk in the park for the Blues. After a frustrating first half, Chelsea found three goals to condemn Nottingham Forest to another defeat.

Ange Postecoglou's winless streak with the Nottingham Forest has now stretched to eight games.

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