Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Chelsea: Serge Aurier’s second-half goal cancelled out Raheem Sterling’s opener

Potter admits Chelsea form needs consistency

Chelsea dropped more points in their quest to climb back up the Premier League standings as Serge Aurier earned Nottingham Forest a 1-1 draw with Graham Potter’s side.

Fresh from their first league win in six games last time out against Bournemouth, Chelsea started well in the Nottingham drizzle, with Raheem Sterling firing them into the lead in the 16th minute.

Forest improved after the break and were desperately unlucky not to equalise early in the second half as Morgan Gibbs-White’s drilled half-volley hit the underside of the crossbar but bounced on the goal line and away.

The hosts kept coming and deservedly levelled things up as Aurier fired home in the 63rd minute from a corner and looked the more likely to go on to win the match but it ended all square.

Relive all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea updates

• Nottingham Forest hold Chelsea to a draw as Serge Aurier cancels out Raheem Sterling’s opener
• FULL-TIME! Nottingham Forest 1-1 Chelsea
• 63’ - GOAL! Aurier finishes well to equalise (NFO 1-1 CHE)
• 16’ - GOAL! Sterling taps in after Boly hits his own bar (NFO 0-1 CHE)
• TEAM NEWS: Azpilicueta starts instead of the injured James for Chelsea
• TEAM NEWS: Gibbs-White back from injury for Forest but Lingard misses out

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

1 January 2023 16:30

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

Chelsea have won their last seven meetings with Nottingham Forest in all competitions, with this the first match between the pair since January 2020 (2-0 in the FA Cup).

1 January 2023 16:30

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

Chelsea have made just one change to their side from their win over Bournemouth. Reece James is sidelined with a knee injury, which sees Azpilicueta slot into right-back in place of his team-mate.

1 January 2023 16:28

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

1 January 2023 16:28

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

1 January 2023 16:24

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

Forest have made two changes to their side that lost against United last time out. Henderson returns after missing the game against his parent club to start between the posts. Gibbs-White has recovered from a calf injury and replaces the injured Jesse Lingard in the final third.

1 January 2023 16:24

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

CHELSEA SUBS: Mateo Kovacic, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Marcus Bettinelli, Trevoh Chalobah, Hakim Ziyech, Conor Gallagher, Carney Chukwuemeka, Omari Hutchinson, Lewis Hall.

1 January 2023 16:22

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

1 January 2023 16:20

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

CHELSEA (4-3-3): Kepa Arrizabalaga; Cesar Azpilicueta, Kalidou Koulibaly, Thiago Silva, Marc Cucurella; Denis Zakaria, Mason Mount, Jorginho; Raheem Sterling, Kai Havertz, Christian Pulisic.

1 January 2023 16:17

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

1 January 2023 16:16