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

NOTTINGHAM FOREST SUBS: Steve Cook, Neco Williams, Jack Colback, Lewis O'Brien, Harry Toffolo, Sam Surridge, Emmanuel Dennis, Scott McKenna, Wayne Hennessey.

1 January 2023 16:15

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

NOTTINGHAM FOREST (4-3-3): Dean Henderson; Serge Aurier, Joe Worrall, Willy Boly, Renan Lodi; Orel Mangala, Ryan Yates, Remo Freuler; Taiwo Awoniyi, Brennan Johnson, Morgan Gibbs-White.

1 January 2023 16:14

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

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Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

Chelsea ended a run of three-straight defeats in the Premier League with a win over Bournemouth last time out. Goals from Kai Havertz and Mason Mount secured a comfortable victory for Graham Potter's men, but they are well off the pace in the race for the Champions League. Their return to form against the Cherries was impressive, and they need to repeat it to put themselves back in contention for a top-four spot.

1 January 2023 16:07

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

Forest returned to Premier League action with a defeat at the hands of Manchester United last time out. Steve Cooper's men were undone by the quality of the Red Devils in the final third and failed to make an impression in the contest. The battle at the bottom of the table remains tight, so a positive result against Chelsea would lift the club out of the relegation zone, but Forest need to string together a series of results to pull themselves clear of the mire.

1 January 2023 16:04

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

Hello and welcome to the live commentary of the Premier League clash between Nottingham Forest and Chelsea at the City Ground.

1 January 2023 16:00

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Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea

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