Chelsea Dominate Nottingham Forest in 3-0 Victory
NOTTINGHAM, โEngland – โChelsea secured a commanding 3-0 victory โover Nottingham Forest on Sunday, bolstering their Premier League campaign with a decisiveโข performance. Goals from Josh Acheampong,โ Pedro Neto, and captain Reeceโ James sealed the win for the Blues, while a late red card โfor Malo Gusto marred an โotherwise dominant display.
Theโข result โฃprovides aโ critically important boost โfor Chelsea as they continue their push for a top-half finish in the league table, while nottingham โForest face โrenewed pressure to secure their โฃPremier League status.This win marks a positive turn for Chelsea, demonstratingโข improved attacking prowess and defensive solidity under their current management.
Chelsea broke the deadlock in the 49th โminute when young defender josh Acheampong headed home a cross from Pedro Neto. Just three minutes later, โNeto doubled the lead with a powerful, curling shot โfrom a free-kick โsituation, assisted โคby a touch from Reece James.
Nottingham Forest attempted to respond, with nico Williamsโ sending a shot high and Milenkovic’s header being pushedโ over the bar by Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez. Murillo’sโ follow-up was blocked, and Jesus later hit the post in โthe 65th and 71stโค minutes respectively, but Chelsea’s defense held firm.
captain Reece James โขextended โChelsea’s advantageโข in the 84th minute, scoring directly from a corner kick.โ However,the Blues were reduced to tenโ menโ three minutes later when Malo Gusto โreceived his โขsecond yellow card of the match. Despite the numerical disadvantage, โขChelsea comfortably saw out the remainder of the game to secure a 3-0 win.
Lineups:
* Nottingham Forest: โข Sels, โขMilenkovic, Murillo, Morato,โ Williams, โฃDouglas Luiz (Hudson-Odoi 53′), โSangare, Anderson, Zinchenko, Gibbs-White, Awoniyi โฃ(Igorโ Jesus โ46′).
* Chelsea: Sanchez, James, Acheampong (Tosin 81′), Chalobah, Cucurella, Gusto, Lavia (Caicedo 46′), Neto (estevao 78′), Andrey Santos (Marc Guiu 46′), Garnacho (Jamie Gittens 46′), Joao pedro.
