A new loss.. Chelsea is experiencing one of its worst periods
2026-05-04 16:17
Chelsea FC suffered a tough loss at home to Nottingham Forest, with a score of 3-1, in the confrontation that brought them together at Stamford Bridge in the 35th round of the English Premier League.The guests started the match strong, as Taiwo Awoniyi was able to open the scoring early in the second minute, before Igor Jesus increased the lead with a second goal from a penalty kick in the 15th minute.Chelsea tried to come back in the match, but wasted a valuable opportunity. Before the end of the first half, after Cole Palmer failed to convert a penalty kick into a goal in the 45th + 10th minute.In the second half, Onyi returned to confirm his team’s superiority by scoring the third goal in the 52nd minute, making the task difficult for the home team.Before the final whistle, João Pedro managed to score the goal to reduce the difference for Chelsea in the 90th + 3th minute, but it was not enough to avoid the loss.With this result, Nottingham Forest raised its score to 42 points in 16th place, while Chelsea's score froze at 48 points in ninth place.This loss comes at a critical time for Chelsea, which was in dire need of achieving victory, especially after a series of negative results, as it failed to achieve victory during its last five league matches, without being able to score during them.