Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea Predictions - Tight battle in EPL expected

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Both Nottingham Forest and Chelsea need a win to stay in contention for Champions League qualification.
Forest, seventh in EPL, face injuries but have momentum from a recent win; Chelsea seeks to secure their top-five spot.
Predictions suggest a tight contest likely ending in a draw, maintaining suspense for the UCL spots.

Chelsea are unbeaten in 7 of their last 8 EPL games (Getty)

Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea Predictions

Both teams simply havew to win to remain in the hunt for Champions League football. Much depends on what else happens around the country, but victory for either side gives them a chance.

Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in 3 consecutive games.
Nottingham Forest have drawn 3 of their last 5 matches against Chelsea.
Chelsea are unbeaten in 7 of their last 8 EPL games.

Head to Head

Chelsea have a 41-37 advantage against Nottingham Forest in 109 meetings with 31 draws.

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest are seventh in the Premier League table on 65 points. The Midlands club trail the three teams above them, including Chelsea, by just one point.

Forest’s top five push took a hit after losses to Aston Villa 2-1, Everton 1-0 and Brentford 2-0. The Reds remained within touching distance after consecutive draws with Crystal Palace 1-1 and Leicester 2-2.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s side extended their mini-unbeaten run with a 2-1 victory at West Ham. Morgan Gibbs-White scored after 11 minutes and Nikola Milenkovic sealed all three points in the second half.

Nottingham Forest Injuries & Team News

Midfielder Eric da Silva Moreira and striker Taiwo Awoniyi are unavailable due to injury.

Gibbs-White has two goals and an assist in his last two matches and is likely to start.

Chelsea Form

Chelsea sit in fifth place in the Premier League table. The Blues can secure a top-five spot by equalling Aston Villa’s result on Sunday or defeating Nottingham Forest.

Enzo Maresca’s team are in strong recent form, winning six of their previous seven in all competitions. A five-match winning streak from April to May ended with a 2-0 loss against fellow Champions League hopefuls Newcastle.

The Blues then boosted their chances of a top-five finish with a 1-0 home victory against Man United. Chelsea had 11-4 shots and Marc Cucurella headed in the winner with 20 minutes left.

Chelsea Injuries & Team News

Forwards Nicolas Jackson and Mykhailo Mudryk are suspended.

Defender Wesley Fofana is also set to miss out through injury.

Verdict

Nottm Forest v Chelsea

Forest and Chelsea are in decent Premier League form and cannot afford to lose at the City Ground. The top five hopefuls are tipped to play out a hard-fought draw on the final day.

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