![]() The first had a shade of fortune as his shot deflected off Ryan Yates on the floor into the roof of the net after Trevoh Chalobah's cut-back. Forest nearly made it 2-0 from a corner against the run of play but Moussa Niakhate could not get a foot on the ball at the back post.Ĭhelsea then took the lead with two quickfire Sterling goals. ![]() Sky SportsĪfter an abject first-half performance saw them booed off by some at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea were transformed after the break although still vulnerable at set-pieces. One more victory, or even two draws, might be enough to preserve their top-flight status and reward the Forest board for sticking with their man. His reward was defensive resolve combined with an ability - especially through the aerial prowess of Awoniyi - to capitalise on the weak points of the hosts. Forest have been lamentable in London this season, losing all five previous league visits to the capital by a 16-2 aggregate.īut he turned that form around by frustrating Chelsea, helped by a change in personnel and formation defender Joe Worrall was recalled in place of forward Brennan Johnson and they switched to a back five. The wisdom of Forest's decision to stick with Cooper when all around them at the bottom were changing managers - sometimes more than once - will be determined with the outcome of their final two fixtures.īefore the Chelsea game, they had won two of their past three matches - but that was after going 11 without a victory, a period when the Forest board must have been tempted to make a change as all four clubs below them had.Ĭooper has found a golden touch at just the right time. Here's a round-up of how our colleagues in the national media reported on events at Chelsea. READ MORE: Awoniyi challenge set as Forest face decisive final gamesĪrsenal at home and Crystal Palace away await for the Reds as they bid to retain their top flight status for another year. READ MORE: Special moment after Nottingham Forest draw as unity matched by steely spirit at Chelsea That leaves them 16th in the table with two games left to play, three points above the dreaded drop zone. ![]() Forest ensured a share of the spoils, though, courtesy of a 2-2 draw, and have now taken four points from two games following their 4-3 home win over rock bottom Southampton.
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