Premier League · Matchweek 8
HT 0:0
Josh Acheampong 49'
Pedro Neto 52'
Reece James 84'
Sat, 18 Oct 2025, 12:30 (UK) · City Ground, Nottingham
Nottingham Forest 17th · 5 pts|Chelsea 7th → 4th · 14 pts

Nottingham Forest edged xG (2.35–1.67) but Chelsea took the win.

Player of the matchReece James9.0Decisive moment49' Josh Acheampong+1.0

Nottingham Forest 0-3 Chelsea

Key numbers

  • Possession 50% – 50%
  • Shots 12 (2 on target) – 17 (6)
  • Decisive moment: 49' Josh Acheampong, FN xPts +1.0
Player of the match
Reece James 9.0Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 9.0 (Dominant)

Game state

0-10-20-3
Nottingham Forest ahead 0 min · level 49 min · Chelsea ahead 41 min

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

49' Josh Acheampong Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Pedro Neto +0.3 +1.0
52' Pedro Neto Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Reece James +0.2 +0.5
84' Reece James Goal 0.0
87' Malo Gusto Red card 0.0
Nottingham Forest Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.1Time effect −0.2→ League points won 0
Chelsea Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +1.5Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.1→ League points won 3

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

How FN Score and FN xPts work →

Match stats

Nottingham ForestChelsea
50%Possession50%
2.35Expected goals (xG)1.67
0.2xG per shot0.1
12Shots17
2Shots on target6
17%Shots on target %35%
8Shots in box11
445Passes463
82%Pass accuracy86%
5Corners2
3Saves2
13Fouls16
2Yellow cards4
1Offsides2

Compared with usual

Nottingham Forest

10 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals01.1
Conceded32
xG2.351.2
xG against1.671.5
Shots1213.5
On target24.6
Shots faced1711.8
xG per shot0.20.09
Possession50%55.3%
Passes445497
Pass accuracy82%86%
Corners55.2
Fouls1312

Chelsea

10 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals31.7
Conceded01.3
xG1.671.3
xG against2.351.3high
Shots1712.1
On target64.2
Shots faced1211.7
xG per shot0.10.11
Possession50%59.5%
Passes463531.4
Pass accuracy86%87.4%
Corners25.2
Fouls1610.1high

Timeline

  • 41' Yellow Morato
  • 46' Sub Taiwo Awoniyi → Igor Jesus
  • 46' Sub Alejandro Garnacho → Jamie Gittens
  • 46' Sub Andrey Santos → Marc Guiu
  • 46' Sub Roméo Lavia → Moisés Caicedo
  • 49' Goal Josh Acheampong league goal #1 assist Pedro Neto
  • 52' Goal Pedro Neto league goal #2 assist Reece James
  • 53' Sub Douglas Luiz → Callum Hudson-Odoi
  • 54' Yellow Malo Gusto
  • 74' Sub Oleksandr Zinchenko → Chris Wood
  • 74' Sub Murillo → Nicolò Savona
  • 78' Sub Pedro Neto → Estêvão
  • 80' Yellow Ibrahim Sangaré
  • 81' Sub Josh Acheampong → Tosin Adarabioyo
  • 84' Goal Reece James league goal #1
  • 87' Second yellow Malo Gusto
  • 89' Yellow Estêvão
  • 90+4' Yellow Robert Sánchez

Category leaders

  • Key passesPedro Neto4
  • Duels wonJoão Pedro8/15
  • DribblesJosh Acheampong3/3
  • Defensive actionsMarc Cucurella7
  • ShotsNikola Milenković3 (on target 1)
  • Fouls wonElliot Anderson4

Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.