Premier League · Matchweek 35
João Pedro 90'
HT 0:2
Taiwo Awoniyi 2'
Igor Jesus 15' (pen)
Taiwo Awoniyi 52'
Mon, 4 May 2026, 15:00 (UK) · Stamford Bridge, London
Chelsea 9th · 48 pts|Nottingham Forest 16th · 42 pts

Chelsea edged xG (2.15–2.05) but Nottingham Forest took the win.

Player of the matchTaiwo Awoniyi8.4Decisive moment2' Taiwo Awoniyi+0.7

Chelsea 1-3 Nottingham Forest

Key numbers

  • Possession 67% – 33%
  • Shots 21 (5 on target) – 6 (4)
  • Decisive moment: 2' Taiwo Awoniyi, FN xPts +0.7
Player of the match
Taiwo Awoniyi 8.4Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.4 (Dominant)

Game state

0-10-20-31-3
Chelsea ahead 0 min · level 2 min · Nottingham Forest ahead 88 min
  • Morgan Gibbs-White — off the bench 21 min · 0G 1A

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.

2' Taiwo Awoniyi Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Dilane Bakwa +0.2 +0.7
15' Igor Jesus Pen goal +0.6
52' Taiwo Awoniyi Goal · assist Morgan Gibbs-White +0.2
90' João Pedro Goal · assist Marc Cucurella 0.0
Chelsea Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.3Time effect −0.3→ League points won 0
Nottingham Forest Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments +1.5Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.4→ 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

ChelseaNottingham Forest
67%Possession33%
2.15Expected goals (xG)2.05
0.1xG per shot0.34
21Shots6
5Shots on target4
24%Shots on target %67%
12Shots in box6
659Passes334
91%Pass accuracy80%
10Corners1
1Saves4
12Fouls10
3Yellow cards1
1Offsides2

Compared with usual

Chelsea

54 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals11.9
Conceded31.4
xG2.151.8
xG against2.051.2
Shots2114.2
On target55.1
Shots faced610.6
xG per shot0.10.12
Possession67%58.7%
Passes659561
Pass accuracy91%87.4%
Corners105.9
Fouls1210.9

Nottingham Forest

51 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals31.4
Conceded11.2
xG2.051.4
xG against2.151.2
Shots614.1
On target44.8
Shots faced2111.4
xG per shot0.340.1high
Possession33%49.3%
Passes334440.6
Pass accuracy80%82.4%
Corners15.5
Fouls1011.6

Timeline

  • 2' Goal Taiwo Awoniyi league goal #3 assist Dilane Bakwa
  • 10' Yellow Morato
  • 13' VAR Taiwo Awoniyi
  • 14' Yellow Malo Gusto
  • 15' Goal Igor Jesus (pen) league goal #6
  • 45+5' Sub Zach Abbott → Neco Williams
  • 45+9' Sub Jesse Derry → Liam Delap
  • 46' Sub Tosin Adarabioyo → Levi Colwill
  • 46' Sub Jair → Nikola Milenković
  • 46' Sub Igor Jesus → Morgan Gibbs-White
  • 46' Sub Nicolás Domínguez → Elliot Anderson
  • 52' Goal Taiwo Awoniyi league goal #4 assist Morgan Gibbs-White
  • 58' Sub Roméo Lavia → Andrey Santos
  • 66' Sub Robert Sánchez → Filip Jørgensen
  • 66' Sub → Chris Wood
  • 75' VAR João Pedro
  • 78' Yellow Liam Delap
  • 78' Yellow Moisés Caicedo
  • 80' Sub Dilane Bakwa → Omari Hutchinson
  • 90' Goal João Pedro league goal #15 assist Marc Cucurella

Category leaders

  • Key passesEnzo Fernández7
  • Duels wonJoão Pedro9/17
  • DribblesJoão Pedro4/6
  • Defensive actionsLuca Netz7
  • ShotsCole Palmer3 (on target 2)
  • Fouls wonDilane Bakwa3

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.