Welcome to the ultimate month of the season, which we start with a house sport in opposition to Nottingham Forest. Nothing however a win will do if we wish to preserve tempo within the race for sixth, and keep away from one other unpleasant midtable end.
Interim head coach Calum McFarlane obtained his first win final weekend, and he’s stored principally the identical lineup. The one modifications are in assault, the place Cole Palmer and Jesse Derry (!) begin as a substitute of Pedro Neto and Alejandro Garnacho. Derry’s first senior begin. Neither Neto nor Garnacho on the bench, which is a priority. We do have Reece James and Levi Colwill (and Filip Jörgensen) within the squad.
Appears to be like like a little bit of rotation for the guests, who have been in motion midweek within the Europa League.
Chelsea beginning lineup (4-2-3-1):
Sánchez | Cucurella, Tosin, Chalobah, Gusto | Lavia, Caicedo | Derry, Enzo (c), Palmer | João Pedro
Substitutes from: Jörgensen, Acheampong, Colwill, Fofana, James, Hato, Santos, Essugo, Delap
Nottingham Forest beginning XI:
Sels | Morato, Awoniyi, Domínguez, I.Jesus, Yates (c), Jair Cunha, McAtee, Netz, Bakwa, Abbott
Substitutes from: Ortega, Williams, Anderson, Gibbs-White, Wooden, Da Silva Moreira, Lucca, Hutchinson, Milenković
Date / Time: Monday, Could 4, 2026, 15.00 BST; 10am EDT; 7:30pm IST
Venue: Stamford Bridge, SW6
Referee: Anthony Taylor (on pitch); James Bell (VAR)
On TV: Sky Sports activities Primary Occasion (UK); USA, Universo (USA); Star Sports activities Choose HD1 (India); SuperSport Premier League, Canal+ Sport 3 (NGA); elsewhere
Streaming: Sky Go (UK); NBC Sports activities Stay, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo (USA); JioHotstar (India); DStv Now (NGA)
Be wonderful to one another, and social gathering on, dudes!
