Chelsea 2-2 Nottingham Forest LIVE: Sterling and Awoniyi both ...

Nottingham Forest will be bidding to further aid their bid for Premier League survival by beating struggling Chelsea this afternoon.

Forest have moved three points clear of the drop zone after edging a seven-goal thriller with fellow relegation battlers Southampton.

Awoniyi’s goal gave Forest the perfect start

Steve Cooper’s side now face a tough task to record back-to-back wins as they boast the lowest ratio of points earned away from home in the division.

The Tricky Trees also haven’t won at Stamford Bridge since January 1995 but can take solace from Chelsea’s continued struggles.

The Blues finally won at the seventh attempt in Lampard’s second spell in charge following a 3-1 win over Bournemouth.

But the two-time Champions League winners remain in eleventh and have lost to a newly promoted side at home in each of the last two Premier League campaigns, including West Brom and Brentford.

Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest: How to follow

This Premier League match will take place on Saturday, May 13.

It is being held at Stamford Bridge and kick-off is set for 3pm.

Unfortunately, this fixture is not available for broadcast on UK screens due to the 3pm blackout in English football.

However, highlights will be available on the Sky Sports website and app after the end of the match and then later on Match of the Day.

Updates will also be live on talkSPORT throughout the afternoon.

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.

You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

Lampard has finally won a game back in charge at Chelsea Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest: Team news

Chelsea XI: Mendy, Chalobah, Silva, Badiashile, Hall, Kovacic, Fernandez, Gallagher, Madueke, Sterling, Felix.

Subs: Kepa, Azpilicueta, W. Fofana, Mudryk, Loftus-Cheek, Havertz, D. Fofana, Ziyech, Pulisic.

Nottingham Forest XI: Navas, Worrall, Felipe, Niakhate, Aurier, Mangala, Danilo, Lodi, Yates, Gibbs-White, Awoniyi.

Subs: Hennessey, Boly, Toffolo, Kouyate, Freuler, Johnson, Ayew, Lingard, Surridge.

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Following their win over Bournemouth, Lampard said: “It’s important to feel the connection between the players and fans.

“They should enjoy it and we are happy there’s no doubt. Because when you don’t have that feeling for a while it gradually knocks you down.

“The lads are human, they have all been affected in similar ways and when you are not winning or don’t feel at your best the only way to get through that is to fight and work through it.

“Absolutely they should enjoy tonight and have a beer or have a wine.”

Forest have moved outside of the bottom three Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest: Match facts Morgan Gibbs-White has been directly involved in more Premier League goals than any player for Nottingham Forest this season (12 – 5 goals, 7 assists), including five in his last four games (3 goals, 2 assists). Just two of these have been away from home, however, scoring and assisting against Liverpool at Anfield in April.Kai Havertz has scored more goals (7), had more shots (65), and created more chances (35) than any Chelsea player in the Premier League this season. He has 19 Premier League goals overall, and a goal in this match would see him become the youngest non-English player to reach 20 goals for the Blues in the competition (23 years, 336 days old) since Eden Hazard in February 2014 (23y 32d).Taiwo Awoniyi has scored in five different Premier League games and in each one, he has put Nottingham Forest 1-0 ahead. The only player to score an opening goal in more Premier League games in a single season for the club is Stan Collymore in 1994-95 (8).Just 18% of Nottingham Forest’s points in the Premier League this season have been won away from home (6/33), the lowest ratio of points earned on the road by a side in a campaign in the division since 2016-17, when both Burnley (7/40) and Hull (6/34) also earned 18% of their points away from home.Chelsea have started more different players (31) than any other side in the Premier League in 2022-23, making a league-high 123 starting XI changes in the competition this term. They have also had more different goalscorers (16) than any top-flight team this season (excluding own goals).Nottingham Forest have lost each of their last seven Premier League games away from home, and last endured a longer league losing run on their travels from October 1961 to February 1962 (9 in a row).Chelsea are winless in their last five home league games, losing both of their last two. They haven’t had a longer home run without winning in the Premier League since April 1995 (a run of 12), while only in November 1993 have they ever suffered three consecutive defeats at Stamford Bridge in the competition.Chelsea have lost at home against a promoted side in each of the last two Premier League campaigns, going down 5-2 against West Brom in 2020-21 and 4-1 against Brentford last season. They’d only lost at home to a promoted club in three of the first 28 campaigns of the competition (1994-95 v Nottingham Forest, 2000-01 v Charlton and 2015-16 v Bournemouth).Nottingham Forest have won just one of their last 12 meetings with Chelsea in all competitions (D3 L8), a 2-0 home win in January 1997. Their last win at Stamford Bridge was in the Premier League in January 1995.Chelsea have won their last six home games against Nottingham Forest, netting at least two goals each time. The last five such meetings have been in cup competitions, with this the Blues’ first home league game against Forest since September 1998 (2-1).