As Nottingham Forest continue their upward progress, after more than twenty years outside the top flight, interest in games at the City Ground is rapidly increasing, and when a team of Chelsea’s stature comes to visit, that demand rises exponentially.
Fans of both Nottingham Forest and Chelsea may well have attempted to get tickets when they were on general sale from each team’s respective official channels, but in all honesty, the success rate of this route is very low, even if you are signed up to their highest level of membership.
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Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea History
Over the years, a few players have represented both Nottingham Forest and Chelsea; these include defender John Terry, who spent a loan spell at the club in 2000, Ryan Bertrand, and Nathaniel Chalobah.
Nottingham Forest vs Chelsea Head to Head
Nottingham Forest hosted Chelsa at the City Ground on January 1st, 2023, with former Tottenham full-back Serge Aurier leveling the scores after a Raheem Sterling opener, and it was the first time these two teams had met in a league fixture since February 1999.
On that occasion, Finnish forward Mikael Forssell scored an opener, and a brace from Bjarne Goldbaek was enough to see Chelsea ease to a 3-1 win, Pierre van Hooijdonk scoring for the home side. Gianluca Vialli’s side finished third in the Premier League that season while the hosts finished rock bottom.
In between these two league meetings, Chelsea actually faced Nottingham Forest on five different occasions in the FA Cup, all of which took place at Stamford Bridge, with the Blues triumphant on every occasion.
In January 1997, Nottingham Forest did manage to overcome Chelsea with goals from the late Chris Bart-Williams and Stuart Pearce, earning the team a 2-0 win.
Legendary Forest boss Brian Clough led Nottingham Forest to a famous 7-0 drubbing of Chelsea in April 1991. Roy Keane and Stuart Pearce both netted twice in that game, and Garry Parker, Ian Woan, and Nigel Clough completed the scoring in that thrashing.
