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Chelsea v Nottingham Forest line-ups
Chelsea: Sanchez, Gusto, Chalobah, Tosin, Cucurella, Caicedo, Lavia, Palmer, Derry, Fernandez, Joao Pedro.
Subs: Jorgensen, Acheampong, Colwill, Fofana, James, Hato, Santos, Essugo, Delap.
Nottingham Forest: Sels, Abbott, Morato, Jair Cunha, Netz, Yates, McAtee, Dominguez, Bakwa, Igor Jesus, Awoniyi.
Subs: Ortega, Williams, Anderson, Gibbs-White, Wood, Da Silva Moreira, Lucca, Hutchinson, Milenkovic.
Early workforce information
Filip Jorgensen, Estavao Willian and Jamie Gittens stay sidelined however Chelsea Could welcome Reece James and Levi Colwill again into their matchday squad. Colwill is again from an ACL he suffered in pre-season and has not performed because the Club World Cup remaining. “When someone’s had an injury for that long, you have to be patient,” mentioned Calum McFarlane. “We just need to manage his minutes, not push him too much. We don’t want to risk re-injuring him, but he looks brilliant and he is in a really good place.”
Forest right-back Ola Aina limped out of Thursday evening’s Europa League semi-final in opposition to Aston Villa however could return this afternoon. At his pre-match press convention, Vitor Pereira was unable to supply updates on the health of Dan Ndoye, Ibrahim Sangare, Jair Cunha and Murillo. Callum Hudson-Odoi, Nicolo Savona, John Victor and Willy Boly are undoubtedly out.
Premier League: Chelsea v Nottingham Forest
Stamford Bridge hosts a high-stakes Bank Holiday conflict between two sides struggling totally different end-of-season anxieties. Chelsea have an imminent FA Cup remaining to deal with however should win right now to finish a outstanding five-match Premier League shedding streak to maintain their already slim hopes of taking part in Champions League soccer subsequent season alive.
Dragged again right into a relegation battle they hoped they’d escaped, Nottingham Forest presently discover themselves between two legs of a Europa League semi-final in opposition to Aston Villa. While the lights of Villa Park beckon for Thursday’s second leg, Forest can’t afford to take issues simple this afternoon. Kick-off is at 3pm (BST) however we’ll have workforce information and build-up within the meantime.