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Chelsea v Forest team news: Derry starts, eight Forest changes

4 May 2026 446 comments
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Thanks to the Bank Holiday in the United Kingdom, we’ve got the unusual spectacle of a Monday 3pm BST kick-off today.

Chelsea v Nottingham Forest is our mid-afternoon match before Everton v Manchester City later.

TEAM NEWS

There are teamsheet surprises from both teams, although mostly the visitors.

The headline news from Chelsea is that winger Jesse Derry makes his first professional start.

The Blues have four senior wide-men out, with Pedro Neto and Alejandro Garnacho joining the absent contingent today.

Cole Palmer also starts, having only been a substitute in the FA Cup semi-final.

Levi Colwill and Reece James are on the bench after recovering from injury.

As for Forest, carnage.

Vitor Pereira makes eight changes from the Tricky Trees’ UEFA Europa League semi-final first leg against Aston Villa.

Chris Wood, Elliot Anderson and Morgan Gibbs-White are among those on the bench.

The only survivors from Thursday night are Morato, Nicolas Dominguez and Igor Jesus.

LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Gusto, Chalobah, Tosin, Cucurella, Caicedo, Lavia, Palmer, Derry, Fernandez, Joao Pedro.

Subs: Jorgensen, Colwill, Hato, James, Fofana, Acheampong, Essugo, Andrey Santos, Delap.

Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Abbott, Morato, Jair Cunha, Netz, Yates, McAtee, Dominguez, Bakwa, Igor Jesus, Awoniyi.

Subs: Ortega, Williams, Milenkovic, Anderson, Moreira, Hutchinson, Gibbs-White, Lucca, Wood

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Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:

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  1. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 hour, 40 mins ago

    Pedro G

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  2. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    1 hour, 40 mins ago

    Offside

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 hour, 39 mins ago

      Close

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    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 hour, 39 mins ago

      Yeah

      By a fair margin

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  3. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    1 hour, 40 mins ago

    Pedro

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  4. JohnnyB10
    • 1 Year
    1 hour, 39 mins ago

    Might be offside

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  5. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    1 hour, 39 mins ago

    Offside??

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  6. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    1 hour, 39 mins ago

    There need to be a rule change. Why is there only one concussion protocol change. It should be unlimited or 3 at this rate.

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    1. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 38 mins ago

      Because teams would abuse it

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  7. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    1 hour, 39 mins ago

    Pedro g. Could be off

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  8. Digital-Real
    • 9 Years
    1 hour, 38 mins ago

    this will be given offside

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  9. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    1 hour, 38 mins ago

    Yes offside yeeeooo

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  10. JBG
    • 7 Years
    1 hour, 38 mins ago

    That could've been JPs 15th goal.

    If you don't believe he's scored that many, just google "Joao Pedro 15".

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  11. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    1 hour, 38 mins ago

    He’s off isn’t he 🙁

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    1. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 38 mins ago

      Aye

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  12. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 hour, 38 mins ago

    Scrubbed

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  13. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 38 mins ago

    Feel like I'm yet to get a return from Pedro this season despite owning him for more than half of it.

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      1 hour, 36 mins ago

      You have to sell him to unlock any returns.

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      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        1 hour, 35 mins ago

        I know. I just want others to suffer too.

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  14. SM001
    • 10 Years
    1 hour, 37 mins ago

    What a season

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    1. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      1 hour, 35 mins ago

      Just gotta smash a few chips and play it fairly mainstream on the captain picks

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  15. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    1 hour, 37 mins ago

    enzo hits the post

    palmer misses pen

    pedro offside goal

    what a brilliant triple up lol. hadnnt been following much football apart from the title race. didnt even realize chelsea hadnt scored in the 3 games before the dgw

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    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 13 Years
      1 hour, 34 mins ago

      Loser energy the lot of them.

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    2. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      1 hour, 32 mins ago

      This is the 8th match in a row where Chelsea have failed to score (excluding League One opponents)

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      1. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        1 hour, 31 mins ago

        Forgot the Leeds match, just the 7 PL/CL games then

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  16. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 36 mins ago

    Was there an assist for Pedro’s non goal, not that it really matters anyway…

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    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      1 hour, 35 mins ago

      No, scored the second effort.

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    2. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 35 mins ago

      No assist, but Cucarella originally passed the ball, but it was a shot, save and another shot, so no assist

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  17. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    1 hour, 36 mins ago

    I’ve still got faith in JP, I’m defo not selling him.
    Palmer on the other hand doesn’t even look like close to returning

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      1 hour, 34 mins ago

      Ya I was going to sell Semenyo next week and get O’Reilly, might just ditch Palmer now though instead

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    2. Baps Hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      1 hour, 33 mins ago

      Yea, there is no obvious better player than him. That offside was so close that in any other game it could have been onside.

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  18. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 hour, 36 mins ago

    The offside technology isn’t accurate enough to recognise Williams’ knee was further back than his foot.

    His leg position didn’t even look right in the cartoon graphic.

    Sums up Chelsea’s fortunes at the minute.

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  19. x.jim.x
    • 11 Years
    1 hour, 36 mins ago

    Can’t believe we only put 1 past this absolute shower

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    1. Nightcrawler
      • 6 Years
      1 hour, 34 mins ago

      still better than drawing 1-1 against 10 of those, let alone 11

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    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      1 hour, 33 mins ago

      Gave them too much (unwarranted) respect.

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  20. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 hour, 35 mins ago

    Caicedo YC

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    1. g40steve
      • 8 Years
      1 hour, 34 mins ago

      Delap YC

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  21. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    1 hour, 34 mins ago

    Sels down

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  22. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    1 hour, 33 mins ago

    Cracking afternoon for palmer and Pedro owners.

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  23. CoracAld2831
    • 5 Years
    1 hour, 33 mins ago

    Wow, Chelsea are absolutely abysmal.

    (Not watching the match)

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  24. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    1 hour, 33 mins ago

    So close to deleting the account....

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 hour, 32 mins ago

      No you’re not

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  25. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    1 hour, 33 mins ago

    Frank should stick with Coventry

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 hour, 31 mins ago

      Nobody in their right mind would want to manage this shower.

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      1. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        1 hour, 29 mins ago

        The wages help

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        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          1 hour, 28 mins ago

          They usually make more from compensation

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          1. x.jim.x
            • 11 Years
            1 hour, 27 mins ago

            Exactly why they’ll have managers queuing up

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  26. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    1 hour, 33 mins ago

    Those Palmer and Pedro goals no goals might yet cost me my ML 🙁

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    1. fusen
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 32 mins ago

      Picking Pedro and Palmer might cost you your ML

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    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      1 hour, 30 mins ago

      I doubt whether you'll be alone in thinking that.

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  27. thegaffer82
    • 14 Years
    1 hour, 31 mins ago

    Fine margins

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  28. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    1 hour, 31 mins ago

    As a Palmer and Pedro owner what an utterly miserable watch this match has been. None of my mini league rivals have them either.

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    1. ball c
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      1 hour, 30 mins ago

      Stupidly I got excited when I saw the forest lineup. Chelsea are woeful.
      Liverpool will run riot on Saturday

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      1. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        1 hour, 28 mins ago

        Have you seen Liverpool this season

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  29. Nightcrawler
    • 6 Years
    1 hour, 30 mins ago

    city will definitely rest their entire first choice xi in the cup final

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  30. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    1 hour, 29 mins ago

    I'll be playing No Chelsea rule next season

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