Nottingham Forest Extend Lead Over Relegation Zone with Victory at Chelsea
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Report and free match highlights as Nottingham Forest go six points clear of relegation zone with 3-1 Premier League win at Chelsea; Taiwo Awoniyi double and Igor Jesus hit the net before late Joao Pedro consolation; Blues debutant Jesse Derry taken to hospital after suffering head injury
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BBC SportThere was an error Nottingham Forest increase their hopes of Premier League survival after a 3-1 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, as goals from Taiwo Awoniyi and Igor Jesus help the visitors open a six-point gap over 18th-placed West Ham in the relegation zone.
SMH SportCatchup with Rapid Recap: Watch the goals and big moments from Nottingham Forest's visit to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea in Premier League Matchweek 35 action. Updated ,first published You have reached your maximum number of saved items.
Yahoo SportsChelsea vs Nottingham Forest score: Kick off, 10am ET Chelsea lineup Sanchez; Gusto, Chalobah, Tosin, Cucurella; Lavia, Caicedo; Palmer, Fernandez, Derry; Joao Pedro
NDTV SportsChelsea have lost six consecutive league games for the first time since 1993.
Reuters SportsForest beat stuttering Chelsea 3-1 in Premier League Reuters
The Guardian SportA second-string Nottingham Forest served up the shock of the Premier League weekend as they ran through an insipid Chelsea side in west London to keep their dual bid for Premier League safety and European glory alive.
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It was a disastrous first half for Chelsea in a number of ways. They were behind from the second minute after Bakwa caught Marc Cucurella on his heels, peeled away on the right and dug out a cross to the back post which Awoniyi headed home. By the 15th minute the lead had doubled and from precisely the same route: this time Bakwa simply dribbled past Cucurella before crossing and Awoniyi went for the ball again, only to fall to the ground after Malo Gusto had been tugging on his shirt. After the video assistant referee recommended a review, a penalty was given and Igor Jesus finished coolly.
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Sky SportsAwoniyi was narrowly onside. Joao Pedro was spotted to be narrowly offside by VAR when he thought he'd pulled one back for Chelsea on 73 minutes.
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As the half approached added time a Chelsea corner went through to the 18-year-old winger whose first header was loose. He attacked the second bravely and won it, but was immediately clattered by fellow teenager Zach Abbott in a head-to-head collision. Both men were ultimately substituted, but while Abbott walked off, Derry left the field on a stretcher. Anthony Taylor awarded a penalty for Abbott’s challenge but – after a break in play of more than 10 minutes – Cole Palmer was unable to convert, Matz Sels diving low to his right to save well.
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Sky SportsChelsea had their own opportunity to score a penalty just before half-time when there was a nasty clash of heads between Forest defender Zach Abbott and Blues Premier League debutant Jesse Derry, but Cole Palmer saw his spot-kick saved by Matz Sels.
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01 BBC Sport Published It is proving to be one of the highest-quality fights for survival in Premier League history.
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02 Sky Sports As the home fans raged at a sixth-straight Premier League defeat for Chelsea, which puts their own European qualification chances in serious doubt, the visitors celebrated an emphatic victory which few would have predicted when the team sheets came out.
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03 The Guardian Sport Hardly the ideal start in front of a Stamford Bridge crowd on the verge of mutiny, and now a 13th Premier League game in a row without a clean sheet. But Chelsea’s performance did not kick on from there, rather it stayed stuck in neutral. They were sluggish across the piece, apparently short on attacking ideas and consistently bested in duels by their opponents. Pereira’s changes had seemed bold before kick-off, but no more.
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04 Yahoo Sports It's May Day in the United Kingdom, and Chelsea's match kicks off at 10am ET in what Blues fans will hope is a wake-up call to their team.
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