Nottingham Forest vs. Chelsea: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 101

Chelsea wins: 43

Draws: 31

Nottingham Forest wins: 27

There was a time when Nottingham Forest were regarded as a far bigger club than Chelsea and that is reflected in the East Midlands outfit winning 27 of their 101 games in all competitions.

Forest prevailed in six of their opening seven head-to-heads, held between 1906 and 1909, and also put together a three-game winning streak when they were winning the Division One title and European Cup between 1977 and 1979.

Each team were regularly defeating the other during the eighties, with that continuing during the early to mid-nineties as both clubs were content with Premier League consolidation.

Since 1998, though, Chelsea have been largely dominant, emerging victorious in 10 of the 13 games that have taken place in various competitions.

As many as 24 years passed by without a Premier League fixture after Forest dropped down to the EFL, yet the two teams were remarkably drawn against each other in the FA Cup third round on four occasions over a two-decade stretch.

Forest went three games unbeaten against the Blues upon their return to the top flight in 2022, but after initially securing two draws and a 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge, Nuno Espirito Santo's side were dramatically beaten 3-2 in May 2024.

The following season, Enzo Maresca's men played out a tense 1-1 stalemate at Stamford Bridge in October, before securing Champions League football by taking all three points in an equally close 1-0 win at the City Ground on the final day of the 2024-25 league campaign.

The last meeting between the two sides took place in October 2025, with Chelsea running out 3-0 winners at the City Ground.

Last 20 meetings

Oct 18, 2025: Nottingham Forest 0-3 Chelsea (Premier League)

May 25, 2025: Nottingham Forest 0-1 Chelsea (Premier League)

Oct 6, 2024: Chelsea 1-1 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)

May 11, 2024: Nottingham Forest 2-3 Chelsea (Premier League)

Sep 2, 2023: Chelsea 0-1 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)

May 13, 2023: Chelsea 2-2 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)

Jan 1, 2023: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Chelsea (Premier League)

Jan 5, 2020: Chelsea 2-0 Nottingham Forest (FA Cup)

Jan 5, 2019: Chelsea 2-0 Nottingham Forest (FA Cup)

Sep 20, 2017: Chelsea 5-1 Nottingham Forest (League Cup)

Jan 28, 2007: Chelsea 3-0 Nottingham Forest (FA Cup)

Jan 19, 2000: Chelsea 2-0 Nottingham Forest (FA Cup)

Feb 20, 1999: Nottingham Forest 1-3 Chelsea (Premier League)

Sept 12, 1998: Chelsea 2-1 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)

Jan 11, 1997: Nottingham Forest 2-0 Chelsea (Premier League)

Sep 28, 1996: Chelsea 1-1 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)

Jan 20, 1996: Chelsea 1-0 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)

Aug 23, 1995: Nottingham Forest 0-0 Chelsea (Premier League)

Jan 25 1995: Chelsea 0-2 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)

Nov 19, 1994: Nottingham Forest 0-1 Chelsea (Premier League)

Last 10 Premier League meetings

Oct 18, 2025: Nottingham Forest 0-3 Chelsea (Premier League)

May 25, 2025: Nottingham Forest 0-1 Chelsea (Premier League)

Oct 6, 2024: Chelsea 1-1 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)

May 11, 2024: Nottingham Forest 2-3 Chelsea (Premier League)

Sep 2, 2023: Chelsea 0-1 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)

May 13, 2023: Chelsea 2-2 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)

Jan 1, 2023: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Chelsea (Premier League)

Feb 20, 1999: Nottingham Forest 1-3 Chelsea (Premier League)

Sept 12, 1998: Chelsea 2-1 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)

Jan 11, 1997: Nottingham Forest 2-0 Chelsea (Premier League)

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