Ange Postecoglou sacked by Nottingham Forest after 3-0 home loss to Chelsea

However, Chelsea slowly got into the game and had their best chance in the last 10 minutes. Andrey Santos twice went close, once after some clever play from Joao Pedro to shoot and his next effort went wide.

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Maresca made three substitutions in the first half and Chelsea were rewarded four minutes after the break when Neto sent a cross into the penalty area into the goal of anonymous 19-year-old defender Josh Acheampong.

The mood at The City Ground changed dramatically two minutes later when Chelsea won the free kick.

Reece James rolled the ball to Neto and Neto’s effort penetrated the wall and passed through the hands of goalkeeper Matz Sels, enraging Postecoglou.

Forest thought they had scored in the 70th minute when Igor Jesus reached out to shoot at goal but the ball bounced off the bar and the bar.

Any hopes of a comeback in another set were dashed when Sels punched a corner into the path of James, who fired home, prompting a mass flight as Forest fans headed for the exits.

Chelsea’s only black mark was Gusto’s dismissal for a second yellow card for bringing down Neco Williams, but they maintained their first clean sheet since August.

Reuters

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