Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest Predictions

• Forest have lost each of their last seven away league games
• Forest have scored in four of their last five away defeats
• Chelsea snapped a seven-game winless sequence with a 3-1 victory at Bournemouth last weekend

Forest’s away woes set to continue

Nottingham Forest claimed three precious points in their scrap for Premier League survival when defeating Southampton 4-3 at the City Ground on Monday, but they continue to struggle on their travels and look up against it at Chelsea.

Forest have picked up only six of their 33-point total on the road, losing 13 of their 17 away trips this season and managing to score only eight goals in that period.

In fact, their only away victory this season came at rock-bottom Southampton at the beginning of January, while their three draws came on visits to Brighton, Bournemouth and Everton.

Steve Cooper’s side have lost each of their last seven away league games and although Chelsea have had a disappointing campaign to say the least, the Blues did give Frank Lampard his first win since his return as interim manager last time out.

Having lost all four Premier League games since Lampard’s return in April, late goals from Benoit Badiashile and Joao Felix rewarded Chelsea with a much-needed 3-1 win away at Bournemouth last Saturday.

With fixtures against Manchester City, Manchester United and Newcastle to come, Lampard will be well aware that this is a fixture they must win to relieve some of the coming pressure.

A top-half finish is still possible for Chelsea so motivation should remain high and given the talent they possess it is a test they are fancied to pass with flying colours.

But while Forest have struggled for goals on the road, Chelsea still don’t convince defensively and they have managed only one clean sheet in their last nine.

Forest, meanwhile, have failed to score in only two of their last 11 games and they have netted consolation goals in four of their last five away defeats, which includes on trips to Tottenham and Liverpool.

But with 65 goals conceded in 35 games, only Southampton and Bournemouth have conceded more than Forest in the Premier League this season and they have gone 14 games without a clean sheet.

Cooper’s side have shipped at least twice in 12 of their 17 away games so Chelsea, who are back on winning form, can capitalise and record back-to-back league wins for only the third time this season.

Correct-score punters can side with another 3-1 win for Chelsea as a consolation strike looks likely for the visitors, who have netted in nine of their last 11 league games.