By our Reporter 25-5-2025
Chelsea pip Nottingham Forest at home to seal a Champions League spot after two years of absence from the elite Europe football contest.
At the start of the season Chelsea look like the team to finish top of the table, but through the cause of the campaign they lost ground and winning at the City Ground was thrilling to the players and their fans. This is because Chelsea have only one win in ten aways games and also, they lost to all the top seven sides this season.
Levi Colwill banished the Chelsea’s fears when he scored few minutes into the second.
On the two occasions Chelsea’s defence was breached, Chris Wood was unable to convert the chances that fell his way. Had they beaten Chelsea or even drawn the game they would have picked the Champions League spot.
Nottingham Forest would be playing in the Conference League qualification is still a remarkable achievement for a Forest side that narrowly avoided relegation last season.