Chelsea 2-2 Nottingham Forest LIVE! Awoniyi goal – Premier League match stream, latest score updates today
Chelsea are in danger of falling to yet another Stamford Bridge defeat as they trail Nottingham Forest 1-0 at half-time. Frank Lampard is still waiting for his first home win since returning to the club, but Taiwo Awoniyi’s header as the visitors ahead and halfway to a massive three points in their bid to say up.
With fixtures against the two Manchester clubs and Newcastle to come, this is very much Chelsea’s best chance of adding to their points tally before the end of the season as they look to end a miserable campaign on something of a high. Teenager Lewis Hall starts at left-back, while Edouard Mendy is brought into the side in goal.
Every point is huge for Forest in their fight for Premier League survival. Their away form remains a significant weakness, but another dreadful Chelsea showing looks set to aid that. Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog below!
Live updates
70 mins: Felix into the book for diving, can’t have any real complaints about that. And now Forest have another chance, Chelsea struggling badly.
Long throw into the box, falls for Lodi and he hammers an effort at goal… sliced just wide!
67 mins: Lodi flying forward on the left, flashes the ball across the face of goal and just wide of the far post.
All of a sudden it looks like Forest are the more likely to score again and win this match. Anything could happen in the final 25 minutes here.
65 mins: Roar from the away end as their side win a corner. Chelsea very much vulnerable in the air this afternoon.
Doesn’t beat Sterling at the near post, tells you all you need to know about that delivery.
Dom Smith at Stamford Bridge
Amazing. The away end bouncing. Awoniyi is at it again.
The mood in here among Blues fan is suddenly flat as a pancake again.
GOAL! Chelsea 2-2 Nottingham Forest | Taiwo Awoniyi 62′
FOREST LEVEL!
Chaos at Stamford Bridge. Long throw half-cleared by Chelsea, lobbed back into the box and Awoniyi is there to head home again.
Dom Smith at Stamford Bridge
Two for Sterling in double-quick time. This time he bends it into the corner beautifully after cutting back to send Felipe flying onto the floor.
Sterling perhaps proving a point to the Chelsea fans who haven’t been impressed with him this season. The Blues lead through the England international’s brace.
GOAL! Chelsea 2-1 Nottingham Forest | Raheem Sterling 59′
STERLING AT THE DOUBLE!
Loftus-Cheek slides the pass through, Sterling cuts inside onto his right foot and fires a strike beyond Navas and into the far corner.
56 mins: Gallagher from distance, catches the strike well enough but straight at Navas.
Forest starting to look a bit rattled, space is opening up for the Blues in the final third.
54 mins: Chelsea all of a sudden starting to play with a bit of confidence. A lovely flick from Chalobah out wide very nearly sets Madueke away.
Mangala then too keen to win the ball back, Chelsea win a free-kick out wide. Home fans have found their voice.
Dom Smith at Stamford Bridge
Chelsea level from an unfamiliar source. Sterling hasn’t scored in the Premier League since notching in the 1-1 draw away to Forest on New Year’s Day.
Now he has another against them.
