Targets from Mykhailo Mudryk and Willy Boly noticed the groups go into half-time stage on the Metropolis Floor.

And it appeared as if former Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi may have secured the winner when he curled a shot in to make it 2-1.

However Mauricio Pochettino’s substitutes paid off to nice impact as Raheem Sterling and Nicolas Jackson scored within the area of two minutes to finish our winless run away from house.

Mauricio Pochettino chosen the identical beginning line-up as final week’s emphatic 5-0 victory over West Ham United, though Reece James and Lesley Ugochukwu did return to the Chelsea squad for the primary time since December 10 and January 11 respectively, as Alfie Gilchrist and Deivid Washington dropped out.

With this fixture kicking off at 5.30pm BST, Forest went into the competition figuring out they solely wanted a degree from their last two matches to ensure their Premier League security following defeats for Burnley and Luton City. Previous to kick-off, the Tough Timber had been three factors forward of 18th-place Luton with a 13-goal superior objective distinction.

The hosts had an awesome probability contained in the opening two minutes as Chris Wooden was put by, however Djordje Petrovic got here out and saved the striker’s lobbed effort from the nook of the penalty space.

Opening objective

Forest loved extra possession early on nevertheless it was the Blues who took the lead on eight minutes when Cole Palmer produced one more second of actual high quality, as he picked out the run of Mudryk with an incisive move from deep.

The Ukraine worldwide confirmed spectacular acceleration to get in behind the centre-half and full-back and calmly slid his shot to the left of the diving Matz Sels.

Forest equalised simply after the quarter of an hour mark when an in-swinging free-kick from Morgan Gibbs-White was headed in, through a small deflection, on the far submit by Willy Boly.

Chelsea may have regained our lead when one other slide-rule move from Palmer launched Nicolas Jackson however Sels rushed out to expertly save the Senegalese’s low shot along with his legs.

Benoit Badiashile had a long-range drive glanced over by Murillo and Wooden had a tame shot saved because the half drew to a detailed and each groups needed to accept going into the break stage.

Woodwork rattled

The second half began with Ryan Yates hitting the skin of the submit from lengthy vary and Palmer volleying huge from inside the world, following an beautiful chipped move by Moises Caicedo.

Forest arguably ought to have scored when some fantastic wing play from Hudson-Odoi noticed the Chelsea academy graduate stand a cross up on the far submit and Gibbs-White’s header from a good angle hit the submit, with Wooden then sending the rebound from point-blank vary over the bar.

Chelsea struck the submit not lengthy after, as Palmer’s free-kick was glanced goalwards by Thiago Silva, and the woodwork was rattling but once more when Hudson-Odoi minimize inside and curled a shot from 20 yards towards the bar.

The trouble ended up being a range-finder as with 1 / 4 of an hour remaining, Hudson-Odoi obtained the ball on the sting of the world, minimize inside onto his proper foot and curled his shot into the underside proper nook.

Blues battle again

However Pochettino’s second-half substitutes proved to be the catalyst for a exceptional turnaround.

Seven minutes after approaching, Raheem Sterling additionally minimize inside simply contained in the penalty space and curled the ball into the far, backside nook.

Then two minutes later, one other alternative, James, acquired in behind Harry Toffolo after a fantastic Caicedo move and our captain picked out Jackson on the far submit to move in from shut vary and make it 3-2.

The Blues nearly scored an aesthetic fourth within the second minute of harm time when a slick transfer ended with Sterling passing to Malo Gusto however Sels produced an impressive one-handed save.

To not be undone, Petrovic confirmed his personal high quality deep into the extra minutes when regardless of taking an enormous hit from Wooden, he claimed a harmful nook which most likely would have been headed in by the striker.

And when Gibbs-White volleyed an effort huge quickly after, the sport’s last probability was gone and the three factors had been heading again to London.

What it means

Chelsea’s victory and Newcastle United’s 1-1 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion means the Blues be part of the Magpies on 57 factors, though the Geordies have a ten-goal superior objective distinction.

Manchester United are three factors and 15 targets behind us in eighth, with their sport in hand coming towards Arsenal tomorrow afternoon.

What’s subsequent

The Blues head to Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday night time (kick-off 7.45pm BST), earlier than our season concludes at house to Bournemouth on Sunday 19 Could (4pm BST).

The groups

Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Petrovic; Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Badiashile (Gusto 58), Cucurella; Gallagher (James 79), Caicedo; Madueke (Nkunku 58), Palmer, Mudryk (Sterling 73); Jackson
Unused substitutes: Bettinelli, Disasi, Ugochukwu, Colwill, Casadei
Bookings: Badiashile 15, Gallagher 34, Jackson 82
Targets: Mudryk 8, Sterling 80, Jackson 82

Nottingham Forest (3-4-2-1): Sels; Boly, Murillo, Niakhate (Awoniyi 86); Montiel (Elanga 72), Yates (Toffolo 72); Danilo, Aina; Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi (Dominguez 86); Wooden. Unused substitutes: Turner, Sangare, Kouyate, Origi, Omobamidele Bookings: Niakhate 77 Targets: Boly 16, Hudson-Odoi 75

Referee: Tony Harrington
Attendance: TBC