Nottingham take on the visitors Chelsea in the round 37 match of English Premier League. The match will be played on Saturday, April 11th at City Ground (Nottingham).
Nottingham Forest is trying to extend its stay in the country's top division. After almost a quarter-century hiatus, the Trickies returned to this level in 2023, achieving this quite unexpectedly under Steve Cooper's leadership, winning the playoffs. With him, the newcomer with a glorious history calmly accumulated enough points to avoid an immediate return to the Championship. But before Christmas, they parted ways with the Welshman, deciding that Espirito Santo had a better chance of success. However, the results under Nuno after the initial successes became modest, and then there was a penalty in the form of deducted points for violating financial fair play regulations. They tried to rectify the situation in the spring but only managed to win against Fulham, and after losing 0-2 to Everton, the project bosses stirred up a scandal, blaming the referees. Well, at least they managed to secure an important and, most importantly, confident victory against Sheffield United.
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Chelsea are not as terrible as they were a year ago. But it wasn't too difficult for such a grand to bounce back from the bottom when they finished 12th in 2022/2023. However, spending new hundreds of millions and luring Pochettino into the manager's chair, they clearly expected more. In reality, the season turned out to be mediocre, and attempts to rectify it through the cups ended in failures against Liverpool and Manchester City — both times, despite attacking a lot and creating chances, Mudrik and company conceded a fatal goal towards the end. In the Premier League, the Blues had such swings: after thrashing Everton 6-0 (with a quadruple from Palmer — there's no question about him), they themselves conceded 5 unanswered goals to Arsenal. Then they managed not to lose to Aston Villa and beat masterful Tottenham. And Mudrik and company even demolished West Ham 5-0.
In the early 2000s, the Blues frequently emerged victorious in the cup. But after finally returning to the Premier League, the Citizens drew both matches in the previous season. And in September, they even won thanks to Elanga's sole goal at Stamford Bridge. The Trickies are unlikely to show good football in two consecutive matches, especially since the visitors are in excellent form. Let's bet that the Blues will secure the victory.
Prediction for the match: Chelsea to win.
