ShareChelsea’s season may well hinge on what happens at Stamford Bridge, but it may not even be Nottingham Forest’s biggest game of the week, with their second leg against Aston Villa looming. Either way, it should be fun.By Alex RobertsThis will be Chelsea’s first Premier League game since the departure of Liam Rosenior. Five games, five defeats, and ZERO goals has left them with a mountain to climb in terms of Champions League qualification. Still, there is a glimmer of hope.Forest aren’t out of the dark, scary, relegation woods just yet. It’s between them, West Ham, and Tottenham for that dreaded final spot. A win on bank holiday Monday would certainly ease some pressure.Gibbs-White on fire, your defence is terrifiedLate season Morgan Gibbs-White is a different animal. Ten of his 13 Premier League goals have come since the turn of the year, and in 2026 so far, only Man United’s Bruno Fernandes has more goal contributions (15).In the past, Gibbs-White has been somewhat of a ‘luxury player’, he no longer fits in that mould. Aside from all the goals, he’s won possession in the final third 18 times, made 103 recoveries, and 19 tackles.Where would Forest be without Gibbs-White? In the relegation zone, probably. Keeping him at the club last summer has made all the difference, whether they’ll be able to do it again this time around, might prove trickier.Back to basicsRosenior is no more, and the same can be said for his convoluted on the ball tactics. Calum McFarlane is in interim charge for the second time this season, and he appears to have settled things down a little.Chelsea’s 1-0 FA Cup semi-final win over Leeds United wasn’t pretty, in fact they were second-best for parts of the second half, but it was necessary and needed. They created just two big chances, had an xG of 0.38, and completed 425 passes, only 189 in the opposition half.Some may describe that as apprehensive, nervy even, but not us. Chelsea were methodical, playing like a team that knew if they didn’t get something from the game, the fans would turn even more toxic. That’s on McFarlane.Team newsJoão Pedro and Cole Palmer both made their returns at Wembley, and the good news doesn’t stop there for Chelsea. McFarlane has confirmed that Reece James and Levi Colwill are both back in full training. Whether they feature here is a little less certain.Filip Jörgensen (groin), Jamie Gittens (thigh) and Estêvão (thigh) remain out of contention for the hosts.Forest have plenty of injury worries. Dan Ndoye (unspecified), Ibrahim Sangaré (unspecified), Jair Cunha (shoulder) and Murillo (thigh), Nicolo Savona (knee), Callum Hudson-Odoi (thigh), John Victor (knee) and Willy Boly (knee) are all expected to miss out.Ola Aina limped off in the second half of their first leg against Aston Villa, but manager Vítor Pereira seemed confident the right-back won’t be out for long.PredictionIt’s a wild week for Forest. Low on numbers and potentially prioritising a place in the Europa League final, it’s a good time for Chelsea to play them. We can’t see the home side taking full advantage, though. We’re going with a 1-1.(Cover image from IMAGO)You can follow every game from the Premier League with FotMob this season — featuring deep stats coverage, xG, and player ratings. Download the free app here.Add FotMob as a preferred news source on Google by clicking – here.Chelsea’s season may well hinge on what happens at Stamford Bridge, but it may not even be Nottingham Forest’s biggest game of the week, with their second leg against Aston Villa looming. Either way, it should be fun.By Alex RobertsThis will be Chelsea’s first Premier League game since the departure of Liam Rosenior. Five games, five defeats, and ZERO goals has left them with a mountain to climb in terms of Champions League qualification. Still, there is a glimmer of hope.Forest aren’t out of the dark, scary, relegation woods just yet. It’s between them, West Ham, and Tottenham for that dreaded final spot. A win on bank holiday Monday would certainly ease some pressure.Gibbs-White on fire, your defence is terrifiedLate season Morgan Gibbs-White is a different animal. Ten of his 13 Premier League goals have come since the turn of the year, and in 2026 so far, only Man United’s Bruno Fernandes has more goal contributions (15).In the past, Gibbs-White has been somewhat of a ‘luxury player’, he no longer fits in that mould. Aside from all the goals, he’s won possession in the final third 18 times, made 103 recoveries, and 19 tackles.Where would Forest be without Gibbs-White? In the relegation zone, probably. Keeping him at the club last summer has made all the difference, whether they’ll be able to do it again this time around, might prove trickier.Back to basicsRosenior is no more, and the same can be said for his convoluted on the ball tactics. Calum McFarlane is in interim charge for the second time this season, and he appears to have settled things down a little.Chelsea’s 1-0 FA Cup semi-final win over Leeds United wasn’t pretty, in fact they were second-best for parts of the second half, but it was necessary and needed. They created just two big chances, had an xG of 0.38, and completed 425 passes, only 189 in the opposition half.Some may describe that as apprehensive, nervy even, but not us. Chelsea were methodical, playing like a team that knew if they didn’t get something from the game, the fans would turn even more toxic. That’s on McFarlane.Team newsJoão Pedro and Cole Palmer both made their returns at Wembley, and the good news doesn’t stop there for Chelsea. McFarlane has confirmed that Reece James and Levi Colwill are both back in full training. Whether they feature here is a little less certain.Filip Jörgensen (groin), Jamie Gittens (thigh) and Estêvão (thigh) remain out of contention for the hosts.Forest have plenty of injury worries. Dan Ndoye (unspecified), Ibrahim Sangaré (unspecified), Jair Cunha (shoulder) and Murillo (thigh), Nicolo Savona (knee), Callum Hudson-Odoi (thigh), John Victor (knee) and Willy Boly (knee) are all expected to miss out.Ola Aina limped off in the second half of their first leg against Aston Villa, but manager Vítor Pereira seemed confident the right-back won’t be out for long.PredictionIt’s a wild week for Forest. Low on numbers and potentially prioritising a place in the Europa League final, it’s a good time for Chelsea to play them. We can’t see the home side taking full advantage, though. We’re going with a 1-1.(Cover image from IMAGO)You can follow every game from the Premier League with FotMob this season — featuring deep stats coverage, xG, and player ratings. Download the free app here.Add FotMob as a preferred news source on Google by clicking – here.