Chelsea v Nottingham Forest

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Chelsea take on Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon with the London club eyeing off all three points this weekend as The Blues look to gain an early foothold in this season's Premier League campaign after making a mixed start to the new season.

Chelsea have picked up four points from their opening three games of this new term as the hosts have won, drawn and lost in equal measure so far under new coach, Mauricio Pochettino, having drawn 1-1 on the opening day of the season against Liverpool, suffered a heavy 3-1 loss away at London rivals, West Ham, but managing to bounce back last time out with a resounding 3-0 home win against newly promoted Luton Town.

The bigger picture shows Chelsea might just be heading in the right direction though as the hosts have lost just once in their last nine matches overall which was the loss at West Ham but The Blues have also collected four wins and four draws within this period as well.

Five of Chelsea's last nine games overall have resulted in Under 2.5 goals being scored while Pochettino's side are also unbeaten in their last eight games on home soil at Stamford Bridge as well.

Nottingham Forest found themselves in dreamland last Saturday when the Tricky Trees held a 2-0 lead away from home at Old Trafford against Manchester United but Steve Cooper's side just didn't have enough quality and experience amongst their ranks to close out the game.

United stormed back to eventually win 3-2 which makes it just one win from their opening three games in this new Premier League season for Nottingham Forest as they'd previously secured all three points by way of a 2-1 home win against Sheffield United at the City Ground.

An opening day 2-1 defeat away from home at Arsenal though now means that the east midlands club have managed to capture just one win from their last seven matches in all competitions whilst also slipping to five defeats in the process, and this sort of form suggests Nottingham Forest could well struggle once again on their travels at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon.

Five of Nottingham Forest's last 10 away games overall have resulted in Under 2.5 goals and another low-scoring encounter may unfold in the nation's capital on Saturday.

Chelsea v Nottingham Forest Verdict

Chelsea will be cautiously optimistic about their chances here on Saturday afternoon but The Blues will have taken note that Nottingham Forest have managed to pick up just two wins out of their last 19 outings on the road in all competitions which must surely play into Chelsea's hands here and Pochettino will be demanding more from his squad in this encounter.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 2.20

Other side bets worth considering:

Chelsea win & Under 2.5 goals @ 3.75

Correct score: Chelsea 1-0 @ 8.00