Chelsea welcome Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge, London on Saturday, Jan 30 at 4:00 PM in a Premier League fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 2 points split them in the table.

Chelsea come into this fixture in mixed form (2W 1D 2L). Nottingham Forest travel out of form (1W 2L recently), which may hand the initiative to the hosts.

History strongly favours Chelsea here — they've won 5 of 10 previous meetings against Nottingham Forest, with 3 draws. Their last encounter ended in Nottingham Forest won 3–1. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.0 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Chelsea a slight edge, but Nottingham Forest are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.