Mauricio Pochettino claimed his first win as Chelsea boss last time out in the Premier League, with the Blues dispatching Luton Town 3-0 at Stamford Bridge.
Raheem Sterling was in fine form, scoring twice and providing the assist for new signing Nicolas Jackson to open his Chelsea account.
Chelsea made hard work of beating AFC Wimbledon in the EFL Cup, coming from behind to beat the League Two side 2-1 on Wednesday.
Forest, meanwhile, will be looking to bounce back from successive defeats after a 3-2 loss at Manchester United last weekend and a 1-0 reverse at the hands of Burnley in the EFL Cup. Steve Cooper’s team went 2-0 up within four minutes at Old Trafford, yet squandered their lead and lost captain Joe Worrall to a red card.
Taiwo Awoniyi is Forest’s big threat, having scored in each of his last seven Premier League appearances. The last player to score in eight successive games in the competition was Jamie Vardy between October and December 2019.
Morgan Gibbs-White has often been the key playmaker in the lineup for Forest.
Gibbs-White has created 74 chances, provided nine assists and been involved in the joint-highest number of goals for the club (14) since the start of last season.
Chelsea are unbeaten in their last nine meetings with Nottingham Forest in all competitions since a 2-0 loss in January 1997.
However, following a run of seven straight victories, Chelsea drew both Premier League meetings with Forest last season.
Forest have won just one of their last 14 away games against the Blues in all competitions (D5 L8) and are winless in nine since a 2-0 victory in January 1995.
Sterling netted all three of Chelsea’s goals against Forest last season, while in-form Awoniyi helped himself to a brace the last time these sides met, back in May.
That game finished 2-2 at Stamford Bridge, a key result for Forest as they aimed to drag themselves away from the bottom of the league table, while it was another hammer blow in a dismal season for Chelsea.
Chelsea went 1-0 down in the 13th minute but rallied back through Sterling’s quickfire double before Awoniyi netted an equaliser for Forest.
Even with their ropey home form, Chelsea should be a relatively safe bet, with the supercomputer rating their chances of victory at 58.2%
Forest are given a 16.9% chance of pulling off their first win at Stamford Bridge in over 28 years, while the draw is at 24.9%.
