Chelsea vs. Nottingham Forest, Premier League: Preview, team news, how to watch
COBHAM, ENGLAND - MAY 1: Enzo Fernandez of Chelsea during a training session at Chelsea Training Ground on May 1, 2026 in Cobham, England. (Photo by Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images) | Chelsea FC via Getty Images It’s been a couple weeks since Chelsea last played in the league, and in that time, we’ve fallen from an already disappointing position to an entirely unsightly one. Of course, it’s a bit of a bunfight in the middle of the table: four points separated positions six through twelve at the start of the weekend.
Brighton’s defeat means that it’s currently Bournemouth in sixth after their 3-0 win over Crystal Palace earlier today. But we can move back up to seventh with a win, just one point behind the Cherries with three games to go. In order to that, we would have to do something we haven’t done in two months: win a Premier League game!
Since our 4-1 win at Villa Park at the start of March, we’ve lost five in a row — plus another two in the Champions League. We do have three wins in this span, but all in the FA Cup, including last weekend’s semifinal win against Leeds United. That was Calum McFarlane’s first win as interim-again head coach.
It wasn’t spectacular, but it was important. And hopefully the start of a better run of results to finish out this season. Date / Time: Monday, May 4, 2026, 15.
00 BST; 10am EDT; 7:30pm IST Venue: Stamford Bridge, SW6 Referee: Anthony Taylor (on pitch); James Bell (VAR) Forecast: slight chance of rain On TV: Sky Sports Main Event (UK); USA, Universo (USA); Star Sports Select HD1 (India); SuperSport Premier League, Canal+ Sport 3 (NGA); elsewhere Streaming: Sky Go (UK); NBC Sports Live, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo (USA); JioHotstar (India); DStv Now (NGA) Chelsea team news: Reece James and Levi Colwill have returned to full training this week and may even be in contention to make Monday’s matchday squad, though the club are wary of pushing too much too soon, understandably. Colwill has been out all season rehabbing his ACL, while the fear with James is that this injury could start another series of injuries. He’s managed to stay healthy and fit for most of the season thanks to careful workload management, after several years of constant injuries.