Nottingham Forest have stunned Chelsea with a 3-1 masterclass, moving closer to Premier League safety and extending their unbeaten run to 10 games. However, Chelsea’s European hopes via the league have vanished after a sixth straight defeat. Yankee Scores has the full breakdown of Vitor Pereira’s tactical genius and what’s next for the Blues.

Nottingham Forest boosted their Premier League survival hopes with a win 3-1 against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

It is a sixth-straight Premier League defeat for Chelsea, which puts them out of European qualification. For the visitors, the emphatic victory has helped in their quest for league safety.

Strategic Rotation

Vitor Pereira made eight changes in the starting eleven, obviously looking ahead to the upcoming homestand against Villa.

But that decision turned out to be a stroke of genius as the manager chose to give his bench players the first chance to shine, while the rest of the stars finally delivered the win. The outlook of Nottingham Forest in domestic and European competitions looks promising.

Chelsea’s Freefall

The Blues stay in ninth place with a ten-point gap from fifth-place Aston Villa, while the gap between Chelsea and the seventh-placed Brentford, who occupy the final spot in Europe, stands at three points.

Although there is always the option of reaching the Europa League through the FA Cup, their victory in the semi-finals last year at Wembley was supposed to kickstart the comeback.

Forest Unbeaten Streak

Nottingham Forest have gone unbeaten in 10 games in all competitions for the first time since January, 2016 (13), and for the first time as a top-flight side since November, 1995.