Nottingham Forest must wait to make mathematically certain of their Premier League status after conceding two late goals in a 3-2 home loss to Chelsea
Forest began Saturday’s thrilling match knowing a point from their final two matches would be enough to secure safety after Luton Town’s 3-1 loss at West Ham United and Burnley’s 2-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur
After Willy Boly cancelled out Mykhailo Mudryk strike inside the opening 16 minutes, Callum Hudson-Odo thought he had won the game with a delightful 74th-minute curler against his former side.
However, Chelsea silenced the City Ground through quickfire goals from Raheem Sterling and Nicolas jackson in the final 10 minutes.
Chelsea’s third win in a row keeps them seventh and level on points with Newcastle United in sixth, while Forest are three points better off than Luton with a match to go, but they are 12 goals better off in terms of goal difference.
