Chelsea’s winning run in the Premier League was brought to an end by 10-man Nottingham Forest who battled to a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge to maintain their own strong start to the season.

Their disciplined backline will be tested at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea aim to make it six wins on the bounce in all competitions. For Chelsea, all eyes will be on Cole Palmer, who returns to Premier League action after a dazzling four-goal first half in the Blues’ rout of Brighton.

Chelsea's five-match winning run came to an end as the Blues struggled in a 1-1 draw against 10-men Nottingham Forest, with Noni Madueke's effort cancelling out Chris Wood's opener. Enzo Maresca made wholesale changes and named an entirely new starting lineup from the team that defeated Gent 4-2 in the UEFA Conference League on Thursday.

Chelsea face Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge this afternoon is a Premier League clash that could see Enzo Maresca’s side shoot up the table. The Blues started the weekend fourth in the table after five consecutive wins across all competitions.

Cole Palmer’s reaction as Chris Kavanagh blew the full-time whistle was to collapse immediately to the turf. That said everything. Chelsea will wonder how they did not win this game, even if it was Nottingham Forest who almost nicked it - twice - at the death.