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Nottingham Forest were reduced to ten men against Chelsea after midfielder James Ward-Prowse was shown a second yellow card as he lost control of possession in his half and dived on the ball to prevent a Blues attack.

Nottingham Forest drew 1-1 with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and there were some top performers wearing the Garibaldi in West London.

Chris Wood added a fourth goal to his tally for the 2024/25 campaign with a well-taken finish following a Nikola Milenkovic knockdown.

Forest didn’t lead for long though sadly, with Noni Madueke scoring a curling effort to restore parity for a Chelsea team who have been in the goals this season.

Wood naturally takes some of the plaudits for his latest goal and who knows where Forest would be without the New Zealand captain.

Defensively Forest were sound too, with Milenkovic proving once again to be a steal and Murillo showing some good moments too.

The Reds stood up to the test of time with 13 extra minutes played by referee Chris Kavanagh following lengthy treatment for Morgan Gibbs-White.

Nottingham Forest hero proves his worth during draw vs Chelsea

Much has been made of the goalkeeping situation at Forest, with all eyes on Matz Sels in recent weeks.

Many had called for Carlos Miguel to come into the fold after some small errors began to creep into the game of Sels.

However, against Chelsea, Sels proved what a sound goalkeeper he can be at this level and showed a desire to pick up his performance level.

Sels made a ridiculously good double save from Cole Palmer and a save later on from a Madueke header will surely be up for Save of the Month.

The 32-year-old was signed from Strasbourg for a fee of £5 million in the January transfer window and has faced scrutiny from some supporters ever since.

Who Scored showcased what Sels did well against Chelsea. He had 44 touches of the ball and perhaps more crucially, he made seven saves!