I did consider long and hard about this one, but then another look at the actual league results and performance data combined me with backing Nottingham not to lose here. I know they do not really pass the eye test, but neither does Chelsea who are missing a lot of important players. Of course they have another dozen of good players available for the starting-11, so this is only for the brave!

Nottingham at home have been very much 50/50 with a 3-2-3 saldo and 10-11 goal difference.

It has to be noted that all 3 losses came before September 16th, and the ones v Bournemouth and Fulham very not at all deserved, the loss to Tottenham was.

As Nottingham signed about 20 new players it naturally took time to find the optimal lineup, but now the Qatar break probably was a lot more favorable to them than to most others. They also gave coach Cooper a long renewal of contract while the results were still bad, and now it looks like they know what they were doing!

In case the Nottingham doubts are available there is not that much to worry about, but at Chelsea the absence of Reece James makes a surprisingly big hole in their attack! The star players Kovacic and Zieyech from Qatar-22 might still start from the bench, if anyone they deserve a good break.

On paper Chelsea look a lot stronger team their hosts, but the performances have been really weak. On the road Chelsea are 3-1-4 with a 11-10 goal difference, almost identical to Nottingham at home! They have not scored one single goal in their last 3 away games, but admittedly the opponents have been decent ones.

I know this is a risky one, or at least a match which you can not watch in a relaxed mood. I will go for a New Years pint to see the match in a pub where the owner is a huge Nottingham fan, there is even double incentive to do well!

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我确实认真考虑了很久，但再看看联赛的实际结果和表现数据，我认为诺丁汉不会输。我知道他们没有真正通过视力测试，但切尔西也没有，因为他们失去了很多重要的球员。当然，他们还有12个优秀的球员可以参加首发11人，所以这只是为勇敢的人准备的!

诺丁汉在主场以3-2-3的萨尔多和10-11的净胜球比分保持着50/50的优势。

必须指出的是，这3场失利都发生在9月16日之前，对伯恩茅斯和富勒姆的比赛完全不值得，输给热刺的比赛才是。

由于诺丁汉签下了大约20名新球员，自然需要时间来找到最佳阵容，但现在卡塔尔的比赛可能对他们比大多数其他球队更有利。他们还和库珀教练续签了一份很长的合同，而结果仍然很糟糕，现在看起来他们知道自己在做什么!

如果诺丁汉的怀疑是可用的，那么没有太多的担心，但在切尔西，里斯·詹姆斯的缺席给他们的进攻造成了令人惊讶的大漏洞!卡塔尔22队的明星球员科瓦契奇和齐耶赫可能仍然会从板凳上开始，如果他们值得好好休息的话。

纸面上切尔西看起来比东道主强得多，但他们的表现真的很弱。在客场，切尔西战绩为3-1-4，净胜球为11-10，几乎和主场的诺丁汉一模一样!在最近的3场客场比赛中，他们一球未进，但不可否认的是，他们的对手还不错。

我知道这是一场有风险的比赛，或者至少是一场你不能以放松的心情观看的比赛。我会去一家老板是诺丁汉超级球迷的酒吧，在新年期间喝上一品脱去看比赛，这甚至有双重动力让我表现得更好!