With the final UEFA Champions League spot hanging in the balance, Nottingham Forest welcome Chelsea to the City Ground in what promises to be a tense and decisive final-day encounter. Forest, sitting just a point behind Chelsea in seventh place, are already assured of European football next season, but they’ll need a win here—and results elsewhere to go their way—if they’re to return to Europe’s premier competition for the first time since the early 1980s.

It’s a daunting task for Nuno Espírito Santo’s side, who are winless in their last three home games and will need to summon a performance far superior to recent showings. History offers little comfort either, with Forest losing at home to Chelsea in the final league game of last season, and not having secured back-to-back home wins against the Blues in over a century. But with a fired-up home crowd and Anthony Elanga in strong form—providing three assists in his last five Premier League outings—Forest will believe.

Chelsea arrive with Champions League qualification within reach. After a turbulent start to the season, Enzo Maresca has guided the Blues into strong late form, winning six of their last seven in all competitions. While a draw could be enough depending on other results, Chelsea will want to avoid any uncertainty by wrapping up the job themselves. That said, their away form raises questions, with just one win in their last ten league games on the road and a poor record against top-half teams away from home.

Still, with Pedro Neto’s sharpness in transition and Nicolas Jackson’s growing consistency up front, Chelsea have the tools to unlock Forest’s defence. And with the UEFA Conference League final on the horizon, momentum and confidence will be key for the Blues as they look to finish the Premier League campaign with intent.

Forest’s Anthony Elanga has already haunted Chelsea once this season and remains their primary creative force. For Chelsea, Pedro Neto has proven decisive away from home, and will look to add to his tally of late-game contributions in what could be a tight contest.

Chelsea’s superior quality and recent form may prove decisive as they aim to seal a Champions League return.

随着欧冠最后一个席位悬而未决，诺丁汉森林欢迎切尔西来到城市球场，这将是一场紧张而决定性的决赛。森林队目前仅落后切尔西1分，排在第7位，他们已经确定了下赛季的欧洲赛场，但如果他们想要自20世纪80年代初以来第一次重返欧洲顶级赛事，他们需要在这里取得一场胜利——以及其他地方的成绩。

对于努诺Espírito桑托的球队来说，这是一项艰巨的任务，他们在最近的三场主场比赛中都没有获胜，他们需要拿出比最近表现更好的表现。历史也没有给他们带来什么安慰，上赛季的最后一场联赛，森林在主场输给了切尔西，而且在一个多世纪以来，森林没有在主场连续战胜蓝军。但随着热情高涨的主场球迷和状态强劲的安东尼·埃兰加（在最近5场英超比赛中贡献了3次助攻），森林将相信这一点。

切尔西带着欧冠资格来到这里。在经历了动荡的赛季开始后，恩佐·马雷斯卡带领蓝军进入了强势状态，在最近的七场比赛中赢得了六场胜利。一场平局就足够了，这取决于其他的比赛结果，切尔西希望通过自己完成比赛来避免任何不确定性。也就是说，他们的客场表现令人质疑，在过去的10场联赛中，他们在客场只赢了一场，而在客场对阵排名前半的球队时，他们的战绩也很糟糕。

尽管如此，佩德罗-内托在换防上的犀利和尼古拉斯-杰克逊在前场的稳定，切尔西还是有办法打开福里斯特的防线。随着欧洲联盟联赛决赛的临近，势头和信心对蓝军来说将是关键，因为他们希望带着决心结束英超联赛。

森林队的安东尼·埃兰加本赛季已经困扰过切尔西一次，他仍然是切尔西的主要创造力量。对于切尔西来说，佩德罗·内托已经证明了他在客场的决定性作用，他希望在这场激烈的比赛中增加他在比赛后期的贡献。

切尔西的实力和最近的状态可能会对他们重返欧冠起到决定性作用。