Chelsea hosted Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge on Monday, May 4, 2026, with kickoff set for 15.00 BST, 10am EDT and 7:30pm IST as fans searched for where to watch Chelsea F.C. vs Nottingham Forest. Anthony Taylor was the referee and James Bell the VAR for the match.
The game was shown in the UK on Sky Sports Main Event and streamed on Sky Go. In the United States, USA and Universo carried it on television, while NBC Sports Live and Telemundo Deportes En Vivo offered streaming. Star Sports Select HD1 showed the match in India, with JioHotstar streaming it, and SuperSport Premier League plus Canal+ Sport 3 carried it in Nigeria alongside DStv Now.
Chelsea arrived in a 4-2-3-1 shape and handed Jesse Derry his first senior start, with Cole Palmer joining him in attack instead of Pedro Neto and Alejandro Garnacho, neither of whom made the bench. Sánchez, Cucurella, Tosin, Chalobah, Gusto, Lavia, Caicedo, Derry, Enzo, Palmer and João Pedro all started, while Reece James, Levi Colwill and Filip Jörgensen were among the substitutes.
The fixture mattered because Chelsea were in the final month of the season and needed a win to stay in touch with the race for sixth after Calum McFarlane got his first win last weekend. Nottingham Forest came in rotated after playing in the Europa League midweek, and their lineup reflected that, with Sels, Morato, Awoniyi, Domínguez, I. Jesus, Yates, Jair Cunha, McAtee, Netz, Bakwa and Abbott starting.
That leaves Chelsea with no room for another stumble. McFarlane said nothing but a win would do if his side wanted to keep pace and avoid another unsightly midtable finish, and the decision to start Derry while leaving Neto and Garnacho out underlined that the manager was willing to change the look of the attack to get it.
