5 highlights Forest 2-3 Chelsea: Ex-girlfriend hurts the Blues; Pochettino reversed the situation

Chelsea had an explosive final few minutes to beat Nottingham Forest and below are 5 highlights of the match.

1. The ex hurt Chelsea

Callum Hudson-Odoi just left Chelsea at the beginning of this season. When coming to a smaller team, Hudson-Odoi seemed to have matured significantly.

Hudson-Odoi made it difficult for Chelsea’s defense to follow.

Last night, Hudson-Odoi continuously tormented the away team’s defense. In the first half, he almost caused Conor Gallagher to receive a red card and in the second half, Hudson-Odoi’s efforts paid off. His correction in the 74th minute was unstoppable.

Perhaps this goal will make many Chelsea fans heartbroken. Billionaire Todd Boehly has spent more than 1 billion pounds in the past few transfer periods, but sold a precious gem.

2. Cole Palmer continues to prove his class

Palmer recently won the Premier League Player of the Month award for April and was nominated for Player of the Season. With a strong physical foundation, he is irreplaceable in coach Mauricio Pochettino’s tactical system.

Against Forest, although he did not directly score, he pocketed 1 assist and 5 passes to create clear opportunities (key passes). In the first half, if Nicolas Jackson had made good use of Palmer’s through ball, the English player would have had another assist.

3. Forest’s bad luck

Despite losing the match, in reality Forest does not deserve blame. They played with a brave spirit. The home team took nearly twice as many shots as Chelsea (20-12). They also had at least 3 times the ball touched goalkeeper Dorđe Petrovic’s wooden frame. Two goals at the City Ground are too few compared to what Forest fans expected.

4. Mauricio Pochettino reversed the situation

Pochettino has faced a lot of pressure this season when Chelsea’s achievements are not always as expected.

Pochettino helped Chelsea revive their chances of participating in the European Cup.

However, the Blues are having quite an impressive sprint. Except for the loss to Arsenal on April 23, since mid-February until now, Chelsea has not lost another match in the Premier League.

In the pre-match press conference, Pochettino firmly stated that leaving Chelsea was not a disaster for him.

“The owners may not be happy, the sporting directors too, because this is not the season expected. Of course, I won’t be happy, but if I leave Chelsea, it’s not the end of the world or something big,” Pochettino said bluntly.

However, if you look at Chelsea’s recent series of sublime matches, the American owners should give him another chance next season.

5. European dream

In December, talking about a place in the European Cup is quite a luxury for Chelsea fans. They almost nailed their position in the middle of the rankings. But a recent string of brilliant performances has helped Chelsea revive their dream of participating in the European Cup.

3 points at the City Ground helped Chelsea rise to 7th place, with the same 57 points as Newcastle but behind due to poor goal difference. When the season ends in two rounds, Chelsea can decide its own fate.