Nottingham vs Chelsea: A solid fulcrum
In the 17th round, which took place a few days ago, Nottingham had a strong 0-3 defeat against the big man MU and fell to the penultimate position in the rankings. Returning to round 18, Coach Cooper's team continued to have a difficult 90 minutes when facing a team in the Big Six group, Chelsea.
However, thanks to the advantage of playing at home, the opportunity for Nottingham to win points against Chelsea and raise hopes of relegation is quite possible. Remember, The City Ground is a spiritual fulcrum for Lingard and his teammates.
Currently, Nottingham has just had 5 consecutive matches without losing at home in all competitions. Even more impressive, they once surprised when defeating Tottenham (in the English League Cup) and Liverpool (in the Premier League) in the series of 5 home matches mentioned above.
Looking across the field, Chelsea made many fans nervous when playing away from home. Accordingly, The Blues have just had 4 empty away matches in all competitions.
- Nottingham: Biacone, Kouyate, Omar Richards, Niakhate injured.
- Chelsea: James, Fofana, Kante, Broja, Loftus-Cheek, Ben Chilwell injured.
- Nottingham: Henderson; Williams, Worrall, Boly, Lodi; Yates, Freuler, Mangala; Johnson, Awoniyi, Dennis
- Chelsea: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Koulibaly, Thiago Silva, Cucurella; Gallagher, Jorginho, Mount; Sterling, Havertz, Pulisic