Taiwo Awoniyi's headed double gave Nottingham Forest’s survival hopes a boost.
But despite the point they picked up here at Stamford Bridge, Steve Cooper and his men will have headed home up the M1 with a nagging feeling that they could have been doing so with so much more. They were in control of this game throughout the first half, and had Moussa Niakhate been able to add to Awoniyi’s early goal when a good chance presented itself straight after half-time, it would have been hard to see Chelsea coming back.
But, agonisingly for Forest and their travelling supporters, he couldn’t quite get enough on the ball to divert Felipe’s header into the Chelsea net. And Chelsea took full advantage, taking the lead themselves from a quick-fire double from Raheem Sterling, including one delicious strike, before Awoniyi levelled matters again to earn a draw.
