Pundits Paul Merson and Chris Sutton agree that Chelsea will beat Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
The Reds travel to Stamford Bridge in search of a rare win away from home this season. A 1-0 win at Southampton in January is the only victory on the road for Steve Cooper's team in the league so far.
But the Reds will be buoyed after winning Monday's vital relegation six-pointer against Southampton. They currently sit three points clear of the bottom three.
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They face a Chelsea team this weekend who have had a nightmare campaign as they currently sit 11th in the Premier League table. Frank Lampard's side did earn their first win in 10 matches last time out though after beating Bournemouth 3-1.
And both Merson and Sutton believe the Blues will come out on top against Forest when the two sides meet in West London.
“Nottingham Forest did very well against Southampton under pressure. But I think this is a game where Nottingham Forest are going to struggle to eke out a positive result,” Merson told SportsKeeda, going with a 3-0 win.
“Chelsea haven’t been at their best but I don’t see how Forest are going to get the better of them.”
The former Arsenal player has though predicted the Reds will stay up, as he has named his bottom three to go down. Southampton, Leeds and Leicester are the current bottom three with Everton and Forest just above the relegation zone.
“Forest might already be safe and might have enough points to survive the drop. I think Leicester, Leeds United and Southampton are destined for relegation.”
“I don't seem to be able to call Chelsea right whatever I try, so this time I am basing my prediction purely on Nottingham Forest's abysmal away record,” Sutton told BBC Sport, predicting a 2-1 win. “Forest have just one win and six points from 17 games on the road, where they are conceding an average 2.4 goals a game.
“Surely they won't get anything at Stamford Bridge - although this is Chelsea we are talking about. Blues interim manager Frank Lampard got his first win last week, although I am not sure they deserved to beat Bournemouth.
“Now Frank needs a home win, and despite my better judgement I am going with them to get it. Stand by for a Forest victory then... nothing would surprise me here.”
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