Chelsea overcame Nottingham Forest 3-2 to win, bringing them level on points with sixth-place Newcastle United.

Mauricio Pochettino started with the same lineup as Chelsea's convincing 5-0 victory over West Ham United the previous week, though Alfie Gilchrist and Deivid Washington were left out, making Reece James and Lesley Ugochukwu the first members of the Chelsea team to return since December 10 and January 11, respectively. Forest knew going into this match—which kicks off at 5.30 p.m. BST—that a win in their final two games would secure their spot in the Premier League after losses to Burnley and Luton Town. With a goal differential advantage of 13 goals, the Tricky Trees led 18th-place Luton by three points before the game started. Within the first two minutes, the hosts had a fantastic opportunity when Chris Wood was put through, but Djordje Petrovic came out and saved the striker’s lobbed effort from the corner of the penalty area.