Chelsea hit new low as Nottingham Forest take huge step toward safety in London

SportFootballChelsea hit new low as Nottingham Forest take huge step toward safety in LondonTaiwo Awoniyi scored twice at Stamford Bridge, where Cole Palmer had a penalty saved.Robert O'Connor Monday 04 May 2026 17:15 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"dd44dc95-c469-49f6-b41a-fcc82776a269","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/nottingham-forest-stamford-bridge-cole-palmer-london-premier-league-b2970182.html","title":"Chelsea hit new low as Nottingham Forest take huge step toward safety in London"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-49663","index":0}Nottingham Forest’s Taiwo Awoniyi (left) scored twice at Chelsea (John Walton/PA) (PA Wire)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Chelsea’s season plunged to a dispiriting new low as Nottingham Forest won 3-1 at Stamford Bridge to condemn them to a...