Nottingham Forest 0–1 Chelsea: Takeaways As European Qualification Decided. Nottingham Forest and Chelsea will both be playing European football in 2025–26.
A 1–0 Chelsea win over Nottingham Forest on the final day of the Premier League season was what the Blues needed to secure Champions League qualification for 2025–26.
Forest also started the day just about in contention for Europe’s elite competition. But while Chelsea’s victory placed them fourth in the table, the hosts at the City Ground finish seventh and will take part in the Conference Leaue next season.
Levi Colwill’s solitary goal early in the second half was enough to decide the เล่น UFABET ผ่านมือถือ สะดวกทุกที่ ทุกเวลา game.
Champions League Shootout
Given that Nottingham Forest finished last season one place above the relegation zone and Chelsea were in the bottom half of the table until the final eight games. No one last summer when the 2024–25 fixtures were released would have predicted this game was going to have so much riding on it.
Forest needed a little more than three points to get into Europe’s top competition for the first time since they were European Cup holders in 1980–81. Requiring some help from other results as well. But Chelsea knew a victory would have them in next season’s Champions League—having last qualified three years ago—regardless of whatever else happened.
Ironically, Aston Villa and Newcastle United losing to Manchester United and Everton respectively. Meant they would have got into the top five with a win in this game. But that shouldn’t be the lasting focus and there ought to be celebrations, not regret.
Forest in Europe
Nottingham Forest haven’t played in Europe at all since reaching the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup (now the Europa League) in 1995–96, when they were knocked out by Bayern Munich.
Notwithstanding the fact that they occupied third place in the Premier League table for much of the season and agonisingly slipped out of the top five more recently. Being in Europe at all next season is a huge achievement.
They finished 10 places and 33 points better off than last season. And will compete in the Conference League in 2025–26. Given that West Ham United won that trophy two seasons ago. They have proven themselves one of England’s better teams. European silverware could be attainable.
No Conference League Final Concession From Chelsea
There was nothing to suggest that Chelsea had even half an eye on this season’s upcoming Conference League final against Real Betis in Poland on Wednesday.
Enzo Maresca named his strongest available side. Making it clear that trying to qualify for the Champions League was his overwhelming priority.
No key starters were rested, with the possibility that. As it has been all season—it will be a rotated side that plays in the Conference League instead.