Relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest grabbed a valuable level at Chelsea within the Premier League on Saturday, thanks to 2 targets from Nigerian ahead Taiwo Awoniyi.
Forest earned the early benefit when Renan Lodi lofted a ball into the Chelsea space within the thirteenth minute. Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, who had not performed since getting injured taking part in for Senegal on the World Cup, got here off his line however misjudged the flight and Awoniyi rose between two defenders to move residence.
Raheem Sterling scored Chelsea’s 51st-minute equaliser with a easy close-range shot from a pinpoint cross by defender Trevoh Chalobah.
The aim gave the house facet the arrogance that has been so missing in current video games and Sterling doubled his tally within the 58th minute with a advantageous curling shot after a surging run and go from Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
But barely 4 minutes later Forest was again degree, Awoniyi grabbing his second with a close-range header after an extended throw.
The outcome stored Forest three factors away from the drop zone with two video games of the season left. Chelsea remained eleventh because it limps in the direction of the top of a disappointing marketing campaign.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com