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Nottingham Forest 1-1 Chelsea: Player ratings as the Blues slump to disappointing draw

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Nottingham Forest and Chelsea shared the spoils on New Year's Day, with the home side fighting back to earn a deserved point . Chelsea dominated possession from the off but the first chance of the match would fall to the hosts, with Brennan Johnson being played through on goal by Morgan Gibbs-White but seeing his effort saved by Kepa Arrizabalaga. He was made to pay for that miss just five minutes later when Raheem Sterling gave Chelsea the lead, tucking in a rebound after Christian Pulisic's cross was inadvertently flicked onto the bar by Willy Boly. The visitors controlled proceedings after that with the majority of the game being played inside Nottingham Forest's half. For all of their possession though, Graham Potter's side weren't able to create any other big chances, and so they headed into the break with just the one goal lead. The home side made a strong start to the second half with Taiwo Awoniyi getting the ball in the box and firing an effort straight at ...