Postpublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 17 August
Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace
Will Hughes is fouled in the 'D' outside the penalty area by Marc Cucurella and Crystal Palace have a free-kick in a dangerous position. Perfect for Eberechi Eze?
Summary
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Chelsea host Crystal Palace - Eze has goal ruled out
Pedro & Gittens make league debuts for Blues
Wood (2) and Ndoye give Nottingham Forest win v Brentford, despite Thiago penalty
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Postpublished at 14:12 British Summer Time 17 August
get involved Get Involved - 'Yes he can still do it'published at 14:11 British Summer Time 17 August
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Mistake at the near post to concede the corner and Brentford are already one down. What a great goal from Wood though. How many of those do we see skied over the bar. In answer to the question, Yes he can still do it.
Jay
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Nottingham Forest 1-0 Brentford
Are we watching prime Barcelona or Nottingham Forest here?
Morgan Gibbs-White spreads the ball out wide and then receives it in the box after a stunning flick from Elliot Anderson. He then gets it back but his powerful strike is charged down.
Postpublished at 14:11 British Summer Time 17 August
Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace
A half chance for the visitors as a free-kick from deep on the left is played into the box and Chris Richards heads it into the danger zone but Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez springs forwards to gather the ball before Daniel Munoz could put it into the back of the net.
'Wood has proven doubters wrong already'published at 14:09 British Summer Time 17 August
Nottingham Forest 1-0 Brentford
Rachel Corsie
Former Scotland and Aston Villa captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Image source, Getty ImagesIt is a brilliant start for Forest. Some people doubted if Wood would reach the heights of last season and I'm not sure he has enjoyed that speculation and he's proven them wrong already. It's a great start for him already.
Postpublished at 14:09 British Summer Time 17 August
Nottingham Forest 1-0 Brentford
Who took the plunge and put Chris Wood in their fantasy team then?
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 17 August
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Wood you believe it!
Em
Postpublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 17 August
Nottingham Forest 1-0 Brentford
Forest's goalkeeping coach has managed to bang his head while celebrating that goal and is currently being patched up on the bench.
Nice bit of passion there.
Stamford Bridge is alivepublished at 14:07 British Summer Time 17 August
Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace
Nizaar Kinsella
BBC Sport Chelsea reporter at Stamford BridgeThere's a different feel about Stamford Bridge today with the home support louder.
They are revelling in becoming world champions and there is a newfound positivity that has spent much of the post-Roman Abramovich era angry and frustrated.
It had left this stadium feeling sterile and, as I have often written in these live updates, quiet.
Meanwhile, Crystal Palace away supporters at Stamford Bridge are signing an anti-John Textor and Evangelos Marinakis song after losing being relegated from the Europa League to the Conference League due to problems with their multi-club model. Of course, Nottingham Forest profited.
Image source, PA MediaPostpublished at 14:07 British Summer Time 17 August
Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace
With Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez drifting off his line, Eberechi Eze tries his luck from range, but the opportunistic effort goes well wide of goal.
'Wood is the first to react'published at 14:07 British Summer Time 17 August
Nottingham Forest 1-0 Brentford
Rachel Corsie
Former Scotland and Aston Villa captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports ExtraBrentford didn't defend the corner well and in the end Chris Wood gets a little element of good luck. The ball drops and he is first to react and it's a looping stabbed effort back towards goal. The person on the front post for the initial corner should have been there to clear it but they couldn't quite jump high enough.
GOAL - Nottingham Forest 1-0 Brentfordpublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 17 August
Chris Wood (5 mins)
I said we'd find out soon!
The corner was sent in deep and up Chris Wood goes but the ball drops perfectly at his feet and he guides it beyond Caoimhin Kelleher in the Brentford goal.
Image source, Getty Images'Good start from Chelsea'published at 14:05 British Summer Time 17 August
Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace
Steve Sidwell
Former Chelsea midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live at Stamford BridgeA dink to the near post and Marc Cucurella was not going for goal, but he heads it to the far post.
Ismaila Sarr was alive and cleared it off the line. Good start from Chelsea.
Postpublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 17 August
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Brentford
Callum Hudson-Odoi uses his pace to burst to the byline and win his side the first corner of the game.
Postpublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 17 August
Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace
Image source, Getty ImagesAn early chance for Chelsea in the west London sunshine. Reece James clips in a corner, Marc Cucurella flicks it on and it may have just dropped inside the far post, but Palace's Ismaila Sarr is in the right place next to the post to nod the ball off the line.
Postpublished at 14:04 British Summer Time 17 August
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Brentford
Really interesting to see what we get from Forest this season after a stunning seventh place finish last term.
Will Chris Wood be in the goals like he was too? We'll soon find out!
'Acheampong looks composed'published at 14:03 British Summer Time 17 August
Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace
Steve Sidwell
Former Chelsea midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live at Stamford BridgeI don't want to put the commentators curse on it, but Josh Acheampong has got on the ball twice and already drove past Jean-Philippe Mateta. Acheampong looks composed.
Postpublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 17 August
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Brentford
Elliot Anderson puts Matz Sels under pressure with his back pass and the goalkeeper makes a bit of a mess of a his clearance but Keane Lewis-Potter isn't able to capitalise on that.
Settled sidepublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 17 August
Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palaxce
Nine of Crystal Palace's 11 starters today were also in their starting XI on matchday one last season (v Brentford), with only Maxence Lacroix and Ismaïla Sarr stepping in for 2025-26.
Postpublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 17 August
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Brentford
Elliot Anderson looks to release Callum Hudson-Odoi down the left wing but there's too much on the pass and out it goes.
Premier League Scores and fixtures
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Premier League Table
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
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Key
- Position 1, 2, 3, 4 : UEFA Champions League
- Position 5 : UEFA Europa League
- Position 18, 19, 20 : Relegation
