Chelsea are ready to offer more than 100m euros (£87m) to sign 21-year-old Spain striker Samuel Omorodion from Porto next summer. (Fichajes - in Spanish), external
Meanwhile, the Blues are in talks to appoint former Liverpool director of scouting and recruitment Dave Fallows, who helped secure deals for Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane at Anfield. (Sun), external
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Nizaar Kinsella
Chelsea reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesWhen Gusto was sent off in the 87th minute, it had no bearing on the result but highlighted Chelsea's disciplinary issues.
That red card was Chelsea's fourth in six matches.
Maresca was also banned for celebrating Estevao Willian's late winner against Liverpool before the international break, resulting in a one-match ban.
It was Chelsea's third red card in the Premier League this season - more than any other club.
This is only the third time Chelsea have had three players sent off after eight matches, having done so in the 2001-02 and 2017-18 seasons.
Despite Maresca playing it down, Chelsea's discipline problem can be costly after causing defeat against Manchester United and Brighton, but not on this occasion.
Maresca must address this or risk it becoming a recurring issue. The squad, despite their talent, lack experience, and it was the Premier League's youngest XI of the season on Saturday.
Enzo Maresca spoke to BBC Match of the Day after Chelsea's victory against Nottingham Forest:"It's not good [the touchline ban], I don't like, I prefer to be in the dugout. It was a good game, first half we struggled a bit, second half was much better and we controlled the game better.
"We made some mistakes where we gave them a boost in the first half, it's better if we avoid that. Some of my changes [at half-time] were already planned. We know Romeo Lavia can't play a full 90 minutes.
"This season suddenly we have many injuries. One of the main things is to rotate players and manage them."
On goalscorer Josh Acheampong: "He's a big name. He scored, but also he played very good. With personality. Since last season we have trusted Josh. He just has to work hard and then the future will be on his side."
On Ange Postecoglou's sacking: "They've just told me. Unfortunately it's our job. It's a business where you need to win games and if you don't win games the consequence is always the same."
Goalscorer Pedro Neto spoke to TNT Sports fter Saturday's victory: "I thought in the beginning of the game we started well, but after that it was a little bit difficult for us. As always, I like to step up in these kinds of moments.
"After the international break the last month, we didn't start well. We didn't win the three games that we had.
"We needed to change some things and be more aggressive and in the second half we kept more of the ball score three goals, and we are really happy."
Did you know?
Chelsea are the first team to have two teenagers score in the Premier League this season (Estevao and Acheampong), while it's Chelsea's first time having two teenagers score in the same season since 1998-99 (Mikael Forssell and Celestine Babayaro).
Reece James made his 200th appearance for Chelsea in all competitions, both scoring and assisting in the same game for the first time since October 2022 against Milan in the UEFA Champions League.
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Under-fire Ange Postecoglou makes five changes as he searches for his first win as Nottingham Forest boss.
Taiwo Awoniyi makes his first appearance since being put in an induced coma in May, following urgent abdominal surgery after a collision with the post during last season's game with Leicester.
Murillo, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Douglas Luiz, and Ibrahim Sangare return from the 2-0 defeat at Newcastle while striker Chris Wood is on the bench having picked up a minor knee issue with New Zealand.
Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Milenkovic, Murillo, Morato, Williams, Douglas Luiz, Sangare, Anderson, Zinchenko, Gibbs-White, Awoniyi.
Substitutes: John, Hudson-Odoi, Wood, Ndoye, Domínguez, I. Jesus, Yates, Jair Cunha, Savona.
Trevoh Chalobah, Andrey Santos and Romeo Lavia come in for Chelsea at the City Ground.
Defender Chalobah returns after suspension while Lavia makes his first start of the season with Santo making just his second.
Benoit Badiashile, Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo drop out, although Caicedo is the only one to make the bench.
Chelsea XI: Sanchez, James, Acheampong, Chalobah, Cucurella, Gusto, Lavia, Neto, Andrey Santos, Garnacho, Joao Pedro.
Substitutes: Jorgensen, Tosin, Hato, Caicedo, Gittens, George, Guiu, Estevao, Buonanotte.
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Matthew Hobbs
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Nottingham Forest resume Premier League proceedings aiming for a first win at the eighth attempt under Ange Postecoglou against a Chelsea side who defeated champions Liverpool last time out.
BBC Sport examines some of the key themes ahead of Saturday's lunchtime clash at the City Ground.
Postecoglou's poor start
Five defeats, two draws and 15 goals conceded is not the start Ange Postecoglou may have envisaged when replacing Nuno Espirito Santo as Nottingham Forest boss.
The Australian has barely been in the job a month but is already facing question marks over his future, with reports last weekend suggesting former Everton manager Sean Dyche is waiting in the wings should Forest's poor form continue.
Postecoglou has now lost 30 of his past 49 Premier League games with former club Tottenham and Forest, a recent record that may not help dissuade his detractors.
However, Forest's problems, particularly in defence, predate Postecoglou's arrival: they haven't kept a clean sheet in any of their past 15 Premier League games, their joint-longest run since returning to the competition in 2022.
And the task for Forest's manager does not get any easier. Next up, its Chelsea and Postecoglou has lost all four Premier League meetings against the Blues.
Chelsea aim to back up Liverpool win
Chelsea counterpart Enzo Maresca had been under some pressure following back to back defeats to Manchester United and Bayern Munich, although a 2-1 victory against Liverpool ahead of the international break has assuaged some of the unease at Stamford Bridge.
Willian Estevao's stoppage-time goal knocked Liverpool off top spot in the Premier League and he is one of several key players whom Maresca will rely on as injuries continue to take their toll on Chelsea's squad.
Maresca could be missing up to nine players for the trip to the City Ground, including Cole Palmer, who has been ruled out for another six weeks due to an ongoing groin injury.
In the absence of other star names, Chelsea's key performer so far this season has undoubtedly been Moises Caicedo.
The combative Ecuador international has been one of the most effective midfielders in the Premier League this season, making more tackles and more interceptions than any player so far.
Moises Caicedo has been in impressive form this season for Chelsea
On Saturday he will face another in-form midfielder in the guise of Forest's Elliot Anderson, who again impressed on international duty with England in the World Cup qualifying win against Latvia on Tuesday night.
The 22-year-old has won back possession a league-high 55 times this season and his battle with Caicedo could go a long way to deciding the outcome of a crucial match for Forest's manager.
The treatment that Ange Postecoglou is getting from Nottingham Forest fans is just ridiculous.
It saddens me, actually, that they are calling for him to be sacked after just seven games - and I don't think it's fair at all.
I covered Forest's defeat at Newcastle before the international break. That was the result I expected, and Newcastle thoroughly deserved to win too, but it still showed all this talk of how Ange can only play one way is wrong, because Forest were not open at all at St James' Park - they tried to contain Newcastle and played on the counter.
The problem they had was that they could not get up the pitch, but if you were a Forest fan watching that game then you would be thinking that Ange did try and play with a bit of balance.
Now they are at home, the onus will be on them to go forward more against Chelsea, whose manager Enzo Maresca has also come under pressure this season.
Chelsea's late victory over Liverpool last time out was important for Maresca after back-to-back league defeats.
In many ways I hope Forest win, to take the heat off Postecoglou a little, but I don't see it happening.
Sutton's prediction: 1-2
Nizaar Kinsella
Chelsea reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesA recent report from footballers' union Fifpro revealed that Moises Caicedo faces an "unequal workload" compared to other footballers.
The report detailed how Caicedo travelled almost 25,000km (15,500 miles) to play four matches in 14 days for club and country in October 2024.
It read: "In 14 days, Caicedo played a total of 360 minutes across two continents and three countries, with an average recovery time of 110.8 hours, while flying more than half the length of the equator." It also said Caicedo "made 27 trips across borders and was in transit for 175.6 hours" last season.
Chelsea's players had only 20 days off this summer (eight fewer than recommended) and 13 days of pre-season (15 fewer than recommended), because of their Club World Cup-winning campaign, which added seven matches in the US.
Asked about Caicedo after the win over Liverpool, assistant manager Willy Caballero said: "He has played a lot of games with the Club World Cup and with the national team, so we need to manage him sometimes."
Caicedo has since received his first break from international duty since joining Chelsea. Sources close to him described him as "exhausted" in recent weeks.
Still, Caicedo takes his international commitments seriously, having helped Ecuador finish second in the South American qualifying group, ahead of Brazil, to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
Caicedo, the youngest of 10 siblings, grew up in poverty in Ecuador but has lifted himself and his family out of it through football, becoming a footballing icon back home. In a recent interview in Ecuador, one commentator described Caicedo as "our [Michael] Jordan."
Having focused entirely on football until recently, Caicedo is now earning from sponsorships, signing deals worth millions with nine brands over the past year, including Ecuadorian bank Banco Guayaquil and a Chinese internet provider.
A Mini Moi children's cartoon is also in development to share his story with Latin American audiences.
Nizaar Kinsella
Chelsea reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesIt is no secret that Cole Palmer is one of Chelsea's star players, so any prolonged absence is a major blow.
The 23-year-old was involved in 39 Premier League goals in 2024 (26 goals and 13 assists), breaking Chelsea's club record for a single calendar year.
Last season, Palmer starred in the Conference League and Club World Cup finals, delivering two goals and three assists across both matches.
Medical staff have since dealt with Palmer's painful recurring groin injury, trying unsuccessfully to manage him through the season so far.
Palmer withdrew from the warm-up minutes before facing West Ham in August, pulled out of England international duty in September, and came off after 21 minutes in the defeat at Manchester United.
That game at Old Trafford proved to be the final straw, as Chelsea stopped trying to manage Palmer through the season and sought to resolve his injury once and for all.
The current stance from Maresca and the club is that surgery will not be needed, but it remains to be seen whether Palmer can fully overcome the injury after this latest setback within the new time frame.
Nicola Pearson
BBC Sport journalist
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground (kick-off 12:30 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Maresca admitted that he "was wrong" about Cole Palmer returning after the international break and confirmed the forward "needs to be out for six more weeks" so they can "protect" him, but he does not need surgery.
On if he is confident the extra rest will help: "Yes, but the medical staff are not magicians. You need six weeks and we hope six weeks will be enough. A problem we need to see step-by-step, week-by-week."
He said it is "difficult to replace Cole" as he is "one of the best players in the Premier League" and is "unique", adding: "With what we have it depends on the gameplan. Against Liverpool it was [Malo] Gusto. Against Benfica it was Enzo [Fernandez]. We have to find another player with different qualities because we don't have a player like Cole."
The Blues boss also confirmed that Reece James is fit but Benoit Badiashile "is out until December with a muscular problem". Maresca said they will have to see if Moises Caicedo, Fernandez and Pedro Neto can train today, otherwise "they will be out tomorrow".
On his celebration against Liverpool that led to a sending off: "It was a big moment for many reasons. Firstly, it is because, since I joined club, we have never won a game at home in the last minute. The other reason was we were playing, in this moment, the champions of England. It was an important moment for sure. For me personally, it was a normal reaction and that is all."
He added: "It was a nice moment. Last season I was banned for one game because of accumulation of yellows. My last yellow card was Fulham away when we won in the last minute. It is part of the job. But I think it was very nice for everyone - fans, stadium - and it was just a reaction."
Maresca said that they have "changed nothing" between last season and this season to improve their set pieces, but "between scoring and conceding, we are doing quite well".
On Forest conceding a lot of goals after the 70th minute and if that impacts his plans for substitutions: "When we analyse a team we try and consider everything. We have watched all the games with Ange [Postecoglou] in charge, so making changes, you sometimes plan but also it depends on the game. With the amount of games now we need to think of changes not only during, but also the starting XI."
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Nizaar Kinsella
Chelsea reporter at Cobham Training Centre
Image source, Getty ImagesChelsea manager Enzo Maresca will speak at his news conference this morning from an increased position of strength.
The last time we saw the Italian, he was sprinting nearly 50 yards to celebrate Estevao Willian's last-minute winner at home against Liverpool before the international break.
Now, he will have caught his breath, both metaphorically and physically, and the two-week break will have allowed him to reset.
Meanwhile, tiring players Joao Pedro, Moises Caicedo, and Reece James have received full rests from their national teams, while Marc Cucurella and Enzo Fernandez also missed matches.
There is also hope that injured players like Tosin Adarabioyo and Wesley Fofana will return to face an under-fire Nottingham Forest boss Ange Postecoglou on Saturday.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 25-player shortlist for the Golden Boy award was revealed on Wednesday, with nine players from the Premier League selected.
The award, created by Italian newspaper Tuttosport, is given to the best under-21 footballer each year, with Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal last year's winner.
For a player to be considered for selection in 2025, they must have been born on or after 1 January 2005 and belong to a squad in one of Uefa's top 25 leagues.
Arsenal's Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri have both been selected after their breakthrough seasons in 2024-25.
Lewis-Skelly played 40 times across all competitions and also made his England senior debut, while Nwaneri appeared 37 times and scored nine goals.
Chelsea are represented twice, with summer arrivals Estevao, who scored his first goal for the club with a dramatic late winner against Liverpool before the international break, and defender Jorrel Hato making the shortlist.
Tottenham Hotspur also feature, with midfielders Lucas Bergvall and Archie Gray being chosen.
Manchester United defender Leny Yoro, Manchester City full-back Nico O'Reilly and Liverpool centre half Giovanni Leoni - a wildcard choice - have also been selected.
An international jury of 50 journalists will decide the winner, which will be revealed at a news conference in November.
Nizaar Kinsella
Chelsea reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesChelsea may have had back-to-back wins over Benfica and Liverpool, but the international break was a reset the club desperately needed.
The Blues had eight injured players before the 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge against the Reds a fortnight ago, with others beginning to tire or playing through knocks.
Moises Caicedo, Joao Pedro, and Reece James were all allowed to bypass international duty through tiredness. Marc Cucurella and Enzo Fernandez missed matches despite being called up.
Tosin Adarabioyo and Wesley Fofana are expected to return from injury, while Cole Palmer is back in November.
Fernandez withdrew from international duty due to 'inflammation of the knee', according to the Argentine FA.
However, it is understood that the midfielder had always planned to miss the friendly match with Puerto Rico this week and had planned to see family during his leave.
Of course, Fernandez has played a lot this season and featured in the Club World Cup with Chelsea in the summer, so it was more load management than any specific injury.
It means Fernandez will likely be capable of facing Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
Nizaar Kinsella
Chelsea reporter
The data clearly shows that Moises Caicedo belongs in the debate over the league's top midfielders.
No midfielder in Europe's top five leagues has made more tackles (28) or interceptions (18) this season than Caicedo.
The 28 tackles represent 23% of Chelsea's overall tackles, the second-highest ratio by a player in a season which data analysts Opta have on record since 2006-07.
Only Burnley's Josh Cullen has recorded more defensive blocks among midfielders.
Since last season, Caicedo has made more tackles (142) than any other player without being sent off or receiving a suspension for yellow card accumulation, showcasing his precise tackling.
He makes more tackles and wins a higher percentage of duels (59%) than Arsenal's Declan Rice and Liverpool's Ryan Gravenberch, both often considered among the league's best midfielders.
It is unclear whether Caicedo's attacking output will continue at this level. His three goals this season, from an expected goals (xG) of 0.5, include two from outside the box, tying Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo for the league's highest total.
Since the beginning of last season, Rice has contributed the most offensively among midfielders, with more goals, assists and passes into the box, aided by his set-piece duties for Arsenal.
Caicedo dominates defensively, while Gravenberch balances defensive and attacking roles. Other top midfielders include former Ballon d'Or winner Rodri, currently sidelined by injury at Manchester City, and Newcastle's Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes.
Chris Collinson
BBC Sport statistician
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Premier League table is starting to take shape and while results are obviously what matter most, they don't tell the whole story in terms of how teams have been playing so far.
Expected goals (xG) tells us how much teams have been dominating games by creating lots of good chances up front and restricting opponents to few, bad ones at the back.
Penalties are excluded because they distort a team's numbers on how threatening or vulnerable they are in general, especially at this early stage.
Below is a graphic showing how good teams have been in attack and defence, with the most dominant teams in the top-right corner and the least impressive in the bottom-left corner.
Arsenal and Manchester City have been the most dominant sides, with the Gunners having the best defence and fourth-best attack and City the joint-best attack and fourth-best defence.
High-flying Crystal Palace are the only side to rival City's attacking threat, while Newcastle are living up to their name by being almost as impregnable at the back as Arsenal.
Both Manchester United and Chelsea have one of the top five attacks in the league but worryingly also rank in the bottom five defensively.
Liverpool's back-to-back defeats following five straight wins gives a more accurate picture of how they have been playing, while Tottenham have needed to be very efficient to make up for their lack of dominance in games.
Aston Villa's early-season struggles are no longer to do with finishing - they have now scored six non-penalty goals from an xG of 6.0 - but simply because they have not been playing well.
While promoted sides Leeds and Sunderland have adapted quite well to the top-flight, Burnley have struggled to make the jump so far with both the worst attack and the worst defence.
Read more on what expected goals tell us about the start to the season
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has doubts about his long-term future at Stamford Bridge amid Juventus considering the 45-year-old Italian as a serious candidate to take charge of the Serie A club. (Teamtalk), external
Manchester City are plotting a £75m bid for Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson next summer but are likely to face stiff competition from Chelsea for the 22-year-old England international. (Express), external
Turkey forward Kenan Yildiz continues to push for an improved contract at Juventus but with talks yet to bear fruit, clubs including Chelsea, Arsenal and Barcelona are keeping a close eye on the 20-year-old. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external
Juventus have rebuffed multiple enquiries for France defensive midfielder Khephren Thuram, 24, from Premier League clubs including Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool during the past six months. (TBR Football), external
Want more transfer stories? Read Thursday's full gossip column
Image source, Getty ImagesChelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has received a one-match touchline ban and £8,000 fine following his sending off against Liverpool.
The 45-year-old received a second yellow card in the 96th minute after celebrating his side's winning goal against the Reds at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, 4 October.
It means the Blues boss will not be in the dugout for the trip to Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Saturday in the Premier League.
Maresca will not be banned from entering Chelsea's dressing room as FA rules state managers are allowed in there before kick-off, at half-time and at full-time.
He will also be able to communicate with his staff "by means of telephone, a runner or any other electronic device such as a radio or mobile phone" during the match.
It is Maresca's second touchline ban as Chelsea manager, serving his first suspension in April 2025 after picking up a third yellow card of the season while celebrating Pedro Neto's 93rd-minute winner at Fulham.
Phil McNulty
Chief football writer
Image source, Getty ImagesCole Palmer's England career has, so far, been a mixed bag ranging from the moment of brilliance that gave England hope with the equaliser against Spain in what was eventually a losing cause in the Euro 2024 final in Berlin, to other occasions when he has left even supporters of his superb talent wanting more.
Palmer's current problem is a lingering groin injury. Further down the line it will be the Chelsea star performing in consistently eye-catching fashion that might persuade Thomas Tuchel to find a place for the 23-year-old in what is already a crowded area.
Tuchel is unlikely to start fitting square pegs in round holes so close to a major tournament - therefore Palmer, who has only played 64 minutes under the German, has work to do.
He is unlikely to get in as the 10, with Morgan Rogers currently in possession and Jude Bellingham waiting in the wings.
It is hard to see a place on the flanks, where he is less effective, with Anthony Gordon and Marcus Rashford contenders on the left and Arsenal pair Bukayo Saka and Noni Madueke fighting for a place on the right.
This effectively means Palmer will have to produce a spectacular run of form to force his way back into Tuchel's thinking.
