LONDON — Nottingham Forest substitute Anthony Elanga struck early in the second half to earn a 1-0 win at toothless Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday.
The 21-year-old Swede kept his cool to push the ball neatly past goalkeeper Robert Sanchez in the 48th minute after being put through by Taiwo Awoniyi following a Chelsea mix-up in midfield.
Anthony Elanga runs right by Chelsea's defense and scores for Forest!
— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) September 2, 2023
The hosts' expensively assembled side had more possession and spent much of the game buzzing around the Forest goal, passing in tight triangles or relying on surging runs from Raheem Sterling but failing to find the killer shot on goal.
MATT TURNER SAVE Bergen County Buffon stops Thiago Silva near post, winds up getting shutout win at Stamford Bridge. Forest leapfrog Chelsea to reach 9th in table. Amazing momentum for Turner & Forest heading into international break. pic.twitter.com/11ySxMIbsK
— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) September 2, 2023
Forest, whose three points mean they leapfrog Chelsea in the table, defended solidly as they kept Sterling and target man Nicolas Jackson, who sent a golden chance over the bar in the 82nd minute, tightly in check.
USMNT goalkeeper Matt Turner gets his first EVER Premier League clean sheet for Nottingham Forest in a 1-0 win against Chelsea!
Huge three points pic.twitter.com/Paqjjyshcy— USMNT Only (@usmntonly) September 2, 2023
Chelsea’s billions couldn’t get a ball past Matt Turner pic.twitter.com/02TKKElCYF
— USMNTvsHaters (@USMNTvsHaters) September 2, 2023
✅ Dub
✅ First clean sheetWhat a game for Matt Turner and Nottingham Forest. pic.twitter.com/XFuhDgDF4N— USMNT Otaku (@USMNTOtaku) September 2, 2023
(Reporting by Clare Lovell; Editing by Pritha Sarkar)
