'Embarrassment' - Lose. There are no excuses. If you play poorly, you will lose

Chelsea news looks back at Saturday’s action as the Blues were on the receiving end of a surprising Premier League defeat to Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge

Chelsea have been labelled as ’embarrassing’ following their Premier League defeat to Nottingham Forest (Image: (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images))

Chelsea suffered a shock defeat to Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge on Saturday with similar problems again exposed. Mauricio Pochettino’s side dominated the ball and had chances but lacked the cutting edge to convert those, something that Anthony Elanga did not have as he stroked home the only goal of the game from close range just after the break.

The Blues have suffered two defeats so far this season with Pochettino sticking by his back five formation that sees Ben Chilwell practically play as a winger. Raheem Sterling and Nicolas Jackson, the two goalscorers against Luton Town, combined to give Chelsea their best chance of the game but Jackson shockingly poked over from five yards out.

Despite controlling the game, Matt Turner was only forced into making two saves with a lapse of concentration in midfield ultimately costing the hosts. Moises Caicedo and Conor Gallagher tried to build up play from deep but were clearly not on the same wavelength as Taiwo Awoniyi stole possession and threaded a perfect pass through the legs of Thiago Silva and into the path of Elanga who caressed the ball into the far corner.

Following Chelsea’s disappointing start to the season, football.london has rounded up what the national media are saying about the Blues after another loss.

Daily Mail

Mauricio Pochettino did warn it will be a while before Chelsea start to look like how much they have cost.

Though he might not have expected more forceful evidence that backed up his tempering of expectations to come so quickly and against Nottingham Forest.

A day after Chelsea’s spending under their new owners ticked past the £1billion mark following the £42.5million arrival of Cole Palmer from Manchester City, Steve Cooper’s side turned up at Stamford Bridge and left with their first win here since 1995 and just their second on the road in 22 attempts since they returned to the Premier League last season.

As they have been under Pochettino, Chelsea were the dominant side. But they made one big mistake in possession which was clinically punished by one of Forest’s own summer signings, substitute Anthony Elanga, and failed to make the most of the promising situations they created themselves. A bad combination.

Mirror

Chelsea’s mixed start to the Premier League season continued as Nottingham Forest secured a famous 1-0 victory at Stamford Bridge.

It had been 28 years since Forest last won away at Chelsea but Steve Cooper’s side produced an impressive performance to rewrite the history books. Anthony Elanga struck in the 48th minute to earn The Reds their first away victory of the season and a vital three points on the road.

After making the £105million move from Brighton last month, Moises Caicedo has endured somewhat of a disappointing start to life at Stamford Bridge. Despite helping Chelsea to a 3-0 win over Luton last weekend, Caicedo gave away a penalty on his debut in a 3-1 defeat at West Ham and made another costly mistake against Forest.

The Ecuadorian received the ball inside his own-half, but his first touch was too heavy and it allowed Forest to win possession back. Awoniyi played the ball through Thiago Silva’s legs and into Elanga, who touch a couple of touches before sliding the ball past Sanchez and into the far corner.

If only Chelsea were as good at winning football matches as they are at supposedly winning the transfer window.

Chelsea’s spending under their Clearlake Capital-Todd Boehly owners passed the £1billion mark before the transfer window shut on Friday night.

Another 13 players arrived at Stamford Bridge this summer at a cost of almost £450million and yet Chelsea have still only won 12 Premier League games since the Clearlake-Boehly takeover.

Chelsea have also been booed off more times by their home fans, as they were again on Saturday, than the number of victories they have secured since the start of last season.

Anthony Elanga’s second-half goal for Nottingham Forest was enough to pile more embarrassment on the league’s big spenders, who, for all the signings, still look short of somebody to put the ball in the net, with Nicolas Jackson providing his own miss-of-the-season contender.