How Colwill’s Late Strike Propelled Chelsea into the Champions League – But What Does It Mean for Forest?
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side struggled to break down Chelsea’s deep block, and while Morgan Gibbs-White and Anthony Elanga posed a threat, Forest found no way past a resilient backline marshalled by Tosin Adarabioyo and Colwill, with Sanchez dealing confidently with aerial pressure.
Forest’s best chance to equalize came in stoppage time when Wood found space in the box, but a poor first touch let him down and he ballooned his effort over.
Chin up, Forest
Such has been the standard of Nottingham Forest’s season that securing a place in the Conference League may feel like a bittersweet outcome. Nuno Espirito Santo’s men spent much of the campaign entrenched in the Premier League’s top five, only to fall agonisingly short of a historic Champions League qualification.
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