In the Premier League on Saturday, Nottingham Forest’s substitute Anthony Elanga scored early in the second half to secure a 1-0 victory over lackluster Chelsea.
The 21-year-old Swedish player, who was pushed through by Taiwo Awoniyi after a Chelsea blunder in midfield, maintained his composure to drive the ball perfectly past goalkeeper Robert Sanchez in the 48th minute.
“We put a lot of effort into our defense. I was quick enough when we got it back, Elanga added.
The expensively put together home team enjoyed the majority of possession and spent a large portion of the game buzzing around the Forest goal, passing in tight triangles or depending on Raheem Sterling’s charging surges, but they were unable to find the decisive shot on goal.
With three points, Forest has surpassed Chelsea in the standings. Forest played good defense as it held Sterling and target man Nicolas Jackson, who in the 82nd minute missed a golden opportunity, tightly in check.
Mauricio Pochettino, the coach of Chelsea, still has a lot of work to do to assemble his team, which shown some talent but lacked ruthlessness. Only two of their 21 attempts were on target.
Senegalese attacker Jackson, who had missed Sterling’s crosses in the first half, missed a great opportunity to tie the score in the 82nd minute when he chipped the ball over the crossbar following a goalmouth scrum.
Pochettino told reporters, “Today I think we created chances but we were not good enough in the last third.”
The team has quality, he added, and would improve. “Of course we are disappointed because we made a mistake and we conceded,” he said.
“We must be optimistic and persistent. It’s all about the method.
At the final siren, Steve Cooper’s guests erupted in jubilant celebration after a valiant underdogs’ effort.
Cooper expressed his pride in his side’s tenacity and zeal.
He said, “I thought we were really excellent at the mental challenge of the game.” “It comes from within if we want to get results like today.”
Pochettino told reporters, “Today I think we created chances but we were not good enough in the last third.”
The team has quality, he added, and would improve. “Of course we are disappointed because we made a mistake and we conceded,” he said.
“We must be optimistic and persistent. It’s all about the method.
At the final siren, Steve Cooper’s guests erupted in jubilant celebration after a valiant underdogs’ effort.
Cooper expressed his pride in his side’s tenacity and zeal.
He said, “I thought we were really excellent at the mental challenge of the game.” “It comes from within if we want to get results like today.”
With its three tenacious points, Forest moves up two spots to tenth in the Premier League standings, two spots ahead of the affluent London hosts.
