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Nottingham Forest 1-1 Chelsea: Away day Blues continue as Serge Aurier seals deserved point for strugglers

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helsea were denied back-to-back victories after the World Cup break after being held to a feisty draw at struggling Nottingham Forest as their away struggles continued to kick off 2023.

Looking to continue their momentum after a morale-boosting victory over Bournemouth on Tuesday that ended a dire run of three consecutive league defeats suffered before the mid-season interval, Graham Potter’s side looked well-placed to further cut that sizable gap to the top four after a somewhat freak early goal from Raheem Sterling gave them a deserved half-time advantage.

However, Forest were a completely different animal after the interval, roared on by a passionate home crowd on New Year’s Day as ex-Tottenham full-back Serge Aurier kept his cool amid a scramble from a corner to smash home and claim a deserved share of the spoils for the hosts, who are now unbeaten in five home matches in their battle against an immediate return to the Championship.

Chelsea, meanwhile, have managed just three wins in nine away games this term and already conceded more goals on the road in 2022/23 than they did throughout the whole of last season ahead of a tricky league and FA Cup double-header to come now against Manchester City.

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