Chelsea v Nottingham Forest: Premier League – live

Live updates from the 3pm BST kick-off

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Vitor Pereira: In a pre-match interview with Sky Sports, the Forest manager is asked about his team selection and the potential risks involved in resting so many first-team regulars. “They need to show, to prove in this moment that they are ready to help the team,” he says of the players he has picked. “I truly believe we can do a competitive game and we can fight for the points.”

Unai Emery adopted the same approach with the Aston Villa team he picked to face Tottenham HOtspur yesterday and if he believed his reserve side could be competitive he was quickly disabused of the notion as they stank Villa Park out with an embarrassingly dismal performance that seems to have prompted far more upset among West Ham’s fans than Villa’s.

Referee: Anthony Taylor

Referee assistants: Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn

Fourth official: Michael Salisbury

VAR: James Bell

Assistant VAR: Dan Robathan