Chelsea ratings: Neto earns 8/10 in win at Forest that got Ange fired

"Chelsea got the Premier League back underway after the October international break on Saturday as they secured a 3-0 victory against Nottingham Forest at The City Ground that cost Ange Postecoglou his job after just eight games in charge. An array of errors summed up the first half for the Blues as they consistently gave the ball away despite their dominance of possession, and they were lucky to go in at half-time with the scores level"

"Chelsea wasted no time in making changes at the break as manager Enzo Maresca, who was sit in the stands as he was serving a suspension, made a triple substitution at the break. That decision provided an instant impact as Josh Acheampong headed Pedro Neto's cross past Mat Selz minutes into the second half, before substitute Marc Guiu won a free kick that Neto converted to make it 2-0."

"Pedro Neto was Chelsea's brightest player in the first half, before he registered a goal and an assist after the break. The Blues were also impressive from set-pieces, which proved to be significant on the day. There were too many careless mistakes during build-up made in the first half that a more in-form team would have punished. A red card for Malo Gusto, with Chelsea 3-0 up in the final minutes of the match, was also unnecessary."

Chelsea won 3-0 at Nottingham Forest, a result that preceded Ange Postecoglou's sacking after eight games. Chelsea dominated possession but committed multiple build-up errors in the first half and escaped with a 0-0 interval scoreline. Enzo Maresca, suspended and watching from the stands, ordered a triple substitution at half-time that produced immediate results: Josh Acheampong headed home from a Pedro Neto cross, and Neto converted a free kick after Marc Guiu won it. Igor Jesus struck the underside of the bar for Forest, and Reece James completed the scoring on his 200th Chelsea appearance. Pedro Neto and set-pieces were positives, while careless first-half mistakes and Malo Gusto's late red card were negatives. Maresca received a manager rating of 6, with Willy Caballero in the dugout.

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