Chelsea boss Graham Potter admits he is ‘concerned’ about form after drab Forest draw | Football | Sport
Chelsea boss Graham Potter admits he is “concerned” with his team’s form after being held to a 1-1 draw by strugglers Nottingham Forest. The Blues have won just one of their last seven Premier League matches and have fallen to eighth in the table.
“Hard earned point, against a team that are set up well they put us under pressure second half,” Potter said after the match at the City Ground. “Our performance level wasn’t good enough to take the three points. We didn’t move the ball fast enough, not enough movement. But it would’ve been unfair to take the three points.
“When the game became a bit more out of control we suffered with the duels and struggled to deal with that aspect. It’s a tough game, Forest played a good game but we’re disappointed with our performance over the 90 minutes and concerned we didn’t deserve the win.”
Chelsea took the lead in the east Midlands as Raheem Sterling reacted quickest after the ball had come back off the crossbar. But the Blues were unable to capitalise on their lead and were pegged back just after the hour mark as Serge Aurier turned the ball in after the visitors had failed to deal with a corner.
The result leaves the west London giants seven points behind fourth-place Manchester United, with Tottenham, Liverpool and Fulham in between the two sides. And Potter’s endeavours to secure Champions League qualification could get even harder as his side are set to take on Manchester City and Liverpool in their next three matches.
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