Security guards had mobilised in front of the City Ground stands in anticipation of a pitch invasion to celebrate Premier League survival but when the final whistle came, Nottingham Forest fans stayed in their seats. They are almost there but still require one final game to secure their top-flight status. It made for a bizarre atmosphere at the end of a thrilling game.
Forest are still not mathematically safe from relegation.
Nicolas Jackson’s header clinched a 3-2 victory for Chelsea against a Nottingham Forest team whose survival is now all but assured