Nottingham Forest Wins Against Chelsea

May 4, 2026, 20:58
EuropeSports

Introduction

Nottingham Forest beat Chelsea 3-1 on Monday. Forest is now higher in the league. Many players got hurt during the game.

Main Body

Four players hit their heads in the game. Jesse Derry and Zach Abbott hit each other first. Derry went to the hospital. Later, Robert Sánchez and Morgan Gibbs-White hit each other. Both players left the game. Forest manager Vitor Pereira changed eight players. He wanted his best players to be ready for the Europa League game. Taiwo Awoniyi and Igor Jesus scored goals. Forest won the game. Chelsea has a new coach. They lost six games in a row. Now they are ninth in the league. They might not play in the Conference League.

Conclusion

Nottingham Forest did not lose for ten games. They are safe from the bottom of the league. Chelsea is still playing very badly.

Learning

⚽ Talking about the Past

In the story, we see words that change when something already happened. This is how we tell a story about a game that is finished.

The Change List

  • beat →\rightarrow beat (Stayed the same!)
  • get →\rightarrow got
  • hit →\rightarrow hit (Stayed the same!)
  • go →\rightarrow went
  • leave →\rightarrow left
  • change →\rightarrow changed
  • want →\rightarrow wanted
  • score →\rightarrow scored
  • win →\rightarrow won
  • lose →\rightarrow lost

💡 Easy Rule For many words, just add -ed at the end (like changed or scored). But some words are 'rebels' and change completely (like go →\rightarrow went).

Example from the text: "Forest won the game." →\rightarrow It happened on Monday. It is over.

Vocabulary Learning

league
a group of teams that play against each other
Example:The league will decide which team wins the championship.
coach
a person who trains a team
Example:The coach gave the players new instructions.
players
people who play a sport
Example:The players celebrated after the win.
game
a match of sport
Example:The game started at 3 p.m.
goal
a point scored in sport
Example:He scored a goal in the last minute.
hospital
a place where people are treated for illness or injury
Example:The injured player went to the hospital.
hurt
to cause pain or injury
Example:The player got hurt during the match.
lost
to fail to win
Example:They lost the game by one point.
win
to be victorious
Example:The team will try to win tomorrow.
manager
a person who leads a team
Example:The manager changed the lineup.
hit
to strike or collide
Example:The players hit their heads on the ground.
Monday
the day after Sunday
Example:The match was played on Monday.