Chelsea, Newcastle compete for European Cup spots, Man Utd face difficulties

Chelsea hosted Nottingham Forest at home in round 37 of the Premier League. Coach Pochettino's team, who have been in good form recently, confidently played offensively after the opening whistle. In the 8th minute, Palmer made a delicate pass to Mudryk, who ran down to receive the ball in the penalty area. The Ukrainian player skillfully finished with his right foot, sending the ball into the far corner to open the score.

Mudryk opened the scoring early in the match (Photo: Getty).

Having conceded an early goal, Nottingham were forced to fight back, if they won points against Chelsea the away team would officially stay in the league, so they were very determined. In the 16th minute, Gibbs-White made an accurate cross for Boly to run down and head the ball near the right post into the near corner. Chelsea's defense made a big mistake when no one marked Boly.

Despite not having half as much possession as Chelsea in the first 45 minutes, Nottingham had twice as many shots (10-5), but the match did not have any more goals. Entering the second half, both teams continued to attack, ready to defeat their opponents.

In the 74th minute, the away team coordinated their attacks smoothly, tearing apart Chelsea's defense. Hudson-Odoi received the ball on the left, dribbled inside and shot with his foot hidden, the ball curled into the right corner of the goal, raising the score to 2-1.

However, Chelsea refused to accept defeat at home. The home team rose strongly in the final minutes of the match. In the 80th minute, Sterling dribbled from the left into the penalty area and curled the ball into the right corner of the goal with his right foot. A similar move to Hudson-Odoi, with the same result as the ball went into the net.

Just 2 minutes after equalizing, Chelsea took a 3-2 lead. James crossed the ball accurately from the right for Jackson to head in from less than 5m away. This was also the goal that brought victory to The Blues.

Jackson scored the winning goal for Chelsea (Photo: Getty).

In the same match, Newcastle drew 1-1 with Brighton. Thus, Newcastle is still ranked 6th, Chelsea is ranked 7th, both teams have 57 points after 36 matches played, 3 points more than 8th place Man Utd. Newcastle and Chelsea's positions are likely to occupy the last spots in the Europa League and Conference League.

If they cannot compete for the Premier League Top 7, the only way for Man Utd to participate in the European Cup next season is to defeat Man City and win the FA Cup. Tonight, Man Utd will host Arsenal at home (10:30 p.m., May 12).

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