Chelsea looked an entirely different side in last weekend's FA Cup semi-final win over Leeds United as interim Calum McFarlane turned the club around.
McFarlane will be hoping for a similar result against Forest, especially as Morgan Gibbs-White, Elliot Anderson, Chris Wood, Neco Williams and Nikola Milenkovic are all on the bench at Stamford Bridge.
Nottingham Forest XI: Sels; Abbott, Jair Cunha, Morato, Netz, Yates, Domínguez, McAtee, Bakwa, I. Jesus, Awoniyi.
Substitutes: Ortega; Williams, Anderson, Gibbs-White, Wood, Da Silva Moreira, Lucca, Hutchinson, Milenkovic.
The Blues have named their side, which includes the welcome return of Palmer and Pedro as Chelsea seek to collect 3 points to keep their European hopes alive.
Chelsea XI: Sanchez; Gusto, Chalobah, Tosin, Cucurella; Caicedo, Lavia; Palmer, Fernandez, Derry; Joao Pedro.
Substitutes: Jorgensen, James, Acheampong, Fofana, Colwill, Hato, Andrey Santos, Essugo, Delap.
Chelsea have six wins, three draws and one defeat in their last 10 games against Forest, showing how the side are far from perfect against the Tricky Trees.
Chelsea’s five-game losing streak in the Premier League saw them part ways with Liam Rosenior last month and now McFarlane is tasked with handling a crucial end to the campaign that includes qualifying for the Champions League.
Forest, who are unbeaten in nine games and have kept clean sheets in their last two, will not roll over easy however in what will be a very tough test.