Chelsea, who start the day in ninth place in the Premier League table, are desperate for 3 points on their desperate search for Champions League football after sacking manager Liam Rosenior last month.
Luckily for the Blues, Forest may be focused on their 1-0 lead over Aston Villa heading into Thursday's second leg of their Europa League semi-final as they make mass changes for Monday’s clash.
For the West London club, interim boss Calum McFarlane has made a radical change as he included 18 year old Jesse Derry in the starting line up alongside the likes of Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro.
Derry signed for Chelsea on a four-year contract from Crystal Palace in 2025 and is the son of former Crystal Palace midfielder Shaun who played for clubs including Notts County, Sheffield United, Portsmouth, Crystal Palace, Leeds United and Queens Park Rangers.
Chelsea have not recorded a league double over Forest since 1998-99 and are currently on a 5 game losing streak in the league which also includes the side not scoring in each of those defeats.
McFarlane is taking a huge risk on Derry, a player who has nine goal contributions in 18 Premier League 2 appearances and five goals in just six appearances for England U19 as they qualified for the U19 European Championships.
Derry was picked ahead of Alejandro Garnacho and Liam Delap, showing the lack of faith in the pair who have failed to impress since signing for the West London club.