Nottingham Forest crush Chelsea in Premier League match marred by four head injuries

Nottingham Forest crushed Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge on Monday, in a match that was marred by a series of head injuries.

Jesse Derry, Zach Abbott, Robert Sanchez and Morgan Gibbs-White were all forced out of the proceedings in west London after two separate incidents during the match.

Abbott and Derry clashed heads in the first half, with both players withdrawn, while Sanchez and Gibbs-White were forced out of the fixture after colliding following half time.

Forest ran out comfortable winners in the end, with Taiwo Awoniyi bagging a brace and Igor Jesus also on target before a sensational late consolation from Joao Pedro.

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