Carabao Cup 2017/18, Chelsea 5-1 Nottingham Forest: 5 Talking Points

4. Walker and Cummings work hard but to no avail

The Forest strikers found themselves isolated on several occasions

Nobody could fault the work rate of Forest's front two, Tyler Walker and Jason Cummings, at Stamford Bridge. However, the strikers were largely unable to affect the game- a product of both Chelsea's dominance and their own isolation.

Walker and, in particular, Cummings pressed the Blues' defenders and occasionally forced turnovers in possession, while they also ran the channels and looked to stretch Conte's three-man backline with some clever movement.

There were a few instances of good link-up play too, but all in all both players struggled to receive the ball in promising positions. Cummings had three shots on goal but two were easily blocked by Chelsea defenders while Tyler failed to register a single effort all evening.