Chelsea take on Nottingham Forest this afternoon at Stamford Bridge as Frank Lampard looks to make it back-to-back victories for the first time as interim head coach

Chelsea are in a rare situation right now. They go into this afternoon's match with Nottingham Forest fresh off the back of a win against Bournemouth last week.

The last time the Blues went into a match having won the previous one was way back in March when Graham Potter was still in charge at Stamford Bridge. So for interim head coach Frank Lampard, it is imperative he can follow up last weekend's progress with another strong performance today.

However, in Nottingham Forest, it is a completely different challenge to Chelsea. Steve Cooper's men are fighting for their lives in order to avoid the relegation zone. They know that three points at Stamford Bridge could all but ensure their status in the Premier League for next season.

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Lampard faces some big calls regarding what XI he puts out for Chelsea, as he does in every game with the sheer size of Chelsea's squad. The interim boss may be tempted to go similar to what we saw last weekend down on the south coast to try and build some momentum and confidence into his group of players.

That would mean Kepa Arrizabalaga continues in goal. There is a chance Edouard Mendy could come back into the side before the end of the season as he looks to win the No.1 spot back from his teammate. Kepa, though, is set to start against Nottingham Forest.

Lampard may go with a back-four once again considering Chelsea looked much better in attacking situations when using that system last week. Trevoh Chalobah impressed at right-back. He was defensively solid, as we've come to expect, but also showed his quality going forward at the Vitality Stadium – something he will need to do again to try and break down the expected low-block of Forest this afternoon.

Badiashile really impressed last weekend at Bournemouth. He scored a goal which is obviously brilliant but his overall defensive display against an in-form Dominic Solanke was the thing that stood out the most at the Vitality Stadium, where he minimised the striker's threat on the day.

The front-three is an interesting one to debate. Noni Madueke really impressed last weekend so he is expected to keep his place in the side today. Mykhailo Mudryk had flashes against Bournemouth but was unable to impact the game as much as he would have liked – and it's a similar situation with Kai Havertz.

Joao Felix came on and scored a fine goal late on, so he must be pushing to start this afternoon. Meanwhile, Raheem Sterling came on and produced an amazing assist to Felix, with the England international going on a solo run before laying the ball off to his teammate. Sterling could be given the nod ahead of Mudryk today but Felix may have to settle for a place on the bench yet again.

Predicted Chelsea XI: Kepa; Chalobah, Silva, Badiashile, Hall; Kante, Fernandez, Gallagher; Madueke, Sterling, Havertz.