Late Joao Pedro goal helps Chelsea avoid historic worst-ever Premier League run

Chelsea fans streamed out of the stadium as they endured yet another defeat (Getty)

Chelsea’s dismal second half to the season sunk to new lows as they lost six league matches in a row for the first time in over three decades.

Their 3-1 home defeat to a second-string Nottingham Forest side - who have embarked on a brilliant winning run under Vitor Pereira to take them to the brink of safety - was their sixth in succession, marking the first time they have lost six league games in a row since November 1993.

They were already on the club’s worst run since 1912 - but they at least avoided going six games without scoring for the first time in the club’s history, thanks to Joao Pedro’s stoppage-time goal.

Taiwo Awoniyi opened the scoring inside the first two minutes before Igor Jesus scored a penalty after a thoughtless shirt-pull in the box by Malo Gusto on Awoniyi.

The Nigerian added a third in the 52nd minute after Gibbs-White fired in a low cross, and although Pedro thought he had pulled one back for the hosts, VAR deemed him offside by the width of a few toes.

Cole Palmer also had a penalty saved by Forest keeper Matz Sels at the end of the first half after Zach Abbott was penalised for a foul on , who was following their nasty collision.