
Mauricio Pochettino has stuck with the XI that put five past West Ham last time out.
Defender Reece James, who has not played since 10 December, is back on the bench along with midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu, who has also been injured and has not played since 24 December.
See the teams below
Nottingham Forest starting XI: Sels, Montiel, Boly, Murillo, Niakhate, Aina, Gibbs-White, Yates, Danilo, Hudson-Odoi, Wood.
Chelsea starting XI: Petrovic; Chalobah, Silva, Badiashile, Cucurella; Caicedo, Gallagher, Palmer; Madueke, Jackson, Mudryk.
Subs: Bettinelli, Disasi, Sterling, Ugochukwu, Nkunku, James, Colwill, Gusto, Casadei.