Nottingham Forest 0-1 Chelsea result - Levi Colwill goal secures fourth place in Premier League and UEFA Champions League football for The Blues

Levi Colwill's second-half goal secured victory for Chelsea over Nottingham Forest in a Champions League shoot-out at the City Ground.

The win sees Chelsea move into fourth spot above Newcastle and Aston Villa, whose defeats meant Forest would have qualified for the elite European football competition with a win.

Despite vocal support from their home fans, Chelsea's defence and goalkeeper looked pretty secure for most of the game.

In a first half with little goalmouth action, both Pedro Neto and Chris Wood volleyed first-time chances over the bar from right-wing centres, before a poor header from Neco Williams allowed Neto to push the ball wide of Matz Sels and Colwill tapped home at the back post.

Forest's best chance to get back into the game came in injury time when Wood took Sels' long pass on his thigh in the area, but could not angle a shot on target, but by this point it was likely too late to prevent a fine season from Nuno Santo's side ending on a sour note.

They leapfrog Newcastle and Aston Villa on the final day to take fourth, while Forest stay in seventh in the final Premier League table.

It will be a tough blow for Forest, they got the results they needed elsewhere but could not get the job done themselves on the final day.

But Sanchez pushed the ball out of the path of Silva at the back post.

He gets to a long throw into the box and claims impressively.

It was a tremendous long diagonal ball from Sels, who moved into the Chelsea half to deliver the ball, but, after taking the ball on his knee, the New Zealander was slightly off balance and could not direct his effort on target.

It gets a roar from the crowd. It can't give them much more hope though.

But the substitute blazes over the bar.

Elanga's corner wouldn't drop kindly for a Forest player but credit to the former Brighton man who got in the way of a header and then the lose ball, before Wood delivered the ball back into Sanchez's arms.

It's a credit to the young Chelsea defence how they've fairly comfortably dealt with the Forest threat this afternoon.

Both charged to remonstrate with the referee, Aina at two Chelsea players going to the ground and the Chelsea defender complaining about the phantom offenses/

But he puts his cross into the stands behind the goal.

But Sanchez could have thrown his cap on the ball to stop it. If he'd been wearing one.

It is a bit too far out to shoot you'd think, but from a dangerous spot, centrally, 35 yards from goal.

But Sanchez, who has looked solid this afternoon, came out to claim the ball at its highest point.

But his pass is too firm and goes out for a goal kick.

The Forest club captain replaces the winger.

It was actually a poor challenge from Madueke but both are receiving treatment.