'Like the Royal Rumble': Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest turns into chaos as players engage in huge brawl
Chelsea's draw against Nottingham Forest saw a late touchline brawl between several players from both teams.
Blues Defender Marc Cucurella received an elbow Forest man Neco Williams while chasing a ball near the halfway line.
Cucurella also fell to the ground and accidentally killed his boss Enzo Maresca in the process.
This sparked an angry reaction from the Chelsea players and tensions boiled over between the two teams on the pitch.
Players from both clubs were caught up in the brawl, and the coaching staff attempted to break up the melee when Cucurella and Levi Colwill were booked by referee Chris Kavanagh.
Speaking on The Sunday Session for talkSPORT, Sam Ellard said: “I think we have every player and 20 different members of staff in hand-to-hand combat.
“That was like the Royal Rumble.”
Cucurella's yellow card means he will miss Chelsea's clash with Liverpool in their first game after the October international break, and Wesley Fofana is also suspended following his booking.
The match at Stamford Bridge had 13 minutes of stoppage time and Chelsea tied 1-1.
The visitors took the lead four minutes into the second half when Chris Wood finished from close range.
However, it didn't take long for Chelsea to respond as Noni Madueke fired into the bottom left corner for Cole Palmer's fifth assist of the Premier League season.
Forest faced a nervy end to the match after seeing James Ward-Prowse sent off with a second yellow card for a deliberate handball.
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Chelsea had two excellent chances to score a late winner, but neither Joao Felix nor Christopher Nkunku could find the back of the net.
Forest also had a golden opportunity to take the three points to Nottingham, but Robert Sánchez cleverly denied Jota Silva in the final moments.
The draw ends Chelsea's five-match winning streak in all competitions but allows them to remain in the Premier League's top four ahead of the international break.
Forest bounced back from last weekend's defeat to Fulham with another point at Stamford Bridge, their fifth in three seasons since returning to the Premier League.
