Pressure on Nottingham Forest boss Ange Postecoglou was compounded by a miserable 3-0 defeat to Chelsea with the Australian now without a win in his first eight games as head coach.

Boos rang out around the City Ground at full-time, with owner Evangelos Marinakis not spotted in the stands after the break as Forest spiralled to a sixth defeat since Postecoglou's appointment on September 9.

A fiery press conference from the head coach in the build-up to the game seemingly sparked a reaction from Forest after a positive start, but the same issues that have plagued his 39-day reign persisted.

Opportunities fell to Taiwo Awoniyi - making his first start since rupturing his intestine in May - Elliot Anderson and Morgan Gibbs-White but the hosts were made to rue those missed chances when they unravelled in the second half.

Two goals in three minutes from a Josh Acheampong header and Pedro Neto free-kick punctured the positivity at the City Ground, with applause quickly shifting to boos.

Substitute Igor Jesus came close to sparking a reaction for his side when his effort crashed off the crossbar and post, suppressing the soured atmosphere momentarily, only for Reece James' goal to confirm the defeat despite...