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The final whistle was greeted with a huge cheer around an impassioned City Ground as Serge Aurier’s equaliser enabled Nottingham Forest to climb level on points with 17th-placed West Ham but, in letting slip a lead established by Raheem Sterling’s opener, Chelsea’s status remains a matter for debate.They have won just once, against Bournemouth on Tuesday, in seven games as they enter a critical week in which they must play Manchester City twice. Edging above Brighton to go level on points with seventh-placed Fulham was, presumably, not what Todd Boehly had in mind when he hired Graham Potter from the south coast to replace Thomas Tuchel as head coach. Perhaps next Sunday’s visit to the Etihad Stadium in the third round of the FA Cup represents a better chance of success this season than Thursday’s home game against the Premier League champions. Continue reading...