It wasn't until after half-time that the deadlock was broken at Stamford Bridge – and it was Forest who went ahead when Chris Wood guided home a shot from close range.

The Blues responded swiftly through Noni Madueke and after James Ward-Prowse received a second yellow card with 12 minutes to play, significant pressure was put on the visitors' goal.

Cole Palmer was twice denied by Forest goalkeeper Sels and Joao Felix headed wide after a Pedro Neto cross. Sels later produced a fine to deny Christopher Nkunku, who headed powerfully at goal from close range after a delivery from Mykhailo Mudryk.

Sanchez ensured we claimed a point with two fine stops of his own and explained the importance of a goalkeeper staying focused for 90 minutes despite having long spells without action.

‘This is what is difficult about being a goalkeeper,’ Sanchez explained. ‘You don't do much in the whole game, then in minute 80 there are big shots and you have to make saves.

‘What’s difficult is in possession I didn't have much to do; I think I touched the ball 10 or 15 times with my feet. It was about being aware of their counter-attacks and being ready for everything and then making a couple of saves.

‘Matz Sels was top as well, making some great saves at the end. The manager said at the end of the game we did everything we could have and he is proud of us.’

Sanchez felt the Blues created enough chances to secure the three points and expressed the disappointment in the Chelsea dressing room post-match.

He continued: ‘The boys are disappointed because we think we deserved more and we created the chances for it.

It does feel disappointing but sometimes when the opposition team goes down to 10 it doesn’t get any easier. I think the team did everything to get the win.’

Sanchez knew what to expect from Forest but recognised their resilience to hold onto the draw. Yet he believes that, despite not finding the winner, the efforts made will put us in good stead heading into the international break.

He added: ‘We knew they weren’t going to press us so building from the back was quite simple, but we also knew we couldn’t give them the ball or give them a sniff because of how good they are at counter-attacking, and I don’t think we gave them many chances.

‘We’re doing the right things to get the points that we've been getting lately, and we're really positive. We didn't change when they went down to 10, we kept putting pressure on them, creating shots, but unfortunately, it wasn’t for us today.’