Forest travels to Stamford Bridge in search of the three points that might all but guarantee their place in the Premier League.
The task facing Nottingham Forest at Chelsea on Saturday, according to Steve Cooper, is not made any simpler by the London club's recent troubles.
Despite their terrible away record, Forest will fancy their chances as they go to Stamford Bridge in search of the three points that could all but guarantee their Premier League membership.
At Bournemouth last week, Chelsea broke a nine-game losing streak, but they have lost all five of their home league games since then.
Cooper claims he pays no attention to the difficulties Frank Lampard is facing.
"We are playing Chelsea away, so that is always going to be a tough game at any time of the season, you look at the squad they have, the changes they can make, the team they can start with, they have players all over the pitch who can make a difference, and we have to be ready for that," he stated.
"I never consider anything other than the fact that the team we play against is playing at their peak because I always believe you should prepare for that.
"That's what we're going to do. We want to go there with the goal of achieving the outcome we actually need and want.
Because there are several strengths among our guys, we must be aware of what it takes from them to succeed.
After Serge Aurier hobbled off in Monday night's victory over Southampton with an injury, Forest will give him every chance to recover.
"Serge walked off, and we're doing everything we can to see if he's available," he said.
"We are going to give him all we have to be available, but maybe at a different point in the season and if Neco (Williams) was healthy, things might be different. However, it might be close.
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