Chelsea fans will love Callum Hudson-Odoi’s Blues gesture ahead of Nottingham Forest’s Draw with Arsenal

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As Chelsea look to get the best out of their current crop of wingers at Stamford Bridge, one of their former players has come on leaps and bounds since departing the club.

Callum Hudson-Odoi was given plenty of chances to succeed in West London after graduating from the academy, however was unable to convince the higher ups that he had a promising enough future to stay at the club.

After numerous opportunities in a variety of positions, Thomas Tuchel wasn’t convinced by Hudson-Odoi and sent him on loan, before he was permanently sold to Nottingham Forest.

Hudson-Odoi is the youngest player to assist a goal for Chelsea, with Tyrique George coming close to breaking the record in their last game against Southampton.

Since leaving, the winger has enjoyed a fantastic season and a half at the City ground, with Forest currently sitting above Chelsea at third in the table.

Chelsea fans really miss Hudson-Odoi, with supporters loving nothing more than a player coming through the academy to become a key first team player.

Pictures from TNT Sport showed Hudson-Odoi’s kit before Forest took to the field for a 0-0 draw with Arsenal, with his shinpads showing a picture of the attacker celebrating his Champions League win with Chelsea in 2021.

The England international was an unused substitute in the final, however scored twice in the run to winning against Manchester City in Porto.

Despite holding Arsenal to a 0-0 draw last night, Forest opened the door to Chelsea chasing them down for third in the league.

The Blues sit two points behind Nuno Espirito Santo’s side right now, with Forest and City facing each other in the next game.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
3	Nottm ForestNottingham Forest	27	14	6	7	44	33	11	48
4	Man CityManchester City	27	14	5	8	53	37	16	47
5	ChelseaChelsea	27	13	7	7	52	36	16	46
6	NewcastleNewcastle	27	13	5	9	46	38	8	44
7	B’mouthBournemouth	27	12	7	8	45	32	13	43

What has Hudson-Odoi said about Chelsea since leaving?

Hudson-Odoi temporarily made himself pretty unpopular with Blues supporters last season when he found the net against them, before goals from Raheem Sterling and Nicolas Jackson gave Mauricio Pochettino’s side a 3-2 win away from home.

Hudson-Odoi decided to celebrate his goal, and admitted it was an enjoyable experience facing his former side.

He said: “It was a nice feeling playing against the boys I know and catch up with them. It was nice to get a goal against my former team.”

However, he seemed to regret the decision in an interview with SportBible, saying he wasn’t really thinking before celebrating.