Pochettino wants Chelsea to learn from Forest shock

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Elanga's goal condemned Chelsea to their second loss in the Premier League. AFP

Mauricio Pochettino admitted his youthful Chelsea side need to be more mature after their shock 1-0 defeat against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

Anthony Elanga's goal condemned Pochettino's side to their second loss in the Argentine's four Premier League games in charge.

Former Manchester United winger Elanga punished a mistake from Moises Caicedo, raced onto Taiwo Awoniyi's pass and slotted home in the 48th minute at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea have won just once in the league this season and are languishing in 11th place.

Pochettino kept faith with the starting line-up that beat Luton 3-0 in the league last week, but his inexperienced team struggled to impose themselves against Forest.

England Under-21 forward Cole Palmer, signed from Manchester City on Friday, was one of several raw substitutes introduced by Pochettino to no avail in the second half, underlining the need for his players to grow more battle-hardened quickly.

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