Match summary
Before kickoff, Nottingham Forest were 17th in the table but 11th on points from the last five league games.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Nottingham ForestResult, Lineups & H2H
- Gibbs-White13'
The American Express Community Stadium
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Nottingham Forest in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Brighton & Hove Albion1W 1D 3L
Brighton & Hove AlbionNottingham Forest
4Pointsof 154
3Goals scored5
6Goals conceded6
1Clean sheets2
1Scored in a row1
1Unbeaten in a row0
0Without a win2
0Conceded in a row2
Head to head20 meetings · Dec 2011 – Nov 2025
- Brighton & Hove Albion wins
- 8
- Draws
- 7
- Nottingham Forest wins
- 5
2.6goals per meeting
45%both teams scored
55%3+ goals
35%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsBrighton & Hove Albion 2W 2D 1L · 2.8 goals per game
Meetings
- Premier LeagueNottingham Forest0-2Brighton & Hove Albion
- FA CupBrighton & Hove Albion0-0Nottingham Forest
- Premier LeagueNottingham Forest7-0Brighton & Hove Albion
- Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion2-2Nottingham Forest
- Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion1-0Nottingham Forest
Show all 20 meetings
- Premier LeagueNottingham Forest2-3Brighton & Hove Albion
- Premier LeagueNottingham Forest3-1Brighton & Hove Albion
- Premier LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion0-0Nottingham Forest
- ChampionshipNottingham Forest3-0Brighton & Hove Albion
- ChampionshipBrighton & Hove Albion3-0Nottingham Forest
- ChampionshipNottingham Forest1-2Brighton & Hove Albion
- ChampionshipBrighton & Hove Albion1-0Nottingham Forest
- ChampionshipBrighton & Hove Albion2-3Nottingham Forest
- ChampionshipNottingham Forest0-0Brighton & Hove Albion
- ChampionshipNottingham Forest1-2Brighton & Hove Albion
- ChampionshipBrighton & Hove Albion1-3Nottingham Forest
- ChampionshipNottingham Forest2-2Brighton & Hove Albion
- ChampionshipBrighton & Hove Albion0-0Nottingham Forest
- ChampionshipNottingham Forest1-1Brighton & Hove Albion
- ChampionshipBrighton & Hove Albion1-0Nottingham Forest
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 277 earlier results
Brighton & Hove AlbionNottingham Forest
#14Position#17
34Points27 v 27 games27
+2Goal difference-14
1.33Scored per gameleague avg 1.390.93
1.26Conceded per game1.44
#16Form table position#11
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Brighton & Hove AlbionNottingham Forest
- Yellow Card · Brighton & Hove Albion · Lewis Dunk90+3'
- Substitution · Brighton & Hove Albion · Maxim De Cuyper · InOut: Kaoru Mitoma90+1'
- Substitution · Brighton & Hove Albion · Carlos Baleba · InOut: James Milner86'
- Substitution · Brighton & Hove Albion · Solly March · InOut: Diego Gómez86'
- Yellow Card · Brighton & Hove Albion · Kaoru Mitoma84'
- 83'Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Taiwo Awoniyi · InOut: Igor Jesus
- 82'
- 74'Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Dilane Bakwa · InOut: Callum Hudson-Odoi
- Substitution · Brighton & Hove Albion · Joël Veltman · InOut: Mats Wieffer71'
- 56'Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Jair Cunha · InOut: Omari Hutchinson
- 56'Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Luca Netz · InOut: Neco Williams
- Yellow Card · Brighton & Hove Albion · Mats Wieffer55'
- 30'Yellow Card · Nottingham Forest · Elliot Anderson
- Goal · Brighton & Hove Albion · Danny Welbeck2-115'
- 13'Goal · Nottingham Forest · Morgan Gibbs-White1-1
- Goal · Brighton & Hove Albion · Diego Gómez1-06'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Brighton & Hove AlbionNottingham Forest
54%Ball Possession46%
14Shots Total13
7Shots On Target4
4Corners4
12Fouls13
3Yellow Cards1
0Offsides4
3Saves5
522Passes444
5Shots Off Target3
75Attacks67
38Dangerous Attacks40
7Shots Inside Box7
7Shots Outside Box6
2Goals1
15Free Kicks12
2Shots Blocked6
4Substitutions5
17Tackles9
2Assists1
453Accurate Passes380
2Injuries0
11Total Crosses17
6Accurate Crosses4
6Interceptions8
2Big Chances Created1
2Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
Substitutes
Starting XI
Substitutes
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.8 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 60(85%) | 2 | 4/6 | |
| 7.7 | 86' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 33(88%) | 3 | 7/13 | |
| 7.7 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 28(90%) | 2 | 4/8 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 57(89%) | 2 | 5/9 | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 88(96%) | 1 | 4/7 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 2/3 | 36(83%) | - | 2/6 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 50(82%) | 2 | 7/7 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 44(71%) | - | - | |
| 6.6 | 86' | 0 | 0 | - | 56(87%) | 1 | 1/6 | |
| 6.6 | 71' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 30(96%) | 2 | 5/11 | |
| 6.6 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 27(62%) | 2 | 4/11 | |
| 6.6 | 19' | 0 | 0 | - | 9(100%) | - | 1/1 | |
| - | 4' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 1/1 | |
| - | 4' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(100%) | - | 2/2 | |
| - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 1/1 |
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