Brighton vs Nottm Forest 2025-26 English Premier League
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2 - 1
2 - 1
Early chaos sees Forest struggles continue, Brighton win 2 on the bounce
Evergreen Danny Welbeck felled Nottingham Forest with his 10th Premier League goal of the season firing Brighton to a 2-1 victory.
Match Commentary
- 6': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß.
- 13': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Nottingham Forest 1. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Igor Jesus.
- 15': Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Nottingham Forest 1. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Hinshelwood with a headed pass.
- 30': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Nottingham Forest 1.
- 55': Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jair Cunha replaces Omari Hutchinson.
- 56': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Luca Netz replaces Neco Williams.
- 71': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Mats Wieffer because of an injury.
- 74': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Dilane Bakwa replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 82': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Dan Ndoye replaces Ola Aina.
- 83': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Igor Jesus.
- 84': Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March replaces Diego Gómez.
- 86': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Carlos Baleba replaces James Milner.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Maxim De Cuyper replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
- 90'+3': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Nottingham Forest 1.
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,427
Venue: American Express Stadium
Location: Falmer, England
Attendance: 31,427
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +36 | Arsenal | 29 | 64 | 3 |
| +32 | Manchester City | 28 | 59 | 5 |
| +12 | Manchester United | 28 | 51 | 5 |
| +8 | Aston Villa | 28 | 51 | 7 |
Statistics
 NFO |
BHA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 46.7 | Possession | 53.3 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 372 | Accurate Passes | 438 |
| 437 | Passes | 507 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 17 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 8 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 15 | Clearances | 20 |
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bart Verbruggen (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk  |
| 6 | Jan Paul van Hecke |
| 24 | Ferdi Kadioglu |
| 27 | Mats Wieffer |
| 13 | Jack Hinshelwood |
| 30 | Pascal Groß |
| 20 | James Milner |
| 18 | Danny Welbeck |
| 22 | Kaoru Mitoma |
| 25 | Diego Gómez |
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Matz Sels (GK) |
| 5 | Murillo |
| 31 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 3 | Neco Williams |
| 34 | Ola Aina |
| 10 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
| 8 | Elliot Anderson |
| 6 | Ibrahim Sangaré |
| 19 | Igor Jesus |
| 7 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
| 21 | Omari Hutchinson |
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