Nottingham Forest vs Brighton
Ref: Michael Oliver, EnglandThe City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · 30,576 cap
Match recap
Brighton beat Nottingham Forest 2–0 in their Premier League fixture. De Cuyper and Tzimas scored for Brighton. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.89 for Nottingham Forest versus 2.00 for Brighton. Nottingham Forest sit 16th in the Premier League table while Brighton are 8th.
First Half
44'
Wieffer
Yellow Card
45'
⚽
De Cuyper
Second Half
⇄
Domínguez
⇄
Ndoye
56'
⇄
Rutter
65'
⇄
Welbeck
⇄
Sangaré
⇄
Igor Jesus
84'
⇄
Gómez
84'
⇄
Minteh
84'
⇄
De Cuyper
⇄
Gibbs-White
88'
⚽
Tzimas
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 7 |  Sunderland | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 |  Brighton | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 53 |
| 9 |  Brentford | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 53 |
| 15 |  Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -10 | 45 |
| 16 |  Nottingham Forest | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 44 |
| 17 |  Tottenham | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | -9 | 41 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Nottingham ForestBrighton
10Won
Statistical edge
10–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.89VS2
Attack4 · 1 won
19
Shots
17
3
Shots on target
6
13
Shots in the box
11
6
Shots outside box
6
6
Shots off goal
5
9
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
52%
Possession
48%
492
Total passes
476
409
Accurate passes
392
83%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline1 · 2 won
11
Fouls
10
0
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
10
Blocked shots
6
0
Goals prevented
0
Nottingham Forest
4-2-3-1
Brighton
4-2-3-1
Nottingham Forest
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3N. WilliamsD
- 4MoratoD
- 6I. SangaréM
- 8E. AndersonM
- 10M. Gibbs-WhiteM
- 14D. NdoyeM
- 16N. DomínguezM
- 19Igor JesusF
- 26M. SelsG
- 31N. MilenkovićD
- 37N. SavonaD
Substitutes
- 7C. Hudson-OdoiF
- 13JohnG
- 15A. KalimuendoF
- 21O. HutchinsonF
- 22R. YatesM
- 23JairD
- 24J. McAteeM
- 30W. BolyD
- 44Z. AbbottD
Brighton
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 5L. DunkD
- 6J. van HeckeD
- 10G. RutterM
- 11Y. MintehM
- 18D. WelbeckF
- 24F. KadıoğluD
- 25D. GómezM
- 26Y. AyariM
- 27M. WiefferD
- 29M. De CuyperM
Substitutes
- 8B. GrudaM
- 9S. TzimasF
- 13J. HinshelwoodM
- 17C. BalebaM
- 19C. KostoulasF
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 23J. SteeleG
- 34J. VeltmanD
- 42D. CoppolaD
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Anderson | M | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6/7 |
| Ibrahim Sangaré | M | 74 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Morato | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Igor Jesus | F | 75 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Nicolás Domínguez | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Matz Sels | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Ndoye | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White(C) | M | 85 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Neco Williams | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Nikola Milenković | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Nicolò Savona | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Zach Abbott | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Willy Boly | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jair | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Victor | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Omari Hutchinson | F | 45 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4/4 |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | F | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3/7 |
| Arnaud Kalimuendo | F | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James McAtee | M | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Yates | M | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Brighton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxim De Cuyper | M | 84 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Bart Verbruggen | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Dunk(C) | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Paul van Hecke | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Wieffer | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Georginio Rutter | M | 56 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3/3 |
| Diego Gómez | M | 84 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Danny Welbeck | F | 65 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Yasin Ayari | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Yankuba Minteh | M | 84 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/6 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jason Steele | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charalampos Kostoulas | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olivier Boscagli | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego Coppola | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefanos Tzimas | F | 25 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jack Hinshelwood | M | 34 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Joël Veltman | D | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brajan Gruda | M | 14 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Carlos Baleba | M | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |