Brighton 2:1 Nottingham Forest

Brighton beat Nottingham Forest 2:1 in the Premier League Regular Season 28 at American Express Stadium on 1 March 2026, with the half time score at 2:1; below are the full timeline of goals, cards and substitutions, the complete match statistics, both confirmed lineups with formations, and the top rated players on each side.

Brighton

2 : 1

HT 2 : 1

Nottingham Forest

1 March 2026
Kickoff: 14:00 UTC
Venue: American Express Stadium | Falmer, East Sussex
Referee: A. Madley

Form and Table

Brighton 8th 53 pts LossLossWinLossWin
Nottingham Forest 16th 44 pts DrawLossDrawWinWin

Full table: Premier League

Team News

Brighton

S. March Questionable | Knee Injury
D. Gomez Questionable | Injury
J. Sarmiento Questionable | Inactive
Y. Minteh Questionable | Thigh Injury
Y. Ayari Questionable | Injury
K. Mitoma Questionable | Ankle Injury
K. Mitoma Questionable | Ankle Injury
G. Rutter Questionable | Head Injury

Nottingham Forest

S. Ortega Questionable | Calf Injury
N. Savona Questionable | Knee Injury
Murillo Questionable | Calf Injury
N. Savona Questionable | Knee Injury
M. Sels Questionable | Groin Injury
John Victor Questionable | Injury
D. Ndoye Questionable | Injury
T. Awoniyi Questionable | Muscle Injury

Match Events

Brighton: D. GomezGoal | Assist: P. Gross
6'
13'
Nottingham Forest: M. Gibbs-WhiteGoal | Assist: Igor Jesus
Brighton: D. WelbeckGoal | Assist: J. Hinshelwood
15'
30'
Nottingham Forest: Elliot AndersonYellow Card | Simulation
Brighton: Mats WiefferYellow Card | Foul
55'
56'
Nottingham Forest: L. NetzSubstitution | Off: N. Williams
56'
Nottingham Forest: CunhaSubstitution | Off: O. Hutchinson
Brighton: J. VeltmanSubstitution | Off: M. Wieffer
71'
74'
Nottingham Forest: D. BakwaSubstitution | Off: C. Hudson-Odoi
82'
Nottingham Forest: D. NdoyeSubstitution | Off: O. Aina
83'
Nottingham Forest: T. AwoniyiSubstitution | Off: Igor Jesus
Brighton: Kaoru MitomaYellow Card | Foul
84'
Brighton: S. MarchSubstitution | Off: D. Gomez
86'
Brighton: C. BalebaSubstitution | Off: J. Milner
86'
Brighton: M. De CuyperSubstitution | Off: K. Mitoma
90+1'
Brighton: Lewis DunkYellow Card | Foul
90+3'

Match Stats

Brighton
Nottingham Forest

54% Ball Possession 46%

1.32 Expected Goals 0.79

14 Total Shots 13

7 Shots on Goal 4

5 Shots off Goal 3

2 Blocked Shots 6

7 Shots Inside Box 7

7 Shots Outside Box 6

4 Corner Kicks 4

0 Offsides 4

12 Fouls 13

3 Yellow Cards 1

Red Cards

3 Goalkeeper Saves 5

522 Total Passes 444

453 Accurate Passes 380

87% Pass Accuracy 86%

-0.82 Goals Prevented -0.82

Lineups

Brighton

Formation: 4-2-3-1

B. Verbruggen

F. Kadioglu L. Dunk J. P. van Hecke M. Wieffer

P. Gross J. Milner

K. Mitoma J. Hinshelwood D. Gomez

D. Welbeck

Substitutes

23 | J. Steele | G
34 | J. Veltman | D
7 | S. March | M
21 | O. Boscagli | D
17 | C. Baleba | M
19 | C. Kostoulas | F
10 | G. Rutter | F
29 | M. De Cuyper | D
11 | Y. Minteh | F

Coach: Fabian Hurzeler

Nottingham Forest

Formation: 4-2-3-1

M. Sels

N. Williams Murillo N. Milenkovic O. Aina

E. Anderson I. Sangare

C. Hudson-Odoi M. Gibbs-White O. Hutchinson

Igor Jesus

Substitutes

18 | A. Gunn | G
9 | T. Awoniyi | F
22 | R. Yates | M
29 | D. Bakwa | F
25 | L. Netz | D
24 | J. McAtee | M
23 | Cunha | D
16 | N. Dominguez | M
14 | D. Ndoye | F

Coach: Vitor Pereira

Player Ratings: Top 5

Brighton
Player	Minutes	Rating
Pascal Groß	90	7.9
Diego Gómez	86	7.9
Jan Paul van Hecke	90	7.6
Ferdi Kadıoğlu	90	7.3
Lewis Dunk	90	7.2

Nottingham Forest
Player	Minutes	Rating
Morgan Gibbs-White	90	8.0
Matz Sels	90	6.9
Elliot Anderson	90	6.9
Jair	34	6.9
Callum Hudson-Odoi	74	6.9

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC