Nottingham Forest 0:2 Brighton

Brighton beat Nottingham Forest 2:0 in the Premier League Regular Season 13 at The City Ground on 30 November 2025, with the half time score at 0:1; 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.

Nottingham Forest

0 : 2

HT 0 : 1

Brighton

30 November 2025
Kickoff: 14:05 UTC
Venue: The City Ground | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Referee: M. Oliver

Form and Table

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

Full table: Premier League

Team News

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

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

Match Events

44'
Brighton: Mats WiefferYellow Card | Foul
45'
Brighton: M. De CuyperGoal
Nottingham Forest: C. Hudson-OdoiSubstitution | Off: N. Dominguez
46'
Nottingham Forest: O. HutchinsonSubstitution | Off: D. Ndoye
46'
56'
Brighton: J. HinshelwoodSubstitution | Off: G. Rutter
65'
Brighton: S. TzimasSubstitution | Off: D. Welbeck
Nottingham Forest: R. YatesSubstitution | Off: I. Sangare
74'
Nottingham Forest: A. KalimuendoSubstitution | Off: Igor Jesus
75'
84'
Brighton: J. VeltmanSubstitution | Off: D. Gomez
84'
Brighton: B. GrudaSubstitution | Off: Y. Minteh
84'
Brighton: C. BalebaSubstitution | Off: M. De Cuyper
Nottingham Forest: J. McAteeSubstitution | Off: M. Gibbs-White
85'
88'
Brighton: S. TzimasGoal

Match Stats

Nottingham Forest
Brighton

52% Ball Possession 48%

0.89 Expected Goals 2.00

19 Total Shots 17

3 Shots on Goal 6

6 Shots off Goal 5

10 Blocked Shots 6

13 Shots Inside Box 11

6 Shots Outside Box 6

9 Corner Kicks 2

1 Offsides 0

11 Fouls 10

0 Yellow Cards 1

Red Cards

3 Goalkeeper Saves 3

492 Total Passes 476

409 Accurate Passes 392

83% Pass Accuracy 82%

0.40 Goals Prevented 0.40

Lineups

Nottingham Forest

Formation: 4-2-3-1

M. Sels

N. Williams Morato N. Milenkovic N. Savona

E. Anderson I. Sangare

N. Dominguez M. Gibbs-White D. Ndoye

Igor Jesus

Substitutes

13 | John Victor | G
22 | R. Yates | M
24 | J. McAtee | M
23 | Cunha | D
30 | W. Boly | D
7 | C. Hudson-Odoi | F
15 | A. Kalimuendo | F
21 | O. Hutchinson | F
44 | Z. Abbott | D

Coach: Vitor Pereira

Brighton

Formation: 4-2-3-1

B. Verbruggen

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

D. Gomez Y. Ayari

M. De Cuyper G. Rutter Y. Minteh

D. Welbeck

Substitutes

23 | J. Steele | G
34 | J. Veltman | D
21 | O. Boscagli | D
42 | D. Coppola | D
13 | J. Hinshelwood | M
8 | B. Gruda | M
17 | C. Baleba | M
19 | C. Kostoulas | F
9 | S. Tzimas | F

Coach: Fabian Hurzeler

Player Ratings: Top 5

Nottingham Forest
Player	Minutes	Rating
Elliot Anderson	90	8.2
Omari Hutchinson	45	7.9
Ibrahim Sangaré	74	7.6
Morato	90	7.3
Igor Jesus	75	7.0

Brighton
Player	Minutes	Rating
Maxim De Cuyper	84	8.3
Lewis Dunk	90	7.6
Bart Verbruggen	90	7.6
Jan Paul van Hecke	90	7.5
Stefanos Tzimas	25	7.3

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC