Brighton & Hove Albion will host Nottingham Forest at the Amex Stadium on Sunday, with both teams desperate to clinch three points.
Brighton & Hove Albion ended their winless run with a 2-1 away win, which will have given them a much-needed confidence boost ahead of the game vs Nottingham Forest at the Amex Stadium on Sunday.
On the other hand, Nottingham Forest are coming into this game on the back of two consecutive defeats. However, the Tricky Trees have lost only two of their last seven Premier League matches. They are 17th in the league table and fighting for survival in the Premier League. It will be interesting to see if they can produce an impressive performance here and grind out an important result.
Both teams have had disappointing campaigns thus far, and they will look to pick up a win here. It will be interesting to see who comes out on top. Brighton & Hove Albion have done well against Nottingham Forest in recent meetings, and they managed to beat the Tricky Trees in November. It will be interesting to see if they can complete a league double here.
Team News & Tactics
Brighton & Hove Albion
Fabian Hurzeler will be without Adam Webster and Stefanos Tzimas due to their respective knee injuries. However, James Milner is fit and available to take on Nottingham Forest, while Yasin Ayari (shoulder) and Solly March (knee) are closing in on returning from their layoffs.
Brighton & Hove Albion are likely to shape up in their usual 4-2-3-1 formation vs Nottingham Forest, with Bart Verbruggen in goal. Joel Veltman and Ferdi Kadioglu will start as the full-backs. They will look to keep things tight at the back and help out in the final third. Jan Paul van Hecke and Lewis Dunk will form the central defensive partnership.
As for the midfield unit, James Milner and Carlos Baleba will look to add defensive cover and drive to the side. Georginio Rutter will start as the attacking midfielder, and he will look to help create opportunities in the final third.
Yankuba Minteh and Kaoru Mitoma will start on the flanks. They will look to add pace and unpredictability to the attack. Finally, Danny Welbeck will lead the line for Brighton & Hove Albion vs Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Verbruggen; Veltman, Dunk, van Hecke, Kadioglu; Baleba, Milner; Minteh, Rutter, Mitoma; Welbeck
Nottingham Forest
John Victor, Chris Wood, Nicolo Savona, and Willy Boly are ruled out due to their respective knee injuries. Meanwhile, Matz Sels is struggling with a hip injury. Meanwhile Stefan Ortega should be fit and available to take on Brighton & Hove Albion.
Nottingham Forest will shape up in a 4-2-3-1 formation vs Brighton & Hove Albion, with Stefan Ortega in goal. Neco Williams and Ola Aina will start as the full-backs. They will look to keep things tight at the back and help out going forward. Murillo will start alongside Nikola Milenkovic at the heart of the defence.
As for the midfield unit, Ibrahim Sangare will add physicality and drive alongside Elliot Anderson, who will aim to provide defensive cover and control. Morgan Gibbs-White will add creativity and goals to the side in the final third.
Omari Hutchinson and Callum Hudson-Odoi will start on the flanks, and they will look to add pace, flair, and unpredictability going forward. Finally, Igor Jesus will lead the line for Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Ortega; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Sangare, Anderson; Hutchinson, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Igor Jesus
Key Stats
- Brighton & Hove Albion have kept a clean sheet in five of their last six home matches against Nottingham Forest in all competitions. 19 goals have been scored in the last six matches between these two teams.
- Both teams have picked up one win from their last six Premier League matches.
- Brighton & Hove Albion have failed to score in three of the last four matches in all competitions.
- Only bottom side Wolves (15) have failed to score in more Premier League games this season than Nottingham Forest (13). Their 1-0 defeat to Liverpool in Vitor Pereira’s first league game in charge was the third time this season they failed to score under a new manager in his maiden game: Ange Postecoglou in September at Arsenal (0-3) and Sean Dyche in October at Bournemouth (0-2) the others.
- Danny Welbeck is one goal away from scoring ten Premier League goals in 2025/26, having netted a career high 10 in 2024/25. Only seven players have scored 10+ goals in consecutive seasons while aged 33 or older, most recently Jamie Vardy in 2020/21 and 2021/22 (15 in each).
Player to Watch
Igor Thiago
The Nottingham Forest striker is our key player to watch out for. He will need to step up and deliver in the final third for his team to pick up all three points. This will be a tough outing for them, and they need his clinical presence in the opposition box.
Igor Jesus has done well this season, and it will be interesting to see if he can find the back of the net. The Brazilian striker will look to link up with his teammates and open up opportunities for them as well.
Prediction
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Nottingham Forest
Both teams will be desperate for a victory here, and this is likely to be a close contest. Neither team will want to end up on the losing side. On current form, this is likely to be an evenly matched contest, and it will be difficult to separate the two teams. Brighton and Nottingham Forest are likely to get on the score sheet, but they will share the spoils in a draw.
