Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion – Match preview, form & H2H

Premier League Premier League Round 14
Nottingham Forest
Not started
Brighton
The City Ground

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Last 5 matches

Nottingham Forest 1 W · 1 D · 3 L
  1. W Nottingham Forest – Manchester City Premier League · 3–1
  2. L Brentford – Nottingham Forest Premier League · 2–0
  3. D Ipswich – Nottingham Forest Premier League · 1–1
  4. L Nottingham Forest – Arsenal Premier League · 0–1
  5. L Crystal Palace – Nottingham Forest Premier League · 3–1
Brighton 4 W · 0 D · 1 L
  1. W Brighton – Brentford Premier League · 2–0
  2. W Manchester City – Brighton Premier League · 0–1
  3. L Liverpool – Brighton Premier League · 2–0
  4. W Brighton – Crystal Palace Premier League · 5–0
  5. W Sunderland – Brighton Premier League · 0–2

Last 5 in numbers

In their last 5 matches, all competitions.
Statistic Nottingham Forest Brighton
Goals scored 5(1 per match) 10(2 per match)
Goals conceded 8(1.6 per match) 2(0.4 per match)
Matches without conceding 0 of 5 4 of 5
Matches without scoring 2 of 5 1 of 5
Yellow cards 11(2.2 per match) 12(2.4 per match)
Corners 28(5.6 per match) 24(4.8 per match)
League position Premier League
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton 10 7 1 2 26 7 +19 22
16 Nottingham Forest 10 2 3 5 9 13 -4 9
Uefa Champions League Uefa Europa League Relegation

Gap between teams: 13 points

Full Premier League standings

This season compared

Premier League 2026/2027
Nottingham Forest Brighton
10 Matches played 10
0.9 Goals scored per match 2.6
1.3 Goals conceded per match 0.7
45% Average possession 60%
4 of 10 Matches with 3 or more goals 5 of 10
4.5 Corners per match 5.1
2.4 Yellow cards per match 2.4
1 of 10 Matches without conceding 7 of 10

Top scorers

Premier League 2026/2027
Nottingham Forest
Liam Delap

Attacker

3 Goals
0 Assists
Minutes per goal 227'
Pass accuracy 61.2%
Matches played 9
Minutes played 682'

Also scoring

  1. Dan Ndoye Attacker · 313' per goal 2 Goals 0 Assists
  2. Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder · 810' per goal 1 Goals 3 Assists
Brighton & Hove Albion
Pascal Groß

Midfielder

4 Goals
4 Assists
Minutes per goal 220'
Pass accuracy 86.9%
Matches played 10
Minutes played 881'

Also scoring

  1. Charalampos Kostoulas Attacker · 244' per goal 3 Goals 2 Assists
  2. Yasin Ayari Midfielder · 249' per goal 3 Goals 0 Assists

Minutes per goal: how many minutes, on average, the player needs to score. Lower is better.

Head to head Last 5 meetings
Nottingham Forest wins
Draws
Brighton & Hove Albion wins
1
1
3
20%
20%
60%
Total goals 17 Across 5 meetings
Avg goals 3.4 3.4 per match
Nottingham Forest goals 10 2 per match
Brighton & Hove Albion goals 7 1.4 per match
Both teams scored 40% 2/5 matches
Over 2.5 goals 60% 3/5 matches
Average corners per match 9.6 Across 5 meetings
Average cards per match 6.2 Yellow + red cards
Last meeting 2 - 1
Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 2 1 Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest 0–2 0 2 Brighton & Hove Albion
Nottingham Forest 7–0 7 0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 2 2 Nottingham Forest
Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 1 0 Nottingham Forest

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About the match

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion will be played on 5 December 2026 at 17:30 UTC at The City Ground in the Premier League.

Ahead of kick-off, Nottingham Forest are 16th in the Premier League standings, while Brighton & Hove Albion are 2nd.

Head-to-head

Nottingham Forest and Brighton & Hove Albion have met 8 times in the available head-to-head data.

Nottingham Forest won 2 times, while Brighton & Hove Albion won 4 times, with 2 meetings ending in draws.