Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, FA Cup 2024-25 QUARTER FINALS

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FA Cup · 2024-25

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

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Nottingham Forest FC

Sat 29 Mar 2025 · 17:15 UTC The American Express Community Stadium 29,930 HT 45' · FT 45'

Pervis Estupinan 62' Y

Y 88' Nicolas Dominguez

Y 97' Ryan Yates

Y 111' Neco Williams

Brajan Gruda 114' Y

Y 120' Morgan Gibbs-White

Overview

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — FA Cup at The American Express Community Stadium.

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Head-to-Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 9 games · Avg 3.7 goals Nottingham Forest FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–4 Nottingham Forest FC 2025-02-01 Nottingham Forest FC 7–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2024-09-22 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2024-03-10 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2023-11-25 Nottingham Forest FC 2–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Mar	Nottingham Forest FC	H	3–4	L
15 Mar	Manchester City FC	A	2–2	D
08 Mar	Fulham FC	H	2–1	W
02 Mar	Newcastle United FC	A	2–1	W
25 Feb	AFC Bournemouth	H	2–1	W
22 Feb	Southampton FC	A	4–0	W

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Mar	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	4–3	W
15 Mar	Ipswich Town FC	A	4–2	W
08 Mar	Manchester City FC	H	1–0	W
03 Mar	Ipswich Town FC	H	5–4	W
26 Feb	Arsenal FC	H	0–0	D
23 Feb	Newcastle United FC	A	3–4	L

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC

Callum Hudson-Odoi

2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at The American Express Community Stadium as Brighton & Hove Albion FC face off against Nottingham Forest FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
10' Brighton & Hove Albion FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is showing some good football. However, Brighton & Hove Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
20' Matz Sels is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Brighton & Hove Albion FC tonight.
25' The 25-year-old Neco Williams has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
30' Georginio Rutter has been relatively quiet despite scoring 32 goals in his last 422 appearances.
35' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nottingham Forest FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
45' It looks surprising Nottingham Forest FC does not make any changes. Callum Hudson-Odoi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
50' It is a cagey affair so far. Brighton & Hove Albion FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Nottingham Forest FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
61' Anthony Elanga is replacing Taiwo Awoniyi for the Nottingham Forest FC side.
62' Pervis Estupinan was booked on 62.
67' With 0 assists to his name this season, Morato is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
71' Brighton & Hove Albion FC make a change. Danny Welbeck trudges off to be replaced by Joao Pedro on 71 minutes.
72' Kaoru Mitoma makes way for Simon Adingra at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
75' Time for substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Georginio Rutter is replaced by Brajan Gruda.
80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
81' Brighton & Hove Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Diego Gomez is hanging Yasin Ayari on the field on 81 minute.
86' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brighton & Hove Albion FC that had 336 games and scored 453 goals.
88' Nicolas Dominguez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 88.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Nottingham Forest FC players.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

5
Lewis Dunk ↑ 91'
33
Matt O'Riley
9
Joao Pedro ↑ 71'
37
Thomas McGill
16
Eiran Cashin
11
Simon Adingra ↑ 72'
8
Brajan Gruda ↑ 75'
25
Diego Gomez ↑ 81'
60
Charlie Tasker

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

22
Ryan Yates
10
Morgan Gibbs-White ↓ Morato 119'
26
Matz Sels
34
Ola Aina
31
Nikola Milenkovic
9
Taiwo Awoniyi ↓ Anthony Elanga 61'
16
Nicolas Dominguez ↓ Jota Silva 96'
7
Neco Williams
28
Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira ↓ Callum Hudson-Odoi 61'
8
Elliot Anderson
5
Murillo

Bench

14
Callum Hudson-Odoi ↑ 61'
30
Willy Boly
15
Harry Toffolo
6
Ibrahim Sangare
19
Alex Moreno
33
Carlos Miguel
4
Morato ↑ 119'
21
Anthony Elanga ↑ 61'
20
Jota Silva ↑ 96'

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Chris Wood	4
Morgan Gibbs-White	3
Joao Pedro	2
Jack Hinshelwood	1
Pascal Gross	1
Neco Williams	1
Jota Silva	1
Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira	1

Head to Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2025-03-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–4 Nottingham Forest FC L 2025-03-15 Manchester City FC 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC D 2025-03-08 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Fulham FC W 2025-03-02 Newcastle United FC 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2025-02-25 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 AFC Bournemouth W 2025-02-22 Southampton FC 0–4 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2025-03-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–4 Nottingham Forest FC W 2025-03-15 Ipswich Town FC 2–4 Nottingham Forest FC W 2025-03-08 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Manchester City FC W 2025-03-03 Nottingham Forest FC 5–4 Ipswich Town FC W 2025-02-26 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Arsenal FC D 2025-02-23 Newcastle United FC 4–3 Nottingham Forest FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.85 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.11 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Nottingham Forest FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC35% Draw24% Nottingham Forest FC41%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 3.96

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

65%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Nottingham Forest FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Brighton & Hove Albion FC28% Draw38% Nottingham Forest FC34%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted

3 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 2

6.9%

2 – 1

6.7%

1 – 3

5.3%

2 – 3

4.9%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 2

4.3%

3 – 1

4.1%

0 – 1

3.6%

2 – 0

3.4%

1 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	10%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	16%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	18%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	13%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.