Nottingham Forest FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Nottingham Forest FC

7 – 0

Full Time

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Sat 1 Feb 2025 · 12:30 UTC City Ground, Nottingham 30,164 HT 45' · FT 45'

Lewis Dunk og 12' 1–0

Morgan Gibbs-White 25' 2–0

Chris Wood 32' 3–0

Chris Wood 64' 4–0

Chris Wood pen 69' 5–0

Neco Williams 89' 6–0

Jota Silva 90+1' 7–0

Murillo 7' Y

Y 11' Danny Welbeck

Y 20' Jack Hinshelwood

Overview

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Nottingham Forest FC vs Brighton & Hove Albion FC — Premier League at City Ground, Nottingham.

Nottingham Forest FC 10 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 games · 22 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Simon Hooper
Assistant 1 Adrian Holmes
Assistant 2 Simon Long

4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 16.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

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 2023-04-26 Nottingham Forest FC 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Feb	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	7–0	W
25 Jan	AFC Bournemouth	A	0–5	L
19 Jan	Southampton FC	H	3–2	W
14 Jan	Liverpool FC	H	1–1	D
11 Jan	Luton Town FC	H	2–0	W
06 Jan	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	3–0	W

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Feb	Nottingham Forest FC	A	0–7	L
25 Jan	Everton FC	H	0–1	L
19 Jan	Manchester United FC	A	3–1	W
16 Jan	Ipswich Town FC	A	2–0	W
11 Jan	Norwich City FC	A	4–0	W
04 Jan	Arsenal FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Nottingham Forest FC		Brighton & Hove Albion FC
#16	Position	#2
9	Points	22
10	Played	10
2 / 3 / 5	W / D / L	7 / 1 / 2
9	Scored	26
13	Conceded	7
-4	GD	+19
0.90	PPG	2.20
20%	Win %	70%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

10% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

70% Clean Sheets
Brighton & Hove Albion FC this season

Nottingham Forest FC are 16th (9 pts). Brighton & Hove Albion FC are 2nd (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC

0-15

3/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

–/3

46-60

1/4

61-75

2/1

76+

1/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

6/1

46-60

4/–

61-75

2/1

76+

5/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC

Liam Delap	3 G
Dan Ndoye	2 G
Morgan Gibbs-White	1 G	2 A

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Pascal Gross	4 G	4 A
Charalampos Kostoulas	3 G	2 A
Yasin Ayari	3 G	1 A
Jack Hinshelwood	3 G
Maxim De Cuyper	2 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Nottingham Forest FC host Brighton & Hove Albion FC — let the battle begin!
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nottingham Forest FC that had 382 games and scored 443 goals.
7' The referee shows Nottingham Forest FC player a card on 7.
11' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Danny Welbeck on 11 minutes.
12' Lewis Dunk does the damage! The net is bulging and Brighton & Hove Albion FC surge ahead!
17' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
20' Jack Hinshelwood has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 20.
25' Goal! Morgan Gibbs-White scores his 44 goal in 358 matches.
30' Brighton & Hove Albion FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
32' The deadlock is broken! Chris Wood gets on the scoresheet on 32 minutes.
37' Nottingham Forest FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
42' Brighton & Hove Albion FC come into this ranked 9 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
46' Fresh legs for Brighton & Hove Albion FC! Matt O'Riley comes on to replace Jack Hinshelwood.
47' The crowd applauds Kaoru Mitoma as he leaves the pitch. Simon Adingra steps in for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
52' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
57' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
62' Murillo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Brighton & Hove Albion FC tonight.
64' GOAL! Chris Wood scores on 64. Assisted by Anthony Elanga
65' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira departs to be replaced by Nicolas Dominguez.
69' A stunning finish from Chris Wood — that came from absolutely nowhere!
72' A change in the Nottingham Forest FC ranks — Morgan Gibbs-White exits the field as Jota Silva enters on 72.
73' Time for substitution for Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Danny Welbeck is replaced by Evan Ferguson.
78' Jack Hinshelwood has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
82' The Nottingham Forest FC bench stirs into life. Chris Wood is withdrawn and Taiwo Awoniyi gets his opportunity.
87' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nottingham Forest FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
89' Brilliant from the ! Neco Williams makes it 5-1 with a superb finish on 89.
Another three points for Nottingham Forest FC.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

11
Chris Wood ↓ Taiwo Awoniyi 82'
10
Morgan Gibbs-White ↓ Jota Silva 72'
26
Matz Sels
34
Ola Aina
31
Nikola Milenkovic
4
Morato
7
Neco Williams
28
Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira ↓ Nicolas Dominguez 65'
8
Elliot Anderson ↓ Ibrahim Sangare 82'
21
Anthony Elanga
5
Murillo ↓ Willy Boly 72'

Bench

22
Ryan Yates
30
Willy Boly ↑ 72'
6
Ibrahim Sangare ↑ 82'
19
Alex Moreno
9
Taiwo Awoniyi ↑ 82'
16
Nicolas Dominguez ↑ 65'
33
Carlos Miguel
24
Ramon Sosa
20
Jota Silva ↑ 72'

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fabian Hürzeler

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2025-02-01 Nottingham Forest FC 7–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2025-01-25 AFC Bournemouth 5–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2025-01-19 Nottingham Forest FC 3–2 Southampton FC W 2025-01-14 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Liverpool FC D 2025-01-11 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Luton Town FC W 2025-01-06 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–3 Nottingham Forest FC W

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

2025-02-01 Nottingham Forest FC 7–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2025-01-25 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–1 Everton FC L 2025-01-19 Manchester United FC 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2025-01-16 Ipswich Town FC 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2025-01-11 Norwich City FC 0–4 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2025-01-04 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–1 Arsenal FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.85 Nottingham Forest FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.9 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC 77% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC42% Draw23% Brighton & Hove Albion FC35%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.75

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	51%	49%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

58%

Nottingham Forest FC or Brighton & Hove Albion FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nottingham Forest FC30% Draw39% Brighton & Hove Albion FC31%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 7–0 not predicted

7 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

9.1%

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 1

7.4%

2 – 2

6.9%

1 – 3

4.8%

3 – 1

4.5%

2 – 3

4.4%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 2

4.3%

2 – 0

4.1%

0 – 1

1 – 0

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap	Nottingham Forest FC covers	Push	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	11%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	17%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	18%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	12%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✗

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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