Brighton vs Nottingham Forest match stats & report
2–1 Full time
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Brighton beat Nottingham Forest 2–1 in the Premier League on 1 March 2026. Expected goals finished 1.32–0.79. Brighton had 54% of the ball.
Brighton vs Nottingham Forest match statistics
- 54% Ball possession 46%
- 1.32 Expected goals (xG) 0.79
- 14 Total shots 13
- 7 Shots on target 4
- 5 Shots off target 3
- 2 Blocked shots 6
- 7 Shots inside the box 7
- 4 Corners 4
- 12 Fouls 13
- 0 Offsides 4
- 3 Yellow cards 1
- 522 Passes 444
- 87% Pass accuracy 86%
- 3 Goalkeeper saves 5
Goals and cards
- 6' Goal D. Gómez (assist Pascal Groß) Brighton
- 13' Goal M. Gibbs-White (assist Igor Jesus) Nottingham Forest
- 15' Goal D. Welbeck (assist J. Hinshelwood) Brighton
- 30' Yellow card E. Anderson Nottingham Forest
- 55' Yellow card M. Wieffer Brighton
- 84' Yellow card K. Mitoma Brighton
- 90+3' Yellow card Lewis Dunk Brighton
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Brighton
Bench Jason Steele , J. Veltman , S. March , Olivier Boscagli , C. Baleba , Charalampos Kostoulas , G. Rutter , Maxim De Cuyper , Y. Minteh
Nottingham Forest
Bench A. Gunn , T. Awoniyi , R. Yates , D. Bakwa , L. Netz , J. McAtee , Jair , N. Domínguez , D. Ndoye
Form guide
Brighton at home
8–1–1 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 2.7 per game
- Conceded
- 0.7 per game
- Clean sheets
- 7 / 10
- Corners
- 6.3 per game
- Shots on target
- 5.9 per game
8% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Nottingham Forest away
3–2–5 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 1.3 per game
- Conceded
- 1.7 per game
- Clean sheets
- 1 / 10
- Corners
- 5.0 per game
- Shots on target
- 5.0 per game
20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Brighton vs Nottingham Forest head-to-head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Forest v Brighton | 0–2 | |
| Brighton v Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | |
| Nottingham Forest v Brighton | 7–0 | |
| Brighton v Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | |
| Brighton v Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | |
| Nottingham Forest v Brighton | 2–3 |