Nottingham Forest vs Brighton

Nottingham Forest

0 - 2

Brighton

🕒 Sun, 30 Nov 2025 14:05 Europe/London 📍 The City Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Oliver 🔁 Regular Season - 13 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 13

Regular Season Table

Nottingham Forest 16 · Brighton 8

Referee Stats

Michael Oliver

29 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.00
Reds avg	0.07
Penalties avg	0.07
Over 4.5 cards	28%
Home wins	38%
Draws	24%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (19-17).
Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
Brighton had the sharper finishing (3-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Nottingham Forest (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-8-7

Goals For / Against

20 / 23

Avg: 1.05 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Brighton (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-9

Goals For / Against

22 / 26

Avg: 1.16 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.05

PPG

1.05

1.16

1.21

1.37

42%

O2.5

42%

47%

BTTS

53%

32%

Score 1st

32%

League-position context

Nottingham Forest rank16th

Brighton rank8th

Nottingham Forest points44

Brighton points53

Nottingham Forest: #16 · 44 pts · GD -3

34 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Brighton: #8 · 53 pts · GD +6

25 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nottingham Forest last 5 home

D D W D D

Points7/15

Weighted index47

Goals7-4

Record1-4-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Brighton last 5 away

L L D W W

Points7/15

Weighted index27

Goals6-6

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.547%

Also: Over 0.5 84% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Brighton trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Nottingham Forest score at home53%

Nottingham Forest clean sheet at home21%

Brighton score away74%

Brighton clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Nottingham Forest score first32%

Nottingham Forest win after scoring first33%

Brighton score first32%

Brighton win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Nottingham Forest 36% · Brighton 46%

Avg first goal minute: Nottingham Forest 26.3' · Brighton 45.5'

Vs league average

Nottingham Forest score at home1.05 vs 1.53

Nottingham Forest concede at home1.21 vs 1.22

Brighton score away1.16 vs 1.22

Brighton concede away1.37 vs 1.53

Nottingham Forest score 31% below league average, while Brighton score 5% below league average.

Defensive side: Nottingham Forest are 1% below league average at home, and Brighton are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 4.50 goals on average across the last 4.

Nottingham Forest goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

31-45 5

46-60 4

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 1

Brighton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 26% 2H scored: 74% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

46-60 5

61-75 5

31-45 4

16-30 3

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

16-30 5

31-45 5

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

52%

48%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

492

476

Passes Accurate

409

392

Passes %

83%

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

44'

44' M. Wieffer

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

M. De Cuyper

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ N. Domínguez

1st substitution · For: C. Hudson-Odoi

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ D. Ndoye

2nd substitution · For: O. Hutchinson

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ G. Rutter

1st substitution · For: J. Hinshelwood

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ D. Welbeck

2nd substitution · For: S. Tzimas

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ I. Sangaré

3rd substitution · For: R. Yates

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ Igor Jesus

4th substitution · For: A. Kalimuendo

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Y. Minteh

3rd substitution · For: B. Gruda

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ M. De Cuyper

4th substitution · For: C. Baleba

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ D. Gómez

5th substitution · For: J. Veltman

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ M. Gibbs-White

5th substitution · For: J. McAtee

88' ⚽

⚽

88' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

S. Tzimas

Normal Goal

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Brighton beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 on Sunday, 30 November 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Michael Oliver. It was played at The City Ground.

First half: M. Wieffer received a yellow card for Brighton at 44'. Brighton took the lead at 45' when M. De Cuyper scored, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 46', with N. Domínguez replacing C. Hudson-Odoi. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 46', with D. Ndoye replacing O. Hutchinson. Brighton made their 1st substitution at 56', with G. Rutter replacing J. Hinshelwood. Brighton made their 2nd substitution at 65', with D. Welbeck replacing S. Tzimas. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 74', with I. Sangaré replacing R. Yates. Nottingham Forest made their 4th substitution at 75', with Igor Jesus replacing A. Kalimuendo. Brighton made their 3rd substitution at 84', with Y. Minteh replacing B. Gruda. Brighton made their 4th substitution at 84', with M. De Cuyper replacing C. Baleba. Brighton made their 5th substitution at 84', with D. Gómez replacing J. Veltman. Nottingham Forest made their 5th substitution at 85', with M. Gibbs-White replacing J. McAtee. Brighton extended the lead at 88' when S. Tzimas scored, making the score 0-2.

Nottingham Forest used 5 substitutions while Brighton used 5 substitutions. Brighton got 1 yellow card.