GolVolt — Brighton & Hove Albion vs Nottingham Forest: preview, line-ups, chances

Today

Premier League Matchday 34

Brighton & Hove Albion

16:00 Sat 1 May · your time in 182 days 17 h

Nottingham Forest

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Stadium: The American Express Community Stadium, Falmer

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Player in form

Pascal Groß: 2 goals and 4 assists in 5 league matches

Goals2

The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Last time

Last meeting, 1 March 2026: Brighton & Hove Albion – Nottingham Forest 2:1

DLDWW

Brighton & Hove Albion are unbeaten in the last 3 meetings.

Streak

Nottingham Forest without a win in 4 matches

LLLD

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 1 draw and 3 defeats. Last win: 12 September, 2:1 against Aston Villa.

Attack

Brighton & Hove Albion score 2.2 goals per match

Brighton & Hove Albion2.2 Nottingham Forest0.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Nottingham Forest score 0.8.

Players to watch

Premier League, this season.

Pascal Groß

Brighton & Hove Albion · midfielder

3goals 4assists 7.58avg rating

Last match, Liverpool: rating 7.2.

Morgan Gibbs-White

Nottingham Forest · forward

1goal 2assists 7.37avg rating

Last match, Ipswich Town: rating 6.8.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Brighton & Hove Albion at home and Nottingham Forest away, as in this match.

Brighton & Hove Albion

at home · 10

8W1D1L2.9scored per match0.5conceded per match

Nottingham Forest

away · 10

4W3D3L2.0scored per match1.6conceded per match

Head to head

5 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 1 Mar 2026 · Premier League Brighton & Hove Albion 2:1 Nottingham Forest Gómez 6' · Welbeck 15' · Gibbs-White 13'. Brighton & Hove Albion: 2 wins in a row in this fixture.

2wins

2 draws3.2 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 5

1wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1, last: Manchester City) · Nottingham Forest (3-4-2-1, last: Ipswich Town).

Official around 15:00, Sat 1 May

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Volt matchup

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