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

Today

Premier League Matchday 14

Nottingham Forest

18:30 Sat 5 Dec · your time in 35 days 21 h

Brighton & Hove Albion

A dot on a form pip marks another competition.

Stadium: The City Ground, Nottingham

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: 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

Nottingham Forest0.8 Brighton & Hove Albion2.2

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

Players to watch

Premier League, this season.

Morgan Gibbs-White

Nottingham Forest · forward

1goal 2assists 7.37avg rating

Last match, Ipswich Town: rating 6.8.

Pascal Groß

Brighton & Hove Albion · midfielder

3goals 4assists 7.58avg rating

Last match, Liverpool: rating 7.2.

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

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

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

Nottingham Forest

at home · 10

3W3D4L0.8scored per match0.8conceded per match

Brighton & Hove Albion

away · 10

3W2D5L1.6scored per match1.4conceded 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.

1wins

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

2wins

Expected lineups

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

Official around 17:30, Sat 5 Dec

MSSels MUMurillo NMMilenković JCCunha NWWilliams XSSchlager JMMcAtee DMMuñoz DNNdoye MWGibbs-White LDDelap JSSteele JHHadjam OBBoscagli MSSvoboda COCostinha YAAyari PGGroß MYYalcouyé JHHinshelwood DGGómez GRRutter

Nottingham ForestBrighton & Hove Albion

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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