English Premier League

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2025-26 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Nottingham Forest
    FT
    0 - 2
    Brighton & Hove Albion
    • 45'+1': Maxim De Cuyper
    • 88': Stefanos Tzimas

    De Cuyper, Tzimas earn Brighton hard-fought win over Forest

    Goals in each half from Maxim De Cuyper and Stefanos Tzimas earned Brighton a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
    • 5': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Lewis Dunk.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.
    • 9': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Ibrahim Sangaré.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Gómez.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
    • 12': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 13': Attempt missed. Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mats Wieffer.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yankuba Minteh.
    • 17': Foul by Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest).
    • 17': Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yankuba Minteh.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dan Ndoye.
    • 21': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ferdi Kadioglu.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 22': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Mats Wieffer.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Nicolás Domínguez.
    • 24': Foul by Nicolò Savona (Nottingham Forest).
    • 24': Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Morato.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross.
    • 28': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 29': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolás Domínguez with a cross.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Mats Wieffer.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 36': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Dan Ndoye is caught offside.
    • 38': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
    • 38': Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
    • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 43': Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
    • 43': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 44': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yankuba Minteh.
    • 45'+1': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 45'+3': Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
    • 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Omari Hutchinson replaces Dan Ndoye.
    • 48': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
    • 48': Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 48': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mats Wieffer.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Igor Jesus.
    • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Georginio Rutter (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 56': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jack Hinshelwood replaces Georginio Rutter because of an injury.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Omari Hutchinson.
    • 60': Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest).
    • 61': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Mats Wieffer.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross.
    • 62': Foul by Nicolò Savona (Nottingham Forest).
    • 62': Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Foul by Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 64': Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Stefanos Tzimas replaces Danny Welbeck.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Omari Hutchinson.
    • 66': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jack Hinshelwood.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest).
    • 67': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 69': Attempt saved. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Omari Hutchinson.
    • 69': Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 69': Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Savona (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross.
    • 70': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Stefanos Tzimas.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross.
    • 74': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates replaces Ibrahim Sangaré.
    • 75': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Arnaud Kalimuendo replaces Igor Jesus.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
    • 79': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Mats Wieffer.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Nicolò Savona (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Omari Hutchinson.
    • 80': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
    • 81': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
    • 81': Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
    • 84': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Brajan Gruda replaces Yankuba Minteh.
    • 84': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Diego Gómez.
    • 84': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Carlos Baleba replaces Maxim De Cuyper.
    • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
    • 85': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. James McAtee replaces Morgan Gibbs-White because of an injury.
    • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 87': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 88': Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 88': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Stefanos Tzimas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 90': Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Nicolò Savona (Nottingham Forest).
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Arnaud Kalimuendo (Nottingham Forest).
    • 90'+2': Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
    • 90'+3': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    2 Corner Kicks 9
    3 Saves 3
    48.1 Possession 51.9
    17 SHOTS 19
    6 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    392 Accurate Passes 409
    476 Passes 492
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 8
    5 Crosses 33
    0.6 Cross % 0.2
    64 Long Balls 59
    26 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    6 Blocked Shots 10
    13 Effective Tackles 14
    19 Tackles 22
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    13 Interceptions 7
    37 Effective Clearances 19
    37 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: The City Ground
    Location: Nottingham, England
    Attendance: 30,522

    Premier League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 15 +19 33
    2 Manchester City 15 +19 31
    3 Aston Villa 15 +7 30
    4 Chelsea 15 +10 25
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    Line-Ups

    NFO Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    26 Matz Sels (GK)
    4 Morato
    31 Nikola Milenkovic
    3 Neco Williams
    37 Nicolò Savona
    10 Morgan Gibbs-White
    8 Elliot Anderson
    6 Ibrahim Sangaré
    19 Igor Jesus
    16 Nicolás Domínguez
    14 Dan Ndoye
    Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
    Zach Abbott, James McAtee, Ryan Yates, Jair Paula, Omari Hutchinson, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Willy Boly, Arnaud Kalimuendo, John Victor.

    BHA Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Bart Verbruggen (GK)
    5 Lewis Dunk
    6 Jan Paul van Hecke
    24 Ferdi Kadioglu
    27 Mats Wieffer Yellow Card
    10 Georginio Rutter
    25 Diego Gómez
    26 Yasin Ayari
    18 Danny Welbeck
    29 Maxim De Cuyper
    11 Yankuba Minteh
    Brighton & Hove Albion Substitutes:
    Jason Steele, Joël Veltman, Stefanos Tzimas, Brajan Gruda, Olivier Boscagli, Jack Hinshelwood, Diego Coppola, Carlos Baleba, Charalambos Kostoulas.

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