Brighton & Hove Albion vs Nottingham Forest | Premier League Match Stats

Premier LeagueGameweek 28Sunday, 1 March 2026The American Express Community Stadium

2–1

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Last five results, oldest on the left, newest on the right.

Brighton at home Nott'm Forest away Head-to-head

Match stats

Goals: Brighton & Hove Albion 2; Nottingham Forest 1
Possession: Brighton & Hove Albion 54%; Nottingham Forest 46%
Shots: Brighton & Hove Albion 14; Nottingham Forest 13
Shots on target: Brighton & Hove Albion 7; Nottingham Forest 4
Big chances: Brighton & Hove Albion 2; Nottingham Forest 1
Corners: Brighton & Hove Albion 4; Nottingham Forest 4
Passes: Brighton & Hove Albion 522; Nottingham Forest 444
Pass accuracy: Brighton & Hove Albion 87%; Nottingham Forest 86%
Saves: Brighton & Hove Albion 3; Nottingham Forest 5
Fouls: Brighton & Hove Albion 12; Nottingham Forest 13
Offsides: Brighton & Hove Albion 0; Nottingham Forest 4
Yellow cards: Brighton & Hove Albion 3; Nottingham Forest 1
Red cards: Brighton & Hove Albion 0; Nottingham Forest 0

First half

6Goal: Diego GómezBrighton
13Goal: Morgan Gibbs-WhiteNott'm Forest
15Goal: Danny WelbeckBrighton
30Yellow card: Elliot AndersonNott'm Forest

Second half

55Yellow card: Mats WiefferBrighton
56Substitution: Luca Netz onNeco Williams offNott'm Forest
56Substitution: Jair Cunha onOmari Hutchinson offNott'm Forest
71Substitution: Joël Veltman onMats Wieffer offBrighton
74Substitution: Dilane Bakwa onCallum Hudson-Odoi offNott'm Forest
82Substitution: Dan Ndoye onOla Aina offNott'm Forest
83Substitution: Taiwo Awoniyi onIgor Jesus offNott'm Forest
84Yellow card: Kaoru MitomaBrighton
86Substitution: Solly March onDiego Gómez offBrighton
86Substitution: Carlos Baleba onJames Milner offBrighton
90Yellow card: Lewis DunkBrighton
90Substitution: Maxim De Cuyper onKaoru Mitoma offBrighton

Brighton & Hove Albion4-2-3-1

Substitutes

Nottingham Forest4-2-3-1

Substitutes

Match summary

From match data

Full time: Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Nottingham Forest, Premier League gameweek 28
Danny Welbeck's 15th-minute goal put Brighton ahead for good at 2–1
Brighton had 54% possession and outshot Nott'm Forest 14–13
Nott'm Forest's 7–0 home win over Brighton (Feb 2025) was the biggest margin in the 7 meetings before this one

Head-to-head

7 meetings

Season

Brighton wins: 0
Draws: 0
Nott'm Forest wins: 0

No meetings in this range.

Brighton wins: 1
Draws: 1
Nott'm Forest wins: 1

Head-to-head results, latest 3; result column from Brighton & Hove Albion's side
Date	Home	Score	Away	Result
30 Nov 25	Nott'm Forest	0–2	Brighton	W
1 Feb 25	Nott'm Forest	7–0	Brighton	L
22 Sept 24	Brighton	2–2	Nott'm Forest	D

Brighton wins: 3
Draws: 2
Nott'm Forest wins: 2

Head-to-head results, latest 7; result column from Brighton & Hove Albion's side
Date	Home	Score	Away	Result
30 Nov 25	Nott'm Forest	0–2	Brighton	W
1 Feb 25	Nott'm Forest	7–0	Brighton	L
22 Sept 24	Brighton	2–2	Nott'm Forest	D
10 Mar 24	Brighton	1–0	Nott'm Forest	W
25 Nov 23	Nott'm Forest	2–3	Brighton	W
26 Apr 23	Nott'm Forest	3–1	Brighton	L
18 Oct 22	Brighton	0–0	Nott'm Forest	D

Brighton wins: 3
Draws: 2
Nott'm Forest wins: 2

Head-to-head results, latest 7; result column from Brighton & Hove Albion's side
Date	Home	Score	Away	Result
30 Nov 25	Nott'm Forest	0–2	Brighton	W
1 Feb 25	Nott'm Forest	7–0	Brighton	L
22 Sept 24	Brighton	2–2	Nott'm Forest	D
10 Mar 24	Brighton	1–0	Nott'm Forest	W
25 Nov 23	Nott'm Forest	2–3	Brighton	W
26 Apr 23	Nott'm Forest	3–1	Brighton	L
18 Oct 22	Brighton	0–0	Nott'm Forest	D

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