Nottingham ForestvBrighton & Hove Albion
Sun, 6 Dec 2026, 2:00 am AEDT
The City Ground
Season comparison
| Nottingham Forest | 2026-27 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Played | 3 |
| 0 | Won | 1 |
| 2 | Drawn | 1 |
| 1 | Lost | 1 |
| 2 | Goals for | 8 |
| 3 | Goals against | 5 |
| DDL | Last 5 | DLW |
Key stats
- 0.5Half-time goals2.5
Half-time goals: Nottingham Forest 0.5, Brighton & Hove Albion 2.5. The score at the break.
- 1.46xG2.67
xG: Nottingham Forest 1.46, Brighton & Hove Albion 2.67. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.
- 1.20Non-penalty xG2.67
Non-penalty xG: Nottingham Forest 1.20, Brighton & Hove Albion 2.67. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.
- 12Shots18.7
Shots: Nottingham Forest 12, Brighton & Hove Albion 18.7. Attempts at goal, on target or not.
- 2.3On target5.7
On target: Nottingham Forest 2.3, Brighton & Hove Albion 5.7. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.
- 0.7Big chances3.7
Big chances: Nottingham Forest 0.7, Brighton & Hove Albion 3.7. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.
- 4Corners6
Corners: Nottingham Forest 4, Brighton & Hove Albion 6. Corners won.
- 2Shots from corners1.7
Shots from corners: Nottingham Forest 2, Brighton & Hove Albion 1.7. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.
- 0.3From free kicks0
From free kicks: Nottingham Forest 0.3, Brighton & Hove Albion 0. Shots struck directly from a free kick.
- 2.3Headed shots3
Headed shots: Nottingham Forest 2.3, Brighton & Hove Albion 3. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.
- 0.3Penalties0
Penalties: Nottingham Forest 0.3, Brighton & Hove Albion 0. Penalties awarded and taken.
- 169.3Passes in their third349
Passes in their third: Nottingham Forest 169.3, Brighton & Hove Albion 349. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.
- 6Deep completions8
Deep completions: Nottingham Forest 6, Brighton & Hove Albion 8. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.
- 12.5Fouls12
Fouls: Nottingham Forest 12.5, Brighton & Hove Albion 12. Fouls conceded.
- 2.3Yellow cards2.7
Yellow cards: Nottingham Forest 2.3, Brighton & Hove Albion 2.7. Summed from the players.
- 12.6PPDA4.1
PPDA: Nottingham Forest 12.6, Brighton & Hove Albion 4.1. Passes the opposition completes per defensive action. A LOW number means pressing high and often; a high one means sitting off.
- 1.60Expected points1.55
Expected points: Nottingham Forest 1.60, Brighton & Hove Albion 1.55. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.
Head to head
2 Nottingham Forest · 2 drawn · 4 Brighton & Hove Albion8 meetings on record, 3.3 goals a game
- Brighton & Hove Albion2–1Nottingham Forest2025-26 · 2 Mar
- Nottingham Forest0–2Brighton & Hove Albion2025-26 · 1 Dec
- Nottingham Forest7–0Brighton & Hove Albion2024-25 · 1 Feb
- Brighton & Hove Albion2–2Nottingham Forest2024-25 · 22 Sept
- Brighton & Hove Albion1–0Nottingham Forest2023-24 · 11 Mar
- Nottingham Forest2–3Brighton & Hove Albion2023-24 · 26 Nov
- Nottingham Forest3–1Brighton & Hove Albion2022-23 · 27 Apr
- Brighton & Hove Albion0–0Nottingham Forest2022-23 · 19 Oct
Last time out
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur · 5 Sept
- Matz SelsGK
- James McAteeMC
- Nikola MilenkovićDC
- Xaver SchlagerMC
- Dan NdoyeAMC
- Liam DelapFW
- JairDC
- MurilloDC
- Gibbs-WhiteAMC
- Neco WilliamsDML
- Ola AinaDMR
Substitutes used (4)
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Leeds United · 5 Sept
- Lewis DunkDC
- Ferdi KadıoğluDR
- Bart VerbruggenGK
- Pascal GroßDMC
- De CuyperAML
- Yasin AyariDMC
- Malick YalcouyéAMC
- Olivier BoscagliDL
- Diego GomezAMR
- Charalampos KostoulasFW
- Luka VuskovicDC
Substitutes used (3)
Players to watch
Nottingham Forest
- Dan Ndoye1Goals
- Gibbs-White1Assists
- Gibbs-White7Shots
- Igor Jesus2Shots on target
- James McAtee9Key passes
- Igor Jesus1Big chances
- Gibbs-White1.34Expected goals
- Dan Ndoye0.94Expected assists
Brighton & Hove Albion
- Jack Hinshelwood2Goals
- De Cuyper1Assists
- Diego Gomez12Shots
- Diego Gomez4Shots on target
- Pascal Groß7Key passes
- De Cuyper2Big chances
- De Cuyper1.42Expected goals
- Diego Gomez1.20Expected assists
Defence vs position
2026-27 season. Only 3 matches behind the thinner of the two clubs, so read the ranks as an early indication rather than a record.
| Forwards | Nottingham Forest v Brighton & def | Brighton & v Nottingham Forest def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.00v0.3310th/5th | 0.00v0.3310th/5th |
| Assists | 0.00v0.337th/2nd | 0.33v0.003rd/8th |
| Shots | 2.7v3.37th/3rd | 2.7v3.07th/5th |
| Shots on target | 0.7v0.77th/10th | 0.7v0.37th/13th |
| Key passes | 1.3v1.32nd/2nd | 0.7v0.312th/18th |
| Big chances | 0.33v1.0010th/1st | 0.00v0.6717th/5th |
| xG | 0.48v0.7310th/1st | 0.29v0.4712th/8th |
| Attacking mid | Nottingham Forest v Brighton & def | Brighton & v Nottingham Forest def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.67v0.337th/9th | 1.33v0.332nd/9th |
| Assists | 0.33v0.336th/8th | 0.67v0.674th/4th |
| Shots | 3.3v3.015th/18th | 7.7v2.72nd/19th |
| Shots on target | 0.7v0.316th/19th | 3.0v1.03rd/16th |
| Key passes | 1.0v3.719th/9th | 4.7v2.77th/15th |
| Big chances | 0.33v0.3313th/12th | 2.33v0.001st/18th |
| xG | 0.66v0.419th/14th | 1.53v0.142nd/20th |
| Midfielders | Nottingham Forest v Brighton & def | Brighton & v Nottingham Forest def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.00v1.009th/1st | 0.33v0.335th/3rd |
| Assists | 0.00v0.6710th/1st | 0.00v0.0010th/11th |
| Shots | 3.7v2.34th/11th | 3.7v2.34th/11th |
| Shots on target | 0.7v1.77th/2nd | 1.0v0.34th/10th |
| Key passes | 5.7v2.31st/12th | 3.3v1.75th/15th |
| Big chances | 0.00v1.679th/1st | 0.33v0.005th/9th |
| xG | 0.24v1.149th/1st | 0.37v0.086th/16th |
| Defenders | Nottingham Forest v Brighton & def | Brighton & v Nottingham Forest def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.00v0.007th/5th | 0.33v0.003rd/5th |
| Assists | 0.00v0.008th/10th | 0.00v0.008th/10th |
| Shots | 2.0v1.39th/14th | 3.7v3.33rd/4th |
| Shots on target | 0.0v0.317th/11th | 0.7v0.36th/11th |
| Key passes | 0.7v0.719th/20th | 3.0v2.75th/5th |
| Big chances | 0.00v0.009th/10th | 0.67v0.333rd/6th |
| xG | 0.13v0.0511th/18th | 0.33v0.325th/5th |
Each cell is what that club’s forwards in that position produce per match, against what the opposition concedes to that position — and the two ranks beneath them, out of 20. First rank 1 produces the most; second rank 1 concedes the most. So a low pair is a good attack meeting a soft defence, which is the matchup worth finding. A substitute counts towards the position he usually starts in, because the source names a position only for players who start and substitutes are a fourteenth of this league’s goals.
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