Brighton scored at the tail end of each half to win 2-0 away to Nottingham Forest on Sunday and extend their unbeaten run in the Premier League to four games (3W-1D-0L).
WATCH — Nottingham Forest v Brighton full match replay
Maxim De Cuyper scored the opener in first-half stoppage time, after Yankuba Minteh and Georginio Rutter worked a smooth move on the right wing and found the Belgian right back near the penalty spot. It was 1-0 until the 88th minute, when defender Morato and goalkeeper Matz Sels weren’t on the same page and gifted Brighton with an open-not shot from the top of the box. 19-year-old Stefano Tzimas was in the right place at the right time and touched it home to put the game to bed.
The victory sends Brighton (22 points) up to 5th in the PL table. Nottingham Forest (12 points) remain 16th, still just a point above the relegation zone.
What’s next?
- Brighton vs Aston Villa — Wednesday (2:30 pm ET)
- Wolves vs Nottingham Forest — Wednesday (2:30 pm ET)
Nottingham Forest vs Brighton live updates - by Andy Edwards
Nottingham Forest vs Brighton final score: 0-2
Goalscorers: Maxim De Cuyper (45'+1), Stefano Tzimas (88')
GOAL! Forest 0-2 Brighton: Tzimas cleans up a mess at the back (88')
GOAL! Forest 0-1 Brighton: De Cuyper finishes a slick move (45'+1)
Nottingham Forest starting lineup
Sels - Savona, Milenkovic, Morato, Williams - Sangare, Anderson, Gibbs-White - Ndoye, Dominguez, Jesus
Brighton starting lineup
Verbruggen - Kadioglu, Van Hecke, Dunk, De Cuyper - Wieffer, Ayari, Rutter - Minteh, Gomez, Welbeck
How to watch Nottingham Forest vs Brighton live, stream link and start time
Kick off time: 9:05am ET Sunday
Venue: City Ground — West Bridgford
TV Channel: Peacock
Streaming: Stream live on Peacock
The Tricky Trees have won three-straight matches and are unbeaten in five across all competitions, toppling Leeds, Liverpool, and Malmo to boast a 3W-2D mark in November. Still, their terrible start to the Premier League season under Nuno Espirito Santo and then Ange Postecoglou has Dyche’s men just one point above the bottom three.
Fabian Hurzeler’s Brighton have table concerns, too, but they are way at the other end of the leaderboard. The Seagulls have perhaps quietly amassed 19 points to sit two points outside the top four after a dozen games. Yet it Brighton have had a weakness, it’s their play away from the Amex Stadium. The Seagulls boast a 4W-2D record at home in the Premier League but are 1W-2D-3L as visitors. That win did come at Chelsea, so it’s not about quality of opponent.
Nottingham Forest team news, focus
OUT: Taiwo Awoniyi (muscular), Dilane Bakwa (undisclosed), Chris Wood (knee), Douglas Luiz (hamstring), Ola Aina (undisclosed), Oleksandr Zinchenko (groin), Angus Gunn (knee) | QUESTIONABLE: Murillo (hamstring), Morgan Gibbs-White (back)
Brighton team news, focus
OUT: Kaoru Mitoma (foot), James Milner (muscular), Adam Webster (knee), Solly March (knee)
Nottingham Forest vs Brighton prediction
We’re not buying into the complete restoration of the Tricky Trees quite yet, and they are due for a tricky day at the office especially with the challenges associated with a midweek game. Murillo and Morgan Gibbs-White look set to play but were dinged up against Malmo, though Dyche rotated pretty well for that fixture. There’s something here for Forest, if only as Brighton have yet to prove they’ve found a finisher outside of in-form veteran Danny Welbeck. Nottingham Forest 1-1 Brighton.
