Brighton & Hove Albion vs Nottingham Forest

Premier League

Brighton

9-10-9

2-1

Final

Nottm Forest

7-6-15

American Express Stadium

Match pulse

BHAAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTNFO

54%Possession47%

14Shots13

7On target4

4Corners4

3Saves5

12Fouls13

30'Elliot AndersonNFO55'Mats WiefferBHA84'Kaoru MitomaBHA90'+3'Lewis DunkBHA

Team	1H	2H	T
BHA	2	0	2
NFO	1	0	1

Who won: Brighton 2-1

Brighton & Hove Albion beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 on Sunday, March 1, 2026 at American Express Stadium. Goals for Brighton: Diego Gómez (6') and Danny Welbeck (15'). Goals for Nottm Forest: Morgan Gibbs-White (13').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

BHANFO

12Fouls13

3Yellow Cards1

0Red Cards0

0Offsides4

4Corner Kicks4

3Saves5

53.5Possession46.5

14SHOTS13

7ON GOAL4

0.5On Target %0.3

0Penalty Goals0

0Penalty Kicks Taken0

453Accurate Passes380

522Passes444

0.9Pass Completion %0.9

6Accurate Crosses4

11Crosses17

0.5Cross %0.2

53Long Balls50

25Accurate Long Balls29

0.5Long Balls %0.6

2Blocked Shots6

11Effective Tackles5

17Tackles9

0.6Tackle %0.6

6Interceptions8

20Effective Clearances15

20Clearances15

Player of the game

Danny Welbeck

BHA · 1 G

7.5

Deserved to win

11%

BHA · 0.14 xG

79%

Draw

10%

NFO · 0.12 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Nottingham Forest 1.
Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 2, Nottingham Forest 1.
90'+6'
Foul
Foul by Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest).
90'+6'
Free kick won
Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5'
Free kick won
Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+4'
Attempt blocked. Jair Cunha (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
90'+4'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Jair Cunha (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+4'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dan Ndoye.
M. Gibbs-White
90'+3'
Yellow card
Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
L. Dunk
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
90'+2'
Free kick won
Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1'
Sub
Subbed on for K. Mitoma
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Maxim De Cuyper replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
M. De Cuyper
90'+1'
Foul
Foul by Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest).
90'
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
89'
Free kick won
Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89'
Foul
Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
88'
Free kick won
Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88'BHA
Foul
Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
88'
Free kick won
Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'
Free kick won
Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87'
Foul
Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
86'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Milner
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Carlos Baleba replaces James Milner.
C. Baleba
86'
Sub
Subbed on for D. Gómez
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March replaces Diego Gómez.
S. March
85'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross following a set piece situation.
T. Awoniyi