Brighton v Nottingham Forest result

Full-time · Brighton 2–2 Nottingham Forest

Premier League · Sun, 22 Sep 2024 14:00 BST · American Express Stadium

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

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Brighton 2–2 Nottingham Forest — this Premier League match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Brighton and Nottingham Forest drew 2–2 at American Express Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday 22 September. Nottingham Forest have scored in nine consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Brighton led 2–1 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals — Nottingham Forest: Christopher Wood (13’ pen) and R. Sosa (70’, assisted by Jota Silva); Brighton: Jack Hinshelwood (42’, assisted by Jan van Hecke) and Daniel Welbeck (45’). Morgan Gibbs-White (83’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Nottingham Forest, from fewer shots (4 to 14), created the better chances, 1.42 xG to 1.00 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

R. Jones showed nine yellow cards and one red — against 4.7 yellows a game across the last 14 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Brighton: Carlos Baleba (25’), Daniel Welbeck (39’) and Lewis Dunk (90+4’); Nottingham Forest: O. Aina (44’), Neco Williams (46’), Morgan Gibbs-White (60’), Jota Silva (64’), Morgan Gibbs-White (83’) and Callum Hudson-Odoi (90+3’).

What it changes

Brighton are unbeaten in their last seven matches in all competitions. Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last seven matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Christopher Wood (Nottingham Forest) 5.7, Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton) 5.6 and Daniel Welbeck (Brighton) 5.4 led the match.

Next up

Brighton next travel to FK Jablonec on 22 October 2026.

Nottingham Forest next travel to Ipswich on 23 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Brighton: FK Jablonec v Brighton, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Nottingham Forest: Ipswich v Nottingham Forest, Friday 23 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Brighton 2–2 Nottingham Forest · Premier League
Venue: American Express Stadium · Falmer, East Sussex
Referee: R. Jones
Head-to-head (last 4): Brighton 2 · draws 1 · Nottingham Forest 1 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Brighton 3W 2D 0L · Nottingham Forest 2W 3D 0L

Brighton 2–2 Nottingham Forest (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.75 / 1.5

Goals

against 1 / 1 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.63 / 4.38

Corners

against 3.5 / 5 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.25 / 5.13

Shots on target

against 3.88 / 4.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.25 / 2.38

Cards

against 3.13 / 2.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4.71 yellows

Referee · R. Jones

2.29 home / 2.43 away

over 14 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 September 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 September 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Brighton for / against	Line	Nottingham Forest for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.63 for · 3.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.38 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	15.75 for · 10 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.63 for · 13.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.25 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.13 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.25 for · 12.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.38 for · 11.13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.25 for · 3.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.38 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: R. Jones — 4.71 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 22.57 fouls over 14 matches (2.29 to the home side, 2.43 to the away side).

Home 2.29Away 2.43

Brighton

Brighton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Baleba n 8	57.8	2.3 6/3	2.1 5/4	—
Y. Minteh n 8	65.8	2.2 7/4	0.5 2/1	—
M. Wieffer n 8	82.1	1.9 6/4	1.5 6/3	—
V. Barco n 8	53.9	1.7 5/1	2.3 6/3	—
Y. Ayari n 8	46.1	1.7 4/2	1.7 4/1	—

Brighton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Enciso n 8	48.3	3 6/3	0.9 3/1
S. Adingra n 8	54.8	2.1 5/2	0.8 3/1
João Pedro n 8	88.8	1.8 8/3	0.9 4/2
D. Welbeck n 8	70.8	1.7 7/3	1.1 6/1
Y. Minteh n 8	65.8	1.5 6/2	0.9 4/1

Brighton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Adingra n 8	54.8	0.6 3/0	0.2 1/0
D. Welbeck n 8	70.8	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
João Pedro n 8	88.8	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
Y. Minteh n 8	65.8	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
M. Wieffer n 8	82.1	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0

Brighton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Baleba n 8	57.8	3.7 6/5
V. Barco n 8	53.9	3.5 5/5
J. Veltman n 8	66.6	3.4 8/7
Y. Ayari n 8	46.1	3.4 4/4
T. Lamptey n 8	51	3.1 5/4

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Domínguez n 8	39.1	2.3 5/3	0.9 2/1	—
I. Sangaré n 8	42.6	2.1 5/2	1.6 4/1	—
R. Yates n 8	57.1	2 6/2	3.3 7/5	—
Jota Silva n 8	55.1	2 4/3	2.2 6/4	—
T. Awoniyi n 8	22	2 3/1	2 4/0	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Wood n 8	83.3	3 8/6	1.8 7/4
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	88.8	1.9 8/5	0.6 3/2
A. Elanga n 8	48.8	1.8 5/2	0.9 4/0
C. Hudson-Odoi n 8	70.1	1.6 5/3	1.1 5/2
R. Yates n 8	57.1	1.6 4/3	0.6 2/1

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Hudson-Odoi n 8	70.1	0.6 3/1	0 0/0
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	88.8	0.1 1/0	0.4 2/1
C. Wood n 8	83.3	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
A. Elanga n 8	48.8	0 0/0	0.5 2/0
Danilo n 8	74.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
I. Sangaré n 8	42.6	5 6/4
N. Domínguez n 8	39.1	4 5/4
M. Niakhaté n 8	71.1	3.6 7/5
W. Boly n 8	78.1	3.2 6/6
Álex Moreno n 8	37	3 4/1

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Brighton		Nottingham Forest
70%	Possession	30%
1.00	Expected goals (xG)	1.42
14	Shots	4
3	Shots on target	3
4	Shots off target	0
7	Blocked shots	1
8	Shots inside the box	4
9	Corners	1
0	Offsides	4
12	Fouls	11
3	Yellow cards	6
0	Red cards	1
2	Saves	1
542	Passes	245
88%	Pass accuracy	69%

Brighton player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Verbruggen	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
J. Veltman	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
J. van Hecke	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
L. Dunk	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.6
J. Hinshelwood	90	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	7.2
K. Mitoma	90	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	7.3
D. Welbeck	90	1	0	2	2	1	1	Y	7.3
P. Estupiñán	82	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
G. Rutter	71	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	6.9
C. Baleba	62	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6.3
S. Adingra	62	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.6
M. Wieffer sub	28	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
Y. Minteh sub	28	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
João Pedro sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
E. Ferguson sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Sels	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
O. Aina	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	Y	5.9
N. Milenković	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.3
Murillo	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
C. Hudson-Odoi	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	7.3
Morgan Gibbs-White	83	0	0	1	1	1	2	RY	6.2
C. Wood	72	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7
E. Anderson	59	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.2
Álex Moreno	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Ward-Prowse	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
A. Elanga	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
N. Williams sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.5
R. Yates sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
Jota Silva sub	45	0	1	0	0	1	1	Y	6.9
R. Sosa sub	31	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.2
Morato sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Brighton v Nottingham Forest — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BrightonWWDDW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Nottingham ForestDWDDW

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 1 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Brighton 2 · 1 draw · Nottingham Forest 1 · 2.5 goals/game

2024-03-10 Brighton 1–0 Nottingham Forest
2023-11-25 Nottingham Forest 2–3 Brighton
2023-04-26 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Brighton
2022-10-18 Brighton 0–0 Nottingham Forest

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Brighton#8 pos61 pts38 pl+7 GD

Nottingham Forest#7 pos65 pts38 pl+12 GD

Goals per game

Brighton scored1.74

Nottingham Forest scored1.53

Brighton conceded1.55

Nottingham Forest conceded1.21

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What is the head-to-head record between Brighton and Nottingham Forest?: In their last 4 meetings, Brighton won 2, Nottingham Forest won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Brighton and Nottingham Forest?: Recent form — Brighton 3W 2D 0L; Nottingham Forest 2W 3D 0L.

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