Nottingham Forest v Brighton result

Full-time · Nottingham Forest 0–2 Brighton

Premier League · Sun, 30 Nov 2025 14:05 GMT · Wembley Stadium

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Nottingham Forest · Brighton · Head-to-head

Nottingham Forest 0–2 Brighton — Brighton won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Brighton: 2.06 to 0.96 in expected goals, from 17 shots to 19, ahead on xG from the seventh minute (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Brighton won 2–0 at Wembley Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday 30 November. It is Brighton’s first win over Nottingham Forest since 10 March 2024, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

Brighton led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Brighton: Maxim De Cuyper (45’) and S. Tzimas (88’).

Discipline

M. Oliver showed one yellow card — against 3.3 yellows a game across the last 24 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Brighton: Mats Wieffer (44’).

What it changes

Nottingham Forest stay 16th after this result (13 league matches played).

Brighton stay fifth after this result (13 league matches played).

Brighton are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) 9.0, Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton) 7.9 and Mats Wieffer (Brighton) 6.8 led the match.

Next up

Nottingham Forest next host Arsenal on 18 October 2026.

Brighton next host Crystal Palace on 18 October 2026.

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

Next for Nottingham Forest: Nottingham Forest v Arsenal, Sunday 18 October — the preview. Next for Brighton: Brighton v Crystal Palace, Sunday 18 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Nottingham Forest 0–2 Brighton · Premier League
Venue: Wembley Stadium · London
Referee: M. Oliver
Head-to-head (last 6): Nottingham Forest 2 · draws 2 · Brighton 2 · 3.5 goals/game
Recent form: Nottingham Forest 3W 2D 0L · Brighton 2W 1D 2L

Nottingham Forest 0–2 Brighton (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 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 1.63

Goals

against 1 / 1.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.38 / 6.25

Corners

against 4.13 / 4.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.63 / 5

Shots on target

against 3.75 / 3.88 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.63 / 2.63

Cards

against 2 / 1.63 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.25 yellows

Referee · M. Oliver

1.29 home / 1.96 away

over 24 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 November 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 November 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Nottingham Forest for / against	Line	Brighton for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.38 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.25 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13.13 for · 11.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14 for · 11.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.63 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.88 for · 12.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.63 for · 8.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.63 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.63 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: M. Oliver — 3.25 yellow cards a game, 0.04 red cards, 22.75 fouls over 24 matches (1.29 to the home side, 1.96 to the away side).

Home 1.29Away 1.96

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 November 2025. 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
I. Sangaré n 8	60.9	2.2 6/4	0.4 2/0	—
E. Anderson n 8	72.3	1.9 7/4	2 5/4	—
R. Yates n 8	52.1	1.7 4/4	1.5 4/2	—
D. Ndoye n 8	72.1	1.4 6/2	1.6 5/3	—
Igor Jesus n 8	54.6	1.4 5/2	1.9 6/1	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 November 2025. 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	48.4	3 5/3	1.2 5/0
O. Hutchinson n 8	32.3	2.1 3/3	1 2/1
T. Awoniyi n 8	26.5	1.7 3/1	0.8 1/1
C. Hudson-Odoi n 8	59.5	1.5 5/2	0.4 2/0
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	79.4	1.4 7/2	1.1 6/1

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
O. Hutchinson n 8	32.3	0 0/0	0.7 2/0
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	79.4	0.6 4/0	0 0/0
R. Yates n 8	52.1	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
N. Savona n 8	75.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
A. Kalimuendo n 8	32.9	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
I. Sangaré n 8	60.9	3.9 6/6
N. Williams n 8	79.8	3.8 7/4
E. Anderson n 8	72.3	3 8/5
N. Domínguez n 8	61.1	2.8 6/4
O. Zinchenko n 8	81.1	2.6 7/5

Nottingham Forest — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Sels n 8	90	3.1 7/5
John n 8	90.5	2.1 5/1

Brighton

Brighton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 November 2025. 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
S. Tzimas n 8	30.9	3.3 4/2	1.5 3/1	—
C. Kostoulas n 8	16.6	2.7 3/1	1.4 2/0	—
K. Mitoma n 8	79.5	2.1 6/3	0.7 4/1	—
J. Hinshelwood n 8	37.5	2.1 5/2	0.9 2/1	—
M. Wieffer n 8	71.9	2 7/4	0.8 5/0	—

Brighton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Gruda n 8	40	2.5 5/3	1.4 3/2
D. Welbeck n 8	70	2.3 5/5	1.3 5/3
T. Watson n 8	28.5	2 4/1	1.6 4/0
S. Tzimas n 8	30.9	1.8 4/1	0.7 1/1
D. Gómez n 8	61.9	1.6 5/3	1.1 3/2

Brighton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Watson n 8	28.5	0.8 2/0	1.2 1/1
B. Gruda n 8	40	0.6 2/0	0.6 2/0
J. Hinshelwood n 8	37.5	1.2 3/1	0 0/0
D. Welbeck n 8	70	1.1 5/2	0 0/0
C. Kostoulas n 8	16.6	0.7 1/0	0 0/0

Brighton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Kostoulas n 8	16.6	3.4 3/1
M. Wieffer n 8	71.9	3.3 7/6
J. Veltman n 8	61.5	3.3 6/4
D. Gómez n 8	61.9	3.1 7/5
F. Kadıoğlu n 8	76.6	2.5 6/6

Brighton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 November 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Verbruggen n 8	90	2.8 7/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Nottingham Forest		Brighton
52%	Possession	48%
0.89	Expected goals (xG)	2.00
19	Shots	17
3	Shots on target	6
6	Shots off target	5
10	Blocked shots	6
13	Shots inside the box	11
9	Corners	2
1	Offsides	0
11	Fouls	10
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	3
492	Passes	476
83%	Pass accuracy	82%

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
M. Sels	90	0	0	0	1	6.5
N. Savona	90	1	1	0	0	6
N. Milenković	90	2	0	0	0	6.2
Morato	90	0	0	0	6	7.3
N. Williams	90	0	0	0	5	6.2
E. Anderson	90	0	0	6	2	8.2
Morgan Gibbs-White	85	2	0	2	0	6.3
Igor Jesus	75	2	2	1	0	7
I. Sangaré	74	1	0	0	4	7.6
D. Ndoye	45	0	0	1	0	6.5
N. Domínguez	45	0	0	2	1	6.9
C. Hudson-Odoi sub	45	1	0	0	1	6.9
O. Hutchinson sub	45	0	0	4	1	7.9
R. Yates sub	16	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Kalimuendo sub	15	0	0	0	1	6.5
J. McAtee sub	13	0	0	0	0	6.5

Brighton player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Verbruggen	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
M. Wieffer	90	0	1	0	3	4	Y	7.3
J. van Hecke	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
L. Dunk	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
F. Kadıoğlu	90	0	1	1	0	3	0	7.3
Y. Ayari	90	0	2	0	0	3	0	6.6
D. Gómez	84	0	2	2	1	2	0	6.7
Y. Minteh	84	0	1	1	3	1	0	6.2
M. De Cuyper	84	1	1	1	4	1	0	8.3
D. Welbeck	65	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
G. Rutter	56	0	2	0	0	1	0	7
J. Hinshelwood sub	34	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
S. Tzimas sub	25	1	1	1	0	0	0	7.3
J. Veltman sub	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
B. Gruda sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
C. Baleba sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

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

Recent form

Nottingham ForestDDWWW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 2.2 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

BrightonLLWDW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Nottingham Forest 2 · 2 draws · Brighton 2 · 3.5 goals/game

2025-03-29 Brighton 0–0 Nottingham Forest
2025-02-01 Nottingham Forest 7–0 Brighton
2024-09-22 Brighton 2–2 Nottingham Forest
2024-03-10 Brighton 1–0 Nottingham Forest
2023-11-25 Nottingham Forest 2–3 Brighton
2023-04-26 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Brighton

League standing · 2025/26

Nottingham Forest#16 pos44 pts38 pl-3 GD

Brighton#8 pos53 pts38 pl+6 GD

Goals per game

Nottingham Forest scored1.26

Brighton scored1.37

Nottingham Forest conceded1.34

Brighton conceded1.21

Shot map and expected goals

Nottingham Forest 0.96 xG from 19 shots, Brighton 2.06 from 17. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Nottingham Forest (attacking right)Brighton (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Nottingham Forest	19	0	0.96
Brighton	17	2	2.06

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What is the head-to-head record between Nottingham Forest and Brighton?: In their last 6 meetings, Nottingham Forest won 2, Brighton won 2 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3.5 goals per game.
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