Brighton & Hove Albion vs Nottingham Forest prediction and preview

Premier League · Saturday 1 May 2027, 14:00 UTC

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Brighton & Hove Albion vs Nottingham Forest

Premier League · Saturday 1 May 2027, 14:00 UTC · The American Express Community Stadium, Falmer

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Brighton & Hove Albion vs Nottingham Forest preview

The Premier League fixture between Brighton & Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest is scheduled for Saturday 1 May 2027 at 14:00 UTC at The American Express Community Stadium in Falmer. Brighton & Hove Albion are 3rd in the table with 19 points from 9, while Nottingham Forest are 19th in the table with 6 points from 9.

Brighton & Hove Albion have collected 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat from their last 5 league games; Nottingham Forest have 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Brighton & Hove Albion have scored 2.0 and conceded 0.3 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 0. Nottingham Forest average 0.7 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: Brighton & Hove Albion won 5, 2 games were drawn and Nottingham Forest won 3. Those games averaged 3.1 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 1 Mar 2026, ended Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Nottingham Forest.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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3Brighton & Hove Albion9612247+1719WWWLW
19Nottingham Forest9135612-66LLLDL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Brighton & Hove Albion 5, draws 2, Nottingham Forest 3.

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Brighton & Hove Albion expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Bart Verbruggen, Olivier Boscagli, Lewis Dunk, Costinha, Luka Vuskovic, Pascal Groß, Yasin Ayari, Maxim De Cuyper, Diego Gómez, Chema Andrés, Charalampos Kostoulas

Nottingham Forest expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Matz Sels, Murillo, Jair Cunha, Neco Williams, James McAtee, Xaver Schlager, Liam Delap, Dan Ndoye, Morgan Gibbs-White

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