Brighton and Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest, 01 March 2026
| Score | 2-1 to Brighton and Hove Albion |
| Referee | Andy Madley |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Venue | American Express Stadium |
| Attendance | 31,427 |
View Brighton and Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest head to head
Kick-off: 2.00pm
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Premier League Head to Head
Played: 8
Brighton and Hove Albion won: 4
Drawn: 2
Nottingham Forest won: 2
Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 11
Nottingham Forest scored: 15
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Nottingham Forest now remained without a league win at Brighton and Hove Albion since 7 February 2015 in the League Championship.
2 Brighton and Hove Albion
Manager: Fabian Hürzeler
Goals:
| Diego Gómez | 6 |
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| Danny Welbeck | 15 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Bart Verbruggen
Defender
Lewis Dunk
Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke
Defender/Midfielder
Ferdi Kadioğlu
Defender/Midfielder
Jack Hinshelwood
Defender/Midfielder
James Milner
Defender/Midfielder
Mats Wieffer
Midfielder
Diego Gómez
Midfielder
Pascal Gross
Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma
Forward
Danny Welbeck
Substitutions:
| Joël Veltman for Mats Wieffer | 71 |
| Carlos Baleba for James Milner | 86 |
| Solly March for Diego Gómez | 86 |
| Maxim De Cuyper for Kaoru Mitoma | 90+1 |
Cards:
| Mats Wieffer | 55 | Y |
| Kaoru Mitoma | 84 | Y |
| Lewis Dunk | 90+3 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Jason Steele
Defender
Olivier Boscagli
Defender
Joël Veltman
Defender/Midfielder
Maxim De Cuyper
Defender/Midfielder
Solly March
Midfielder
Carlos Baleba
Midfielder/Forward
Yankuba Minteh
Forward
Charalampos Kostoulas
Forward
Georginio Rutter
Comments:
League position: 11th . This was Brighton and Hove Albion's 500th game in the top division (won 150, lost 194). . Albion had now won consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2025. . Danny Welbeck had now become the first player aged 33 or older to score ten or more goals in consecutive seasons in the Premier League since Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy in 2020-21 and 2021-22.1 Nottingham Forest
Manager: Vítor Pereira
Goals:
| Morgan Gibbs-White | 13 |
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Starting lineup:
Matz Sels
Goalkeeper
Nikola Milenković
Defender
Murillo
Defender
Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder
Neco Williams
Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson
Midfielder
Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder
Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder
Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder
Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward
Igor Jesus
Forward
Substitutions:
| Jair Cunha for Omari Hutchinson | 56 |
| Luca Netz for Neco Williams | 56 |
| Dilane Bakwa for Callum Hudson-Odoi | 74 |
| Dan Ndoye for Ola Aina | 82 |
| Taiwo Awoniyi for Igor Jesus | 83 |
Cards:
| Elliott Anderson | 30 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Angus Gunn
Defender
Jair Cunha
Defender
Luca Netz
Midfielder
Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder
Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward
Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward
Dilane Bakwa
Midfielder/Forward
James McAtee
Midfielder/Forward
Dan Ndoye