Nottingham Forest v Brighton and Hove Albion, 01 February 2025

Score7-0 to Nottingham Forest
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity Ground
Attendance30,164

View Nottingham Forest v Brighton and Hove Albion head to head

Kick-off: 12.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 6 Nottingham Forest won: 2 Drawn: 2 Brighton and Hove Albion won: 2 Nottingham Forest scored: 14 Brighton and Hove Albion scored: 7 . This victory became Nottingham Forest's biggest-ever win against Brighton and Hove Albion; previously 4-0 in August 1950 in Division Three (South) and September 1982 in League Division One.

7 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Lewis Dunk own goal 12 OG
Morgan Gibbs-White 25 G
Chris Wood 32 G
Chris Wood 64 G
Chris Wood penalty 69 P
Neco Williams 89 G
Jota Silva 90+1 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Morato
Defender Murillo
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Danilo
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Chris Wood

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Jack Hinshelwood Defender/Midfielder
Tariq Lamptey Defender/Midfielder
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward
Georginio Rutter Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Nicolás Domínguez for Danilo 65
Willy Boly for Murillo 72
Jota Silva for Morgan Gibbs-White 72
Taiwo Awoniyi for Chris Wood 82
Ibrahim Sangaré for Elliott Anderson 82

Substitutions:

Simon Adingra for Kaoru Mitoma 46
Diego Gómez for João Pedro 46
Matt O'Riley for Jack Hinshelwood 46
Evan Ferguson for Danny Welbeck 73

Cards:

Murillo 7 Y

Cards:

Danny Welbeck 11 Y
Jack Hinshelwood 20 Y
Bart Verbruggen 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Carlos Miguel
Defender Willy Boly
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Jota Silva
Midfielder/Forward Ramón Sosa

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Carl Rushworth
Defender Ruairi McConville
Defender Adam Webster
Midfielder Diego Gómez
Midfielder Joe Knight
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Evan Ferguson
Midfielder/Forward Brajan Gruda

Comments:

League position: 3rd . This was Nottingham Forest's biggest league win since a 7-0 victory against Chelsea in League Division One on 20 April 1991. . Chris Wood had now become the first player to score more than one hat-trick for Forest in the Premier League; also at Newcastle United on 26 December 2023. . They had now become the first team to follow a loss by a margin of five or more goals with a win by five or more goals since Sheffield Wednesday in November 1997; 1-6 at Manchester United then 5-0 versus Bolton Wanderers.

Comments:

League position: 10th . This was the first time that Brighton and Hove Albion had lost a game in all competitions by a margin of seven of more goals since a 8-0 loss at Northampton Town in the League Cup on 1 November 1966. . This became Albion's biggest defeat in a league game since their club record 9-0 loss at Middlesbrough in League Division Two on 23 August 1958. . The Seagulls failed in their attempt to win three consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2023.

7 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Lewis Dunk own goal 12 OG
Morgan Gibbs-White 25 G
Chris Wood 32 G
Chris Wood 64 G
Chris Wood penalty 69 P
Neco Williams 89 G
Jota Silva 90+1 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Morato
Defender Murillo
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Danilo
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Chris Wood

Substitutions:

Nicolás Domínguez for Danilo 65
Willy Boly for Murillo 72
Jota Silva for Morgan Gibbs-White 72
Taiwo Awoniyi for Chris Wood 82
Ibrahim Sangaré for Elliott Anderson 82

Cards:

Murillo 7 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Carlos Miguel
Defender Willy Boly
Defender/Midfielder Alex Moreno
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Jota Silva
Midfielder/Forward Ramón Sosa

Comments:

League position: 3rd . This was Nottingham Forest's biggest league win since a 7-0 victory against Chelsea in League Division One on 20 April 1991. . Chris Wood had now become the first player to score more than one hat-trick for Forest in the Premier League; also at Newcastle United on 26 December 2023. . They had now become the first team to follow a loss by a margin of five or more goals with a win by five or more goals since Sheffield Wednesday in November 1997; 1-6 at Manchester United then 5-0 versus Bolton Wanderers.

0 Brighton and Hove Albion

Manager: Fabian Hürzeler

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Bart Verbruggen Goalkeeper
Lewis Dunk Defender
Jan Paul Van Hecke Defender
Joël Veltman Defender
Jack Hinshelwood Defender/Midfielder
Tariq Lamptey Defender/Midfielder
Yankuba Minteh Midfielder/Forward
Kaoru Mitoma Midfielder/Forward
João Pedro Forward
Georginio Rutter Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Simon Adingra for Kaoru Mitoma 46
Diego Gómez for João Pedro 46
Matt O'Riley for Jack Hinshelwood 46
Evan Ferguson for Danny Welbeck 73

Cards:

Danny Welbeck 11 Y
Jack Hinshelwood 20 Y
Bart Verbruggen 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Carl Rushworth
Defender Ruairi McConville
Defender Adam Webster
Midfielder Diego Gómez
Midfielder Joe Knight
Midfielder Matt O'Riley
Midfielder/Forward Simon Adingra
Midfielder/Forward Evan Ferguson
Midfielder/Forward Brajan Gruda

Comments:

League position: 10th . This was the first time that Brighton and Hove Albion had lost a game in all competitions by a margin of seven of more goals since a 8-0 loss at Northampton Town in the League Cup on 1 November 1966. . This became Albion's biggest defeat in a league game since their club record 9-0 loss at Middlesbrough in League Division Two on 23 August 1958. . The Seagulls failed in their attempt to win three consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2023.