Brighton vs Nott'm Forest

1 March 2026 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Andy Madley

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Diego Gómez 6’
  • Danny Welbeck 15’
  • Morgan Gibbs-White 13’

Match summary

Brighton beat Nott'm Forest 2-1. Brighton led 2-1 at half-time.

Diego Gómez put Brighton ahead in the 6th minute, set up by Pascal Groß, Morgan Gibbs-White equalised in the 13th minute, set up by Igor Jesus, and Danny Welbeck won it in the 15th minute, set up by Jack Hinshelwood.

The chances backed that up: Brighton created 1.20 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Nott'm Forest's 0.84 from 13.

Match stats

54% Possession 46%
14 Shots 13
7 Shots on target 4
4 Corners 4
75 Attacks 67
38 Dangerous attacks 40
522 Passes 444
87% Pass accuracy 86%
17 Tackles 9
12 Fouls 13
3 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 4

Key events

Brighton Nott'm Forest
Kick-off
2’
Omari HutchinsonShot on target
Kaoru MitomaShot on target
3’
Diego GómezRight foot shot1-0 (Brighton)
6’
13’
Morgan Gibbs-WhiteRight foot shot1-1 (Nott'm Forest)
Danny WelbeckRight foot shot2-1 (Brighton)
15’
Kaoru MitomaShot on target
18’
Mats WiefferShot on target
25’
30’
Elliot AndersonSimulation
Jack HinshelwoodShot on target
37’
Half-time2-1
Second half underway
Pascal GroßShot on target
53’
Mats WiefferFoul
55’
56’
Jair Cunha Omari Hutchinson 
56’
Luca NetzNeco Williams
60’
Ibrahim SangareShot on target
Joël VeltmanMats WiefferInjury
71’
73’
Morgan Gibbs-WhiteShot on target
74’
Dilane BakwaCallum Hudson-Odoi
82’
Dan NdoyeOla Aina 
83’
Taiwo Awoniyi Igor Jesus
Kaoru MitomaFoul
84’
Carlos BalebaJames Milner
86’
Solly MarchDiego Gómez
86’
Maxim De CuyperKaoru Mitoma
90+1’
Lewis DunkFoul
90+3’
Full-time2-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.20 0.84 6’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), 1-0 6’ 13’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Nott'm Forest), 1-1 13’ 15’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 2-1 15’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.20 0.84 6’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), 1-0 Gómez 6’ 13’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Nott'm Forest), 1-1 Gibbs-White 13’ 15’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), 2-1 Welbeck 15’
Brighton 1.20 xGNott'm Forest 0.84 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Nott'm Forest attacking Brighton attacking 
18’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 85’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Nott'm Forest), set piece, 0.34 xG, off target 37’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 48’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 15’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 35’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+4’ Jair (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 60’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+4’ Jair (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 25’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 73’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 46’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 60’ Ibrahim Sangare (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 3’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 65’ Elliot Anderson (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Dilane Bakwa (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 6’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 13’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 42’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Omari Hutchinson (Nott'm Forest), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 53’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 85’ Taiwo Awoniyi (Nott'm Forest), set piece, 0.34 xG, off target 37’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 48’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 15’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 35’ Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+4’ Jair (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 60’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+4’ Jair (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 25’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 73’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 46’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 60’ Ibrahim Sangare (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 65’ Elliot Anderson (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 3’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 49’ Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Dilane Bakwa (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 6’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 42’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 65’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Omari Hutchinson (Nott'm Forest), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 53’ Pascal Groß (Brighton), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 26’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Brighton 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Verbruggen
Wieffer 71’
Hecke
Dunk
Kadıoğlu
Milner 86’
Groß
Gómez 86’
Hinshelwood
Mitoma 90’
Welbeck
Nott'm Forest 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Sels
Williams 56’
Murillo
Milenković
Aina 82’
Anderson
Sangaré
Hudson-Odoi 74’
Gibbs-White
Hutchinson 56’
Jesus 83’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bart Verbruggen GK900 0.000.000
Mats Wieffer DEF731 0.050.021
Jan Paul van Hecke DEF900 0.000.231
Lewis Dunk DEF900 0.000.000
Ferdi Kadioglu DEF902 0.040.000
Pascal Groß MID9011 0.020.183
James Milner MID880 0.000.021
Diego Gómez MID8812 0.050.082
Jack Hinshelwood MID9012 0.320.101
Kaoru Mitoma MID903 0.480.112
Danny Welbeck FWD9013 0.230.411
Joël Veltman Sub170 0.000.000
Carlos Baleba Sub20 0.000.000
Solly March Sub20 0.000.000
Maxim De Cuyper Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brighton win 45% Avg odds 2.09
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.39
Nott'm Forest win 27% Avg odds 3.48

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Brighton LDLLW
Nott'm Forest WDLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Nott'm Forest 0-2 Brighton, 30 Nov 25 Next meeting: Nott'm Forest vs Brighton, 05 Dec 26 (upcoming)  All Brighton vs Nott'm Forest meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.