Nott'm Forest vs Brighton

30 November 2025 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Maxim De Cuyper 45+1’
  • Stefanos Tzimas 88’

Match summary

Brighton won 2-0 away at Nott'm Forest. Brighton led 1-0 at half-time.

Maxim De Cuyper put Brighton ahead in first-half stoppage time and Stefanos Tzimas made it 0-2 in the 88th minute.

The chances backed that up: Brighton created 2.06 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Nott'm Forest's 0.96 from 19.

Match stats

52% Possession 48%
19 Shots 17
3 Shots on target 6
9 Corners 2
113 Attacks 79
73 Dangerous attacks 45
492 Passes 476
83% Pass accuracy 82%
22 Tackles 19
11 Fouls 10
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Nott'm Forest Brighton
Kick-off
Igor JesusShot on target
22’
30’
Yankuba MintehShot on target
44’
Mats WiefferFoul
45+1’
Maxim De CuyperRight foot shot0-1 (Brighton)
Half-time0-1
Omari Hutchinson Dan Ndoye
46’
Callum Hudson-OdoiNicolás Domínguez
46’
Second half underway
56’
Jack HinshelwoodGeorginio RutterInjury
65’
Stefanos TzimasDanny Welbeck
67’
Diego GómezShot on target
67’
Ferdi KadiogluShot on target
Igor JesusShot on target
69’
Ryan Yates Ibrahim Sangaré
74’
Arnaud KalimuendoIgor Jesus
75’
Nicolò SavonaShot on target
80’
84’
Carlos BalebaMaxim De Cuyper
84’
Brajan GrudaYankuba Minteh
84’
Joël VeltmanDiego Gómez
James McAteeMorgan Gibbs-WhiteInjury
85’
88’
Stefanos TzimasRight foot shot0-2 (Brighton)
Full-time0-2

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 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.96 2.06 45+1’ Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton), 0-1 45+1’ 88’ Stefanos Tzimas (Brighton), 0-2 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.96 2.06 45+1’ Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton), 0-1 De Cuyper 45+1’ 88’ Stefanos Tzimas (Brighton), 0-2 Tzimas 88’
Nott'm Forest 0.96 xGBrighton 2.06 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Nott'm Forest attacking 
46’ Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 88’ Stefanos Tzimas (Brighton), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 8’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 29’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 67’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 14’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 10’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 67’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 17’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 5’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 66’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 69’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 34’ Dan Ndoye (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 50’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 10’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 60’ Elliot Anderson (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 80’ Nicolò Savona (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 46’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Nott'm Forest), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 22’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 22’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 10’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Nicolás Domínguez (Nott'm Forest), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Omari Hutchinson (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 30’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 76’ Nikola Milenkovic (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 70’ Nicolò Savona (Nott'm Forest), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 83’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 13’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 26’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 34’ Ibrahim Sangare (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 88’ Nikola Milenkovic (Nott'm Forest), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Maxim De Cuyper (Brighton), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 88’ Stefanos Tzimas (Brighton), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 8’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 29’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 67’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 14’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 10’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 67’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 17’ Mats Wieffer (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 5’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 66’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 69’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 50’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 34’ Dan Ndoye (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 10’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 60’ Elliot Anderson (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 80’ Nicolò Savona (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 61’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Nott'm Forest), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 22’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 22’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Danny Welbeck (Brighton), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 10’ Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 22’ Nicolás Domínguez (Nott'm Forest), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Omari Hutchinson (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Igor Jesus (Nott'm Forest), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 30’ Yankuba Minteh (Brighton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 76’ Nikola Milenkovic (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 10’ Yasin Ayari (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 70’ Nicolò Savona (Nott'm Forest), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 13’ Georginio Rutter (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 26’ Diego Gómez (Brighton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 34’ Ibrahim Sangare (Nott'm Forest), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 88’ Nikola Milenkovic (Nott'm Forest), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Nott'm Forest 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Sels
Savona
Milenković
Morato
Williams
Sangaré 74’
Anderson
Ndoye 46’
Gibbs-White 85’
Domínguez 46’
Jesus 75’
Brighton 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Verbruggen
Kadıoğlu
Dunk
Hecke
Wieffer
Gómez 84’
Ayari
Cuyper 84’
Rutter 56’
Minteh 84’
Welbeck 65’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Matz Sels GK900 0.000.000
Nicolò Savona DEF902 0.060.000
Nikola Milenkovic DEF902 0.020.000
Morato DEF900 0.000.000
Neco Williams DEF900 0.000.000
Elliot Anderson MID901 0.050.156
Ibrahim Sangare MID761 0.010.000
Dan Ndoye MID481 0.050.031
Morgan Gibbs-White MID874 0.450.092
Nicolás Domínguez MID481 0.030.352
Igor Jesus FWD775 0.240.031
Omari Hutchinson Sub421 0.030.244
Callum Hudson-Odoi Sub421 0.010.000
Ryan Yates Sub140 0.000.000
Arnaud Kalimuendo Muinga Sub130 0.000.000
James McAtee Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Nott'm Forest win 33% Avg odds 2.85
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.29
Brighton win 38% Avg odds 2.51

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

Form going into the game

Nott'm Forest LLDWW
Brighton WLWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Nott'm Forest 7-0 Brighton, 01 Feb 25 Next meeting: Brighton 2-1 Nott'm Forest, 01 Mar 26  All Nott'm Forest vs Brighton meetings

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