Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion
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Who won: Brighton 2-0
Brighton & Hove Albion beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 on Sunday, November 30, 2025 at The City Ground. Goals for Brighton: Maxim De Cuyper (45'+1') and Stefanos Tzimas (88').
Every player rated
Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0Team stats
Player of the game
Bart Verbruggen
BHA · 3 saves, clean sheet
Deserved to win
Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way
Play by play
- Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
- Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
- 90'+3'

Free kick won
Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3'

Foul
Foul by Carlos Baleba (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 90'+2'


Free kick won
Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2'

Foul
Foul by Arnaud Kalimuendo (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+1'


Corner awarded
Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
- 90'
Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'

Foul
Foul by Nicolò Savona (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'

Free kick won
Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- GOAL88'

Goal! Right footed shot
S. Tzimas
Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Stefanos Tzimas (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
NFO 0 - 2 BHA - 88'

Header just wide
Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross following a set piece situation.
N. Milenkovic
- 87'

Foul
Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 87'

Free kick won
Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 85'
SubSubbed on for M. Gibbs-White
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. James McAtee replaces Morgan Gibbs-White because of an injury.
J. McAtee
- 85'

Delay in match because of an injury Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 84'
SubSubbed on for M. De Cuyper
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Carlos Baleba replaces Maxim De Cuyper.
C. Baleba
- 84'
SubSubbed on for D. Gómez
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Diego Gómez.
J. Veltman
- 84'
SubSubbed on for Y. Minteh
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Brajan Gruda replaces Yankuba Minteh.
B. Gruda
- 83'

Shot off target
Attempt missed. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
- 81'


Free kick won
Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81'

Foul
Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
- 80'


Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke.
- 80'

Shot on target
Attempt saved. Nicolò Savona (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Omari Hutchinson.

