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Brighton vs Nottingham Forest lineups

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Brighton host Nottingham Forest at Amex Stadium on 1 May 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 34 of the Premier League. They last met on 1 March 2026, when Brighton won 2-1.

Brighton vs Nottingham Forest match facts

Kick-off
Sat 1 May 2027, 15:00
Stadium
Amex Stadium, Brighton
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 34

Brighton vs Nottingham Forest lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Brighton vs Nottingham Forest head to head

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Brighton wins
7
Draws
5
Nottingham Forest wins

26–29 on goals in 21 meetings since 3 December 2011

Recent Brighton vs Nottingham Forest results

  1. Brighton2–1Nottingham ForestPremier LeagueAmex Stadium
  2. Nottingham Forest0–2BrightonPremier LeagueCity Ground
  3. Brighton0–0Nottingham ForestFA CupAmerican Express Stadium
  4. Nottingham Forest7–0BrightonPremier LeagueThe City Ground
  5. Brighton2–2Nottingham ForestPremier LeagueAmerican Express Stadium

Brighton vs Nottingham Forest history

Brighton have won two of the last five, with two drawn. Nottingham Forest have not won any of their two visits to Amex Stadium. One of the last five was decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in two of the last five. Brighton are unbeaten in the last three meetings.

Last meeting: Brighton 2-1 Nottingham Forest, March 2026

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Brighton, 4-2-3-1
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Nottingham Forest, 4-2-3-1
Brighton crest
BrightonFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 27Mats WiefferD
  3. 6Jan van HeckeD
  4. 5Lewis DunkD
  5. 24Ferdi KadıoğluD
  6. 20James MilnerM
  7. 30Pascal GroßM
  8. 25Diego GómezM
  9. 13Jack HinshelwoodM
  10. 22Kaoru MitomaM
  11. 18Daniel WelbeckF

Bench

  1. 23Jason SteeleG
  2. 34Joël VeltmanD
  3. 7Solomon MarchM
  4. 21Olivier BoscagliD
  5. 17Carlos BalebaM
  6. 19Charalampos KostoulasF
  7. 10Georginio RutterF
  8. 29Maxim De CuyperD
  9. 11Yankuba MintehF

Coach: Fabian Hurzeler

Nottingham Forest crest
Nottingham ForestFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 26Matz SelsG
  2. 34Temitayo AinaD
  3. 31Nikola MilenkovićD
  4. 5MurilloD
  5. 3Neco WilliamsD
  6. 6Ibrahim SangaréM
  7. 8Elliot AndersonM
  8. 21Omari HutchinsonM
  9. 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
  10. 7Callum Hudson-OdoiM
  11. 19Igor JesusF

Bench

  1. 18Angus GunnG
  2. 9Taiwo AwoniyiF
  3. 22Ryan YatesM
  4. 29Dilane BakwaF
  5. 25Luca NetzD
  6. 24James McAteeM
  7. 23JairD
  8. 16Nicolás DomínguezM
  9. 14Dan NdoyeF

Coach: Vitor Pereira

Brighton lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Nottingham Forest in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 1 March 2026 in the Premier League. Brighton won 2-1. Diego Gómez, Morgan Gibbs-White and Daniel Welbeck scored. Bart Verbruggen and Matz Sels started in goal.

Brighton vs Nottingham Forest lineups — common questions

When is Brighton vs Nottingham Forest?
Brighton vs Nottingham Forest kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 1 May 2027 at Amex Stadium in Brighton. The match is Matchweek 34 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Brighton vs Nottingham Forest match?
In the meeting before this one, Brighton won 2-1 on 1 March 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Brighton won 2-0 on 30 November 2025 in the Premier League. Brighton have won 9 of the 21 meetings between the clubs and Nottingham Forest have won 5.

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton at City Ground

Updated 9 August 2026