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Premier League · Matchweek 14

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton lineups

Nottingham Forest host Brighton at City Ground on 5 December 2026. The fixture is Matchweek 14 of the Premier League. They last met on 1 March 2026, when Brighton won 2-1.

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton match facts

Kick-off
Sat 5 Dec 2026, 15:00
Stadium
City Ground, Nottingham
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 14

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton 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.

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton head to head

5
Nottingham Forest wins
7
Draws
9
Brighton wins

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

Recent Nottingham Forest vs Brighton 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

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton history

Nottingham Forest have won one of the last five, with two drawn. Brighton last won at City Ground on 30 November 2025, by 2-0. 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.

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton lineups — common questions

When is Nottingham Forest vs Brighton?
Nottingham Forest vs Brighton kicks off at 15:00 UK time on 5 December 2026 at City Ground in Nottingham. The match is Matchweek 14 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Nottingham Forest vs Brighton 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. Nottingham Forest have won 5 of the 21 meetings between the clubs and Brighton have won 9.

Brighton vs Nottingham Forest at Amex Stadium

Updated 9 August 2026