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Nottingham Forest vs Brighton prediction & preview
Next up: Premier League, Sat 5 Dec 2026, 15:00 UTC
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Head-to-head in numbers
Nottingham Forest and Brighton have met 20 times since March 2012. The record reads Nottingham Forest 5 wins, Brighton 8, with 7 draws. These games average 2.7 goals. Both teams have scored in 50% of meetings, and 60% have gone over 2.5 goals. Nottingham Forest's biggest win in this fixture was 7-0 in February 2025. Brighton's biggest win in this fixture was 3-0 in August 2016. Brighton are unbeaten in the last 3 meetings.
The last meeting, on 1 Mar 2026 (Premier League), finished Brighton 2-1 Nottingham Forest. Nottingham Forest's last 5 results, most recent first: D L L L W. Brighton's last 5 results, most recent first: L D W W W. Nottingham Forest sit 18th in the Premier League table. Brighton sit 3rd in the Premier League table.
They meet next on 5 Dec 2026 (Premier League).
Recent meetings
Where they stand
Premier League tablePremier League
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 21 | LWWWW | |
| 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 21 | WWWLW | |
| 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 16 | LWWWW | |
| 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 15 | WWLWD | |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 13 | LWWLD | |
| 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 11 | DLDWD | |
| 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 11 | DDLDW | |
| 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 11 | WLLWL | |
| 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 11 | WWDWL | |
| 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 10 | DLDLD | |
| 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 10 | LLDWD | |
| 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 10 | DLWLW | |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 9 | WWLLD | |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 9 | WWDLD | |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 8 | WWLDD | |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 7 | LDDDL | |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 7 | LLWDL | |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 6 | DLLLW | |
| 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 6 | LLWWL | |
| 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 5 | DLLLL |
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