PREVIEW | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Nottingham Forest - team news, lineups, predictions

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·27 febbraio 2026

PREVIEW | Brighton & Hove Albion vs Nottingham Forest - team news, lineups, predictions

Brighton & Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest face off this Sunday at the The American Express Community Stadium in Premier League.

Brighton & Hove Albion have picked up 34 points and currently lie in 14th position. Last time out, Fabian Hürzeler's team triumphed 0-2 against Brentford (Premier League 2025/26).

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Nottingham Forest have 27 points to their name this season and occupy 17th position in the table. Last time out, Vítor Pereira's team slipped to a 1-2 defeat against Fenerbahçe (UEFA Europa League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Brighton & Hove Albion winning 2-0.

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Brighton & Hove Albion

Stéfanos Tzímas - Injury
Solly March - In doubt
Yasin Ayari - Injury
Adam Webster - Cruciate Ligament Injury

Nottingham Forest

Willy Boly - Injury
Chris Wood - Injury
Matz Sels - Injury
John Victor - Knee Surgery
Nicolò Savona - Knee Injury

Last starting XIs

Brighton & Hove Albion ( vs Brentford 2026-02-21): Bart Verbruggen, Mats Wieffer, Lewis Dunk, Jan Paul van Hecke, Ferdi Kadioglu, Jack Hinshelwood, James Milner, Pascal Gross, Diego Gómez, Danny Welbeck, Kaoru Mitoma

Nottingham Forest ( vs Fenerbahçe 2026-02-26): Stefan Ortega, Neco Williams, Jair Cunha, Morato, Murillo, Ryan Yates, Elliot Anderson, James McAtee, Nicolás Domínguez, Omari Hutchinson, Lorenzo Lucca

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MANAGERS

Fabian Hürzeler faced Vítor Pereira on two occasions, recording a win and a draw
Vítor Pereira faced Brighton & Hove Albion on two occasions, recording a draw and a loss
Fabian Hürzeler faced Nottingham Forest on four occasions, recording one win, two draws, and one loss

TEAMS

Away from home, Nottingham Forest currently has one draw in the last 12 games.
Away from home, Nottingham Forest has gone three consecutive games scoring goals.
Nottingham Forest currently has one win in the last six games.
Nottingham Forest comes from two consecutive games without winning.
Nottingham Forest comes from two consecutive defeats.
At home, Brighton & Hove Albion currently has two losses in the last 13 games.
At home, Brighton & Hove Albion currently has one win in the last seven games.
At home, Brighton & Hove Albion has gone three consecutive games conceding goals.
At home, Brighton & Hove Albion has gone three consecutive games without winning.
Brighton & Hove Albion currently has one win in the last seven games.

HEAD TO HEAD

Brighton & Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest have faced each other 45 times, with Nottingham Forest having the advantage: 18 wins, against 14 victories for Brighton & Hove Albion.
At The American Express Community Stadium, Brighton & Hove Albion have an advantage in the duels against Nottingham Forest: seven victories in 22 games. Nottingham Forest has six wins.
In the English League, 15 matches were played between the two teams, with five wins for Brighton & Hove Albion, three draws and seven victories for Nottingham Forest.