[Albion] Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***

[Dick Head]

Nottingham Forest v Albion

PREMIER LEAGUE

Venue: The City Ground
Date: Wednesday 26th April 2023
Kick-off: 19:30 BST
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Assistants: Lee Betts, Richard West
Fourth Official: Anthony Taylor
VAR: Robert Jones
Additional VAR: Adam Nunn
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TEAM NEWS

Nottingham Forest centre-back Scott McKenna has a fractured collarbone and he will not feature again this season.

Jack Colback may return after suffering from concussion, but Cheikhou Kouyate and Serge Aurier remain sidelined.

Jonjo Shelvey's inclusion is unlikely after he was dropped for Saturday's defeat at Liverpool due to a reported fall out with head coach Steve Cooper.

Brighton are hopeful that Danny Welbeck can overcome the injury that he sustained in the FA Cup semi-final.

Fellow striker Evan Ferguson is a major doubt with an ankle issue but head coach Roberto De Zerbi confirmed that 18-year-old Argentinian midfielder Facundo Buonanotte will make his first Premier League start.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• Nottingham Forest have won just three of their past 14 league games with Brighton, drawing six and losing five.
• Brighton are winless in the last seven top-flight meetings, drawing two and losing five, a run dating back to March 1980.

Nottingham Forest

• Nottingham Forest have gone 11 Premier League games without a win, drawing three and losing eight since a 1-0 home victory over Leeds in February.
• They have only earned one point from their three most recent home matches.
• Forest are winless in all 25 league fixtures in which they've conceded this season (D8, L17).
• However, only Spurs and Manchester United have kept a Premier League clean sheet at the City Ground this season.
• Keylor Navas is on a run of 11 Premier League appearances without a shut out, conceding an average of 2.2 goals per game in that spell.
• Brennan Johnson has scored six of Forest's past eight Premier League goals at the City Ground.

Albion

• Brighton have lost just two Premier League games in 2023, winning seven and drawing four.
• Their solitary top-flight away defeat since October was by 2-1 at Spurs at the start of this month (W5, D3).
• Since Roberto De Zerbi took charge in October, Brighton's average Premier League possession is 62.5%. Only Manchester City, with 63.6%, have enjoyed a higher percentage of the ball in that time.
• Solly March has been directly involved in 12 goals in his past 15 league appearances, scoring seven and assisting five.
• Lewis Dunk averages 94 attempted passes per Premier League game under De Zerbi, more than any other top-flight player since the Italian arrived at the club.

Roberto De Zerbi's Nottingham Forest Press Conference

 

[Mortdecai]

 

[jcdenton08]

Through to the next round here lads, no excuses.

 

[Nottseagull]

 

[fruitnveg]

A little apprehensive of this one after the earlier fixture at the Amex. Here's hoping we demolish them.

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

Buonanotte to start. That's some big team news from RDZ. Welbeck should be fit too.

3 points any way we can, please!

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

These used to be a big side

Season defining game tonight as will be the preceding next 8 (FFS)

Need to find away through the block if we are serious about Europe

UTA

 

[Beach Hut]

So excited

 

[Questions]

Let’s not let it get as far as extra time or penalties this time boys.
Notts should be deflated after missing automatic promotion to Wrexham…

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

New set of tyres on the car already for the trip

 

[Dick Head]

So excited

were loose

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

These last 9 games could be season defining

 

[Reddleman]

For me this depends on how disciplined Forest manage to be. If they sit in the low block they can get something including a win on the break. BUT, the home fans will be pushing them to attack and pressure us and that plays into our hands. If they do they we can exploit it and get the win.

 

[Bakero]

These last 9 games could be season defining

Will be.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

For me this depends on how disciplined Forest manage to be. If they sit in the low block they can get something including a win on the break. BUT, the home fans will be pushing them to attack and pressure us and that plays into our hands. If they do they we can exploit it and get the win.

Agree, I’m hoping last nights results means the pressure is on from their fans which in turn hopefully will be at the expense of discipline

 

[dazzer6666]

These used to be a big side

Season defining game tonight as will be the preceding 8

Need to find away through the block if we are serious about Europe

UTA

More concerned about the following 8…….

 

[Greenbag50]

They love a long throw into box and causing chaos. Not great for us

 

[dazzer6666]

https://www.forestforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/official-matchday-thread-33-forest-v-brighton-and-hove-albion-the-„gaëtan-bong-derby“-wednesday-26th-april-kick-off-7-30pm.51188/page-8

“Gaetan Bong Derby’

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

These lot are there for the taking.

 

[Perfidious Albion]

Here we go again, let’s hope the lads aren’t still knackered from Sunday. We need to win this and it should be alright given Forest’s recent form. I mean bottom of the League or thereabouts,away up North on a Wednesday night, what could possibly go wrong? But you know the Albion!