Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest — FA Cup, 29 Mar 2025
Nottingham Forest beat Brighton 4-3 on penalties after a 0-0 draw in the FA Cup Quarter-finals on 29 March 2025 at American Express Stadium, Falmer, East Sussex. João Pedro, Brajan Gruda, J. Hinshelwood, Diego Gómez and 1 more scored for Brighton; Elliot Anderson, C. Hudson-Odoi, Neco Williams, Nikola Milenković and 1 more for Nottingham Forest. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Brighton have won 2 and Nottingham Forest 2, 1 draw.
· kickoff·American Express Stadium · Falmer, East Sussex·Match Finished
Match timeline
- Half-time0-0
- 61'out: C. Hudson-Odoi
- 61'
- 62'Foul
- 65'VARPenalty cancelled
- 72'
- 72'
- 75'
- 80'
- 88'Argument
- 90'out: L. Dunk
- 96'
- 97'Foul
- 111'Foul
- 114'Foul
- 120'Unallowed field entering
- 120'
- 1-0120+1'
- 1-1120+2'
- 2-1120+3'
- 2-2120+4'
- 120+5'
- 120+6'
- 120+7'
- 2-3120+8'
- 3-3120+9'
- 3-4120+10'
- Full-time0-0
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Brighton
- 7.9Jan van HeckeD
- 7.9Bart VerbruggenG
- 7.9Pervis EstupiñánD
- 7.5Brajan GrudaM
- 7.3Adam WebsterD
- 7.2Lewis DunkD
- 7.2Yankuba MintehM
- 6.9Simon AdingraF
- 6.9Yasin AyariM
- 6.9Jack HinshelwoodD
- 6.7João PedroF
- 6.7Georginio RutterM
- 6.6Carlos BalebaM
- 6.3Kaoru MitomaM
- 6.3Daniel WelbeckF
- 6.3Diego GómezM
Nottingham Forest
- 7.9Matz SelsG
- 7.7Nikola MilenkovićD
- 7.5Elliot AndersonM
- 7.5Ola AinaD
- 7.3Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
- 7.3Nicolás DomínguezM
- 7.3MurilloD
- 7.3Neco WilliamsD
- 7.2Ryan YatesM
- 6.9Taiwo AwoniyiF
- 6.9Callum Hudson-OdoiF
- 6.9DaniloM
- 6.7Jota SilvaF
- 6.2Anthony ElangaF
Line-ups
Nottingham Forest4-2-3-1
Brighton4-2-3-1
Substitutes
BrightonF. Hürzeler
Substitutes
- 9João Pedro120+1'72'F6.7
- 5L. Dunk120+9'90'D7.2
- 33Matthew O'RileyM
- 16Eiran CashinD
- 37T. McGillG
- 25Diego Gómez120+7'80'M6.3
- 11Simon Adingra72'F6.9
- 60Charlie TaskerD
- 8Brajan Gruda120+3'114'75'M7.5
Nottingham ForestNuno Espírito Santo
Substitutes
- 14C. Hudson-Odoi120+4'61'F6.9
- 33Carlos MiguelG
- 15Harry ToffoloD
- 30W. BolyD
- 6Ibrahim SangaréM
- 19Álex MorenoD
- 4Morato120'D
- 20Jota Silva96'F6.7
- 21Anthony Elanga61'F6.2
Team statistics
53%Possession47%
13Total shots13
2Shots on target5
5Shots off target2
6Blocked shots6
6Corners7
3Offsides3
19Fouls10
2Yellow cards4
5Goalkeeper saves2
563Total passes504
443Accurate passes374
79%Pass accuracy74%
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan van Hecke | 120 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.9 |
| Bart Verbruggen | 120 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Pervis Estupiñán | 120 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.9 |
| Brajan Gruda | 45 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Adam Webster | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Lewis Dunk | 30 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Yankuba Minteh | 120 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Simon Adingra | 48 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Yasin Ayari | 80 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jack Hinshelwood | 120 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| João Pedro | 48 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 6.7 |
| Georginio Rutter | 75 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Carlos Baleba | 120 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Kaoru Mitoma | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Daniel Welbeck | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Diego Gómez | 40 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matz Sels | 120 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Nikola Milenković | 120 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Elliot Anderson | 120 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Ola Aina | 120 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7.5 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | 119 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | 7.3 |
| Nicolás Domínguez | 96 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Murillo | 120 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Neco Williams | 120 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Ryan Yates | 120 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Taiwo Awoniyi | 61 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | 59 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Danilo | 61 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jota Silva | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Anthony Elanga | 59 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
BrightonDWWWW
- D15 Mar 25AManchester City2-2
- W08 Mar 25HFulham2-1
- W02 Mar 25ANewcastle2-1
- W25 Feb 25HBournemouth2-1
- W22 Feb 25ASouthampton4-0
Head-to-head
- 01 Feb 25Nottingham Forest7-0Brighton
- 22 Sept 24Brighton2-2Nottingham Forest
- 10 Mar 24Brighton1-0Nottingham Forest
- 25 Nov 23Nottingham Forest2-3Brighton
- 26 Apr 23Nottingham Forest3-1Brighton
- 18 Oct 22Brighton0-0Nottingham Forest
Most recent meetings
Before and after
Brighton
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Nottingham Forest
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