Nottingham Forest 0-2 Brighton — Premier League, 30 Nov 2025
Brighton beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 in the Premier League on 30 November 2025 at City Ground, Nottingham. Maxim De Cuyper and S. Tzimas scored for Brighton. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Nottingham Forest have won 1 and Brighton 2, 2 draws.
· kickoff·City Ground · Nottingham·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 44'Foul
- 0-145'
- Half-time0-1
- 46'
- 46'
- 56'
- 65'out: S. Tzimas
- 74'
- 75'out: A. Kalimuendo
- 84'out: Joël Veltman
- 84'out: Brajan Gruda
- 84'
- 85'
- 0-288'S. Tzimas
- Full-time0-2
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Nottingham Forest
- 8.2Elliot AndersonM
- 7.9Omari HutchinsonF
- 7.6Ibrahim SangaréM
- 7.3MoratoD
- 7.0Igor JesusF
- 6.9Nicolás DomínguezM
- 6.9Callum Hudson-OdoiF
- 6.5James McAteeM
- 6.5Arnaud KalimuendoF
- 6.5Dan NdoyeM
- 6.5Matz SelsG
- 6.3Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
- 6.3Ryan YatesM
- 6.2Nikola MilenkovićD
- 6.2Neco WilliamsD
- 6.0Nicolò SavonaD
Brighton
- 8.3Maxim De CuyperM
- 7.6Bart VerbruggenG
- 7.6Lewis DunkD
- 7.5Jan van HeckeD
- 7.3Mats WiefferD
- 7.3Ferdi KadıoğluD
- 7.3Stefanos TzimasF
- 7.0Georginio RutterM
- 6.7Diego GómezM
- 6.7Jack HinshelwoodM
- 6.6Joël VeltmanD
- 6.6Daniel WelbeckF
- 6.6Yasin AyariM
- 6.5Brajan GrudaM
- 6.3Carlos BalebaM
- 6.2Yankuba MintehM
Line-ups
Brighton4-2-3-1
Nottingham Forest4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Nottingham ForestVitor Pereira
Substitutes
- 7C. Hudson-Odoi46'F6.9
- 30W. BolyD
- 22R. Yates74'M6.3
- 13John VictorG
- 15A. Kalimuendo75'F6.5
- 24J. McAtee85'M6.5
- 21O. Hutchinson46'F7.9
- 44Z. AbbottD
- 23CunhaD
BrightonFabian Hurzeler
Substitutes
- 34Joël Veltman84'D6.6
- 23Jason SteeleG
- 21O. BoscagliD
- 13J. Hinshelwood56'M6.7
- 8Brajan Gruda84'M6.5
- 42Diego CoppolaD
- 9S. Tzimas88'65'F7.3
- 17Carlos Baleba84'M6.3
- 19Charalampos KostoulasF
Team statistics
52%Possession48%
0.89Expected goals (xG)2.00
19Total shots17
3Shots on target6
6Shots off target5
10Blocked shots6
9Corners2
1Offsides0
11Fouls10
0Yellow cards1
3Goalkeeper saves3
0.40Goals prevented0.40
492Total passes476
409Accurate passes392
83%Pass accuracy82%
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Anderson | 90 | – | 0 | – | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8.2 |
| Omari Hutchinson | 45 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7.9 |
| Ibrahim Sangaré | 74 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Morato | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 6 | – | 7.3 |
| Igor Jesus | 75 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.0 |
| Nicolás Domínguez | 45 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 6.9 |
| James McAtee | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Arnaud Kalimuendo | 15 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Dan Ndoye | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Matz Sels | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | 85 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ryan Yates | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Nikola Milenković | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Neco Williams | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | – | 6.2 |
| Nicolò Savona | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxim De Cuyper | 84 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 8.3 |
| Bart Verbruggen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.6 |
| Lewis Dunk | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.6 |
| Jan van Hecke | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Mats Wieffer | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Stefanos Tzimas | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Georginio Rutter | 56 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | 7.0 |
| Diego Gómez | 84 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Jack Hinshelwood | 34 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Joël Veltman | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Daniel Welbeck | 65 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Yasin Ayari | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Brajan Gruda | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Carlos Baleba | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Yankuba Minteh | 84 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Nottingham ForestWWWDD
- W27 Nov 25HMalmo FF3-0
- W22 Nov 25ALiverpool3-0
- W09 Nov 25HLeeds3-1
- D06 Nov 25ASturm Graz0-0
- D01 Nov 25HManchester United2-2
Head-to-head
- 29 Mar 25Brighton0-0Nottingham Forest
- 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
Most recent meetings
Final table, Premier League 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bournemouth | 38 | +4 | 57 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 38 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 | Brighton | 38 | +6 | 53 |
| 9 | Brentford | 38 | +3 | 53 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 38 | +6 | 52 |
| 14 | Leeds | 38 | -7 | 47 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 38 | -10 | 45 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | -3 | 44 |
| 17 | Tottenham | 38 | -9 | 41 |
| 18 | West Ham | 38 | -19 | 39 |
Before and after
Nottingham Forest
- Previous: Nottingham Forest 3-0 Malmo FF, 27 Nov 2025 · Europa League
- Next: Wolves 0-1 Nottingham Forest, 3 Dec 2025 · Premier League
Brighton
- Previous: Brighton 2-1 Brentford, 22 Nov 2025 · Premier League
- Next: Brighton 3-4 Aston Villa, 3 Dec 2025 · Premier League
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