NOTTINGHAM. Brighton & Hove Albion beat Nottingham Forest.

Brighton & Hove Albion remained in players after Lewis Dunk  received a red card in the 73′. Anyhow, Brighton & Hove Albion still succeeded in win this match competing only with 10 players​.

The match was played at the The City Ground stadium in Nottingham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor with the help of Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Andy Davies. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was quite cold at 4.85 degrees Celsius or 40.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Nottingham Forest

2 - 3

Brighton & Hove Albion

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 18 Total 11
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 3
  • 8 Shots blocked 3
  • 125 Attack 93
  • 78 Dangerous attack 41
  • 67 Ball safe 87
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 6 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 12 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 6
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Nottingham Forest was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Brighton & Hove Albion that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Nottingham Forest was more aggressive with 78 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Brighton & Hove Albion was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Nottingham Forest shot 18 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Nottingham Forest received 2 yellow cards (Moussa Niakhaté and Harry Toffolo). Regarding the opposition, Brighton & Hove Albion received 5 yellow cards (Facundo Buonanotte, Bart Verbruggen, Simon Adingra, Evan Ferguson and Lewis Dunk ).

Also, Brighton & Hove Albion didn’t end the match with 11 players after Lewis Dunk  (Brighton & Hove Albion) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (73′).

Match Timeline

Anthony Elanga(goal)Morgan Gibbs-White
3'
21'
João Pedro- sub ->Ola Aina
26'
Evan Ferguson(goal)Pascal Groß
35'
Jack Hinshelwood- sub ->Tariq Lamptey
45'
João Pedro(goal)Pascal Groß
46'
Facundo Buonanotte- sub ->Adam Lallana
Harry Toffolo- Yellow
54'
58'
João Pedro(penalty)
Callum Hudson-Odoi- sub ->Danilo
62'
Divock Origi- sub ->Chris Wood
63'
65'
Simon Adingra- Yellow
Ryan Yates- sub ->Nicolás Domínguez
69'
72'
Lewis Dunk- Yellow
73'
Lewis Dunk- Red
Callum Hudson-Odoi(VAR)
72'
Moussa Niakhaté- Yellow
74'
74'
Evan Ferguson- Yellow
Morgan Gibbs-White(penalty)
76'
77'
Carlos Balepa Noom Quomah- sub ->Billy Gilmour
77'
J. Moder- sub ->Evan Ferguson
82'
Bart Verbruggen- Yellow
Neco Williams- sub ->Ola Aina
90'
90'
Facundo Buonanotte- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After playing this contest, Nottingham Forest will stay with 13 points to remain in the 14th place. On the other side, Brighton & Hove Albion will have 22 points to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Nottingham Forest will play away with Burnley on the 19th of May with a 9-2 head to head record in favor of Burnley (5 draws).

Brighton & Hove Albion will host Manchester United on the 19th of May with a 9-6 head to head in favor of Manchester United (1 draw).

Nottingham Forest – Formation

Nottingham Forest
G
Odysseas Vlachodimos 23.Greece
6.6
D
Murillo 40.Brazil
6.4
D
Harry Toffolo 15.England
7.3
54'
D
Moussa Niakhaté 19.Senegal
7.0
74'
D
Ola Aina 43.Nigeria
6.6
90'
M
Anthony Elanga 21.Sweden
7.5
3'
M
Danilo 28.Brazil
6.3
62'
M
Orel Mangala 5.Belgium
7.0
M
Ibrahim Sangaré 6.Ivory Coast
M
Morgan Gibbs-White 10.England
9.4
76'
M
Nicolás Domínguez 16.Argentina
7.0
69'
F
Chris Wood 11.New Zealand
6.8
63'
Substitutes
G
Matt Turner 1.United States
D
Neco Williams 7.Wales
6.8
90'
D
Serge Aurier 24.Ivory Coast
D
Gonzalo Montiel 29.Argentina
D
Willy Boly 30.France
M
Cheikhou Kouyaté 8.Senegal
M
Ryan Yates 22.England
6.8
69'
F
Callum Hudson-Odoi 14.England
7.3
62'
F
Divock Origi 27.Belgium
6.8
63'

Nottingham Forest started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Steve Cooper decided to play with the following team: Ibrahim Sangaré, Odysseas Vlachodimos (6.6), Ola Aina (6.6), Moussa Niakhaté (7.0), Murillo (6.4), Harry Toffolo (7.3), Orel Mangala (7.0), Morgan Gibbs-White (9.4), Danilo (6.3), Nicolás Domínguez (7.0), Anthony Elanga (7.5) and Chris Wood (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Ryan Yates (6.8), Willy Boly, Matt Turner, Neco Williams (6.8), Cheikhou Kouyaté, Callum Hudson-Odoi (7.3), Serge Aurier, Divock Origi (6.8) and Gonzalo Montiel.

Nottingham Forest could not rely on the presence of Neco Williams (injured).

Substitutions

Nottingham Forest made 4 changes: Chris Wood for Divock Origi (63′), Danilo for Callum Hudson-Odoi (62′), Nicolás Domínguez for Ryan Yates (69′) and Ola Aina for Neco Williams (90′).

Player of the match: Morgan Gibbs-White​

The most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was Morgan Gibbs-White.

His rating is (9.4) with 1 goal, 37 passes (76% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 8 crosses.

Brighton & Hove Albion – Formation

Brighton & Hove Albion
G
Bart Verbruggen 1.Netherlands
7.5
82'
D
Tariq Lamptey 2.Ghana
6.3
35'
D
Joël Veltman 34.Netherlands
7.0
D
Igor 3.Brazil
D
Lewis Dunk 5.England
7.3
72' 73'
D
Jan Paul van Hecke 29.Netherlands
7.3
M
Ansu Fati 31.Spain
6.8
M
Billy Gilmour 11.Scotland
7.1
77'
M
Pascal Groß 13.Germany
8.4
M
Adam Lallana 14.England
6.6
46'
M
Simon Adingra 24.Ivory Coast
6.7
65'
F
Evan Ferguson 28.Republic of Ireland
7.5
77' 74' 26'
Substitutes
G
Jason Steele 23.England
D
B. Jackson 50.England
M
Facundo Buonanotte 40.Argentina
6.4
46' 90'
M
J. Moder 15.Poland
6.4
77'
M
Carlos Balepa Noom Quomah 20.Cameroon
6.8
77'
M
Jack Hinshelwood 41.England
6.6
35'
F
João Pedro 9.Brazil
9.2
21' 45', 58'

Brighton & Hove Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Roberto De Zerbi played with: Igor, Bart Verbruggen (7.5), Joël Veltman (7.0), Jan Paul van Hecke (7.3), Lewis Dunk  (7.3), Tariq Lamptey (6.3), Pascal Groß (8.4), Billy Gilmour (7.1), Simon Adingra (6.7), Adam Lallana (6.6), Ansu Fati (6.8) and Evan Ferguson (7.5).

They had on the bench: João Pedro (9.2), Jason Steele, Facundo Buonanotte (6.4), Jakub Moder  (6.4), Carlos Baleba (6.8), Jack Hinshelwood (6.6), Benicio Baker-Boatiey, Ben Jackson, Joshua Duffus and Ben Jackson.

Brighton & Hove Albion could not rely on the presence of Jack Hinshelwood (injured), João Pedro (injured) and Jakub Moder  (injured).

Substitutions

Brighton & Hove Albion made 4 changes: Ola Aina for João Pedro (21′), Billy Gilmour for Carlos Baleba (77′), Evan Ferguson for Jakub Moder  (77′) and Adam Lallana for Facundo Buonanotte (46′).

Player of the match: João Pedro​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Brighton & Hove Albion was João Pedro.

His rating is (9.2) with 2 goals, 20 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was amazing also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 21′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​