Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 Nottingham Forest: result and report
Championship · Friday 12 August 2016
Result
Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 Nottingham Forest
Championship · Friday 12 August 2016, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0
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Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 Nottingham Forest: match report
Brighton & Hove Albion defeated Nottingham Forest 2-0 in the Championship on Friday 12 August 2016. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Anthony Knockaert opened the scoring in the 36th minute. Brighton & Hove Albion's goals came from Anthony Knockaert (36'), Glenn Murray (68') and Glenn Murray (82'). Nottingham Forest did not score.
Discipline: Brighton & Hove Albion received 3 yellow cards; Nottingham Forest received 4 yellow cards.
Brighton & Hove Albion went on to finish that season 2nd with 93 points, and Nottingham Forest 21st with 51.
Brighton & Hove Albion lined up in a 4-4-2 and Nottingham Forest in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Anthony Knockaert of Brighton & Hove Albion (8.8), ahead of Glenn Murray (8.3).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Brighton & Hove Albion wins, 4 draws and 2 for Nottingham Forest.
Key events
- 36'Goal · Anthony Knockaert
- 43'Yellow card · Gaëtan Bong
- 45+1'Yellow card · P. Kasami
- 57'Yellow card · T. Hemed
- 59'Yellow card · Alex Iacovitti
- 67'Yellow card · Oliver Burke
- 68'Goal · Glenn Murray
- 73'Yellow card · Hildeberto
- 82'Goal · Glenn Murray
- 88'Yellow card · Sam Baldock
Head-to-head
Team news
Brighton & Hove Albion line-up (4-4-2)
David Adam Stockdale, Liam Rosenior, Bruno Saltor, Lewis Dunk, Gaëtan Bong, Anthony Knockaert, Steve Sidwell, Beram Kayal, Jiri Skalak, Glenn Murray, Tomer Hemed
Nottingham Forest line-up (3-4-3)
Stephen Henderson, Michael Mancienne, Damien Perquis, Alex Iacovitti, Hildeberto Pereira, Henri Lansbury, Pajtim Kasami, Ben Osborn, Oliver Burke, Lars Veldwijk, Jamie Ward