Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion prediction and preview

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion

Premier League · Saturday 5 December 2026, 17:30 UTC · The City Ground, Nottingham

Nottingham Forest · Brighton & Hove Albion · Premier League predictions

Nottingham Forest host Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Saturday 5 December 2026, kick-off 17:30 UTC at The City Ground in Nottingham. Nottingham Forest are 19th in the table with 6 points from 9, while Brighton & Hove Albion go into the round 3rd, on 19 points from 9 games.

Recent form: Nottingham Forest L-D-L-L-L, Brighton & Hove Albion W-L-W-W-W (most recent first). Over their last 6, Nottingham Forest have scored 0.7 and conceded 1.5 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Brighton & Hove Albion average 2.7 scored and 0.3 conceded across their last 6, with 5 clean sheets.

The sides have met 8 times in the records we hold: Nottingham Forest won 2, 2 games were drawn and Brighton & Hove Albion won 4. Those games averaged 3.3 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 4. The most recent meeting, on 1 Mar 2026, ended Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Nottingham Forest.