English Premier
2025-11-30 - Nottingham Forest vs Brighton
A Sports Betting Pick by Auls
Football: English Premier League
Sunday 30th November 2025 - Kick Off 2:05pm
This game is live on TV
Nottingham Forest
The Ange Postecoglou footnote era as manager of Nottingham Forest is being forgotten very quickly as Sean Dyche continues to put his squad in a stronger position to succeed. The big win over Malmo on Thursday night has made sure Nottingham Forest are back on track in the Europa League and recent Premier League form has seen the club climb outside of the relegation zone.
The Tricky Trees impressed in crushing Liverpool 0-3 at Anfield last weekend in the Premier League and they are now 16th in the table, although still only a point clear of the relegation zone. Over the next month, Sean Dyche will want to see his Nottingham Forest team really pull away from the relegation fight and that begins by trying to improve the 2-1-3 record at the City Ground this Sunday.
Nottingham Forest have now lost 1 of the 7 games played in all competitions under Sean Dyche, while they are unbeaten in 5 and have won 3 in a row. The side have won 3 out of 4 games at the City Ground in all competitions and only a late Manchester United leveller prevented Nottingham Forest from having a perfect home record under the current manager.
Douglas Luiz, Chris Wood and Oleksandr Zinchenko are all hoping to return to action before Christmas, but miss out this weekend. Murillo suffered a knock on Thursday, but is expected to be available, as is Morgan Gibbs-White who did not take part in the win over Malmo.
Brighton
There may be plenty of other clubs who will be making the headlines on any Premier League weekend, but Brighton are very ambitious in their own right and Fabian Hurzeler is tasked with taking The Seagulls back into European Football. Another three points were earned at the Amex Stadium last weekend out of the November international break and that has moved Brighton into a position that may surprise those not paying attention.
After results over the weekend, Brighton are 6th in the Premier League table and just 4 points behind 2nd placed Chelsea. Optimistic fans will be thinking about a challenge towards playing in the Champions League, but the manager and squad can only focus on matches as they come and that begins by trying to improve Brighton's 1-2-3 away record this weekend.
Brighton have lost 2 of the last 10 games played in all competitions and one of those was in the League Cup, while they are unbeaten in 3 Premier League games having earned 7 points from a possible 9. The best results have been produced at home on the South Coast, and Brighton have not won any of 4 away games in all competitions since beating Chelsea 1-3 at Stamford Bridge.
Tommy Watson is available, but both James Milner and Kaoru Mitoma are expected to miss this game and the one to be played against Aston Villa during the week. Solly March is hoping to be fit to play before Christmas.
Head to Head
Nottingham Forest took four points from Brighton in the Premier League last season and also beat them on Penalties in the FA Cup Quarter Final hosted by The Seagulls.
The game at the City Ground was incredibly memorable for Nottingham Forest fans- it ended 7-0 to The Tricky Trees in February.
Nottingham Forest have won 3 of the last 4 when hosting Brighton, but the exception was a 2-3 defeat two seasons ago.
Prediction
Sometimes it can be easy to judge a manager on his reputation, but Sean Dyche has not simply focused on making Nottingham Forest hard to beat since taking over from Ange Postecoglou.
Yes, the team were conceding a lot of goals in the short period managed by the Australian, but Nottingham Forest had been lacking in the final third in those matches too.
Sean Dyche has stated that the heavy schedule is making it difficult to really work on the training ground, but he has tried to simplify things for his players and that has clearly had an impact. A single loss in 7 games backs that up, and Nottingham Forest have impressed in the final third as much as they have shown some improvement defensively.
We can point to the fact that Nottingham Forest have only conceded once in the last 4 games in all competitions, but more impressive is that they have won 3 in a row and have scored three goals in each victory. That includes in the last 2 Premier League wins over Leeds United and Liverpool and Nottingham Forest will certainly feel they can cause problems for the high-flying visitors.
Brighton have quietly moved into 6th place in the Premier League table, but it is a congested part of the standings and a couple of consecutive losses will change the narrative.
Of course Fabian Hurzeler will be reminding his players of what kind of impact a couple of wins in succession can produce and Brighton are in good form.
7 points from a possible 9 will give the team confidence, although the challenge is to find some consistency away from home having failed to win any of the last 4 on their travels. Brighton have created chances in those matches, but have looked much more vulnerable defensively and the 7-0 defeat at the City Ground in February is another mental obstacle to overcome.
Games between Nottingham Forest and Brighton have tended to produce plenty of goals, especially at the City Ground.
Both Premier League games ended with at least four goals shared out last season, while the last 5 at the City Ground when Brighton have visited have finished with at least three goals produced on the day. That includes all 3 matches since Nottingham Forest returned to the top flight and goals look like they could flow in this one too.
4 of the last 5 Nottingham Forest games overall and 4 of the last 5 Brighton Premier League fixtures have ended with at least three goals shared out.
Recent Brighton away games have not been as high-scoring as when they are hosting, but Nottingham Forest look like a team that will create chances, and still offer some up the other way. A 2-1 result feels most likely with a narrow lean towards the hosts and so backing goals is the play in this Sunday offering from the top flight.
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The Pick :
Nottingham Forest 2-1 Brighton
