In this 12th week match, on Tuesday Oct 18th, Brighton & Hove Albion hosts Nottingham Forest at The American Express Community Stadium in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which is great football weather. Brighton & Hove Albion is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Brentford. Ivan Toney struck first for Brentford in the 27th minute, then Ivan Toney added another in the 64th minute from the penalty spot In the end, Brighton & Hove Albion couldn’t muster any offence and Brentford ran away with the shutout win. Brighton & Hove Albion is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while nottingham Forest sits at 19th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa. Emmanuel Dennis struck first for Nottingham Forest in the 15th minute on a feed from Morgan Gibbs-White, then Ashley Young tied it up for Aston Villa in the 22nd minute earning them at least the one point. Nottingham Forest looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Nottingham Forest hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Brennan Johnson and Cheikhou Kouyaté, and they each have 1 goal. Brighton & Hove Albion is fortunate enough to have Leandro Trossard in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.