Brighton and Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest will battle for three points in a Premier League matchday 28 clash on Sunday (March 1st). The game will be played at The Amex Stadium.

The hosts will be looking to build on the morale-boosting 2-0 away win they registered over Brentford last weekend. Both goals were scored in the first half, with Diego Gomez breaking the deadlock on the half-hour mark while Danny Welbeck doubled their lead in first-half injury time.

Forest, meanwhile, fell to a 2-1 defeat at home to Fenerbahce in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League playoff tie. Kerem Akturgoglu scored a brace to put the visitors on the cusp of completing a spectacular comeback. But halftime substitute Callum Hudson-Odoi pulled one back midway through the second half to help his side advance with a 4-2 aggregate victory and book a round-of-16 date with Midtjylland.

The Tricky Trees will shift their focus to the domestic scene, where their last game saw them fall to a heartbreaking last-gasp 1-0 loss at home to Liverpool.

The defeat left them in 17th spot in the standings, having garnered 27 points from as many games. Brighton are 14th on 34 points.

Brighton vs Nottingham Forest Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• The two sides have clashed on 45 occasions in the past. Nottingham Forest lead 19-14.
• Their most recent clash came in November 2025 when Brighton claimed a 2-0 away win in the reverse fixture.
• Forest are winless in their last five away head-to-head games against Brighton in the league (three losses).
• Seven of Brighton’s last eight EPL games have produced under 2.5 goals.
• Brighton have won just one of their last seven home games (four draws).

Brighton vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

Brighton endured a poor run of form that saw them win just one of 13 league games, losing six games in this run and leaving them looking nervously over their shoulders at the relegation zone. Their win last time out eased the pressure on manager Fabian Hurzeler, and the Seagulls will now attempt to win consecutive league games for the first time since November (coincidentally against Brentford and Forest).

Nottingham Forest are more mired in the relegation battle as they sit just outside the dropzone, two points above 18th-placed West Ham.

Back the home side to claim a narrow win with goals at both ends.

Prediction: Brighton 2-1 Nottingham Forest

Brighton vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips

Tip 1 – Brighton to win

Tip 2 – Both teams to score

Tip 3 – Over 2.5 goals