Premier League Gameweek 13 Sun, Nov 30 2025 · 14:05 The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Nottingham Forest
0–2 Full time · HT 0–1 xG 0.89 – 2.00
Brighton
  • 45’ M. De Cuyper
  • 88’ S. Tzimas
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Brighton beat Nottingham Forest

Brighton won 2–0 through goals from De Cuyper and Tzimas. Brighton finished with the higher xG (2.00 vs 0.89).

Nottingham Forest36%
Draw26%
Brighton ✓38%

Model vs reality

Nottingham Forest goals
0
Model 1.42 · xG 0.89
Brighton goals
2
Model 1.48 · xG 2.00
Total goals
2
Model 2.90 · xG 2.89
Score 0–2
6%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 55%
Both scored
No
Model 59%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchM. De CuyperBrighton · 1 goal
8.3
  • RefereeMichael Oliver
  • VenueThe City Ground
  • Table before kick-offNottingham Forest 16th · Brighton 8th

Timeline

  1. M. WiefferYellow card · Foul
    44’
  2. M. De Cuyper 0–1
    45’
  3. Half time · 0–1
  4. ⇄ C. Hudson-OdoiFor N. Domínguez
    46’
  5. ⇄ O. HutchinsonFor D. Ndoye
    46’
  6. ⇄ J. HinshelwoodFor G. Rutter
    56’
  7. ⇄ S. TzimasFor D. Welbeck
    65’
  8. ⇄ R. YatesFor I. Sangaré
    74’
  9. ⇄ A. KalimuendoFor Igor Jesus
    75’
  10. ⇄ J. VeltmanFor D. Gómez
    84’
  11. ⇄ B. GrudaFor Y. Minteh
    84’
  12. ⇄ C. BalebaFor M. De Cuyper
    84’
  13. ⇄ J. McAteeFor M. Gibbs-White
    85’
  14. S. Tzimas 0–2
    88’
  15. Full time · 0–2

Team stats

Nottingham Forest19 shots · 13 in box, 6 outside
Brighton17 shots · 11 in box, 6 outside
Nottingham ForestBrighton
52% Possession 48%
0.89 Expected goals (xG) 2.00
0.69 Expected points (xPts) 2.11
19 Shots 17
3 Shots on target 6
6 Shots off target 5
10 Blocked shots 6
13 Shots inside the box 11
6 Shots outside the box 6
492 Passes 476
83% Pass accuracy 82%
9 Corners 2
3 Goalkeeper saves 3
11 Fouls 10
1 Offsides 0
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
6.83 Team rating 7.15

Line-ups

Nottingham Forest 4-2-3-1

266.5 M. Sels(G)
36.2 N. Williams 47.3 Morato 316.2 N. Milenković 376.0 N. Savona
88.2 E. Anderson 67.6 I. Sangaré ↓74’
166.9 N. Domínguez ↓46’ 106.3 M. Gibbs-White ↓85’ 146.5 D. Ndoye ↓46’
197.0 Igor Jesus ↓75’
  • 26M. Sels (G)6.5
  • 3N. Williams6.2
  • 4Morato7.3
  • 31N. Milenković6.2
  • 37N. Savona6.0
  • 8E. Anderson8.2
  • 6I. Sangaré↓74’7.6
  • 16N. Domínguez↓46’6.9
  • 10M. Gibbs-White↓85’6.3
  • 14D. Ndoye↓46’6.5
  • 19Igor Jesus↓75’7.0

Substitutes used

  • 22R. Yates↑74’6.3
  • 24J. McAtee↑85’6.5
  • 7C. Hudson-Odoi↑46’6.9
  • 15A. Kalimuendo↑75’6.5
  • 21O. Hutchinson↑46’7.9

Unused: John Victor, Jair, W. Boly, Z. Abbott

Brighton 4-2-3-1

17.6 B. Verbruggen(G)
247.3 F. Kadıoğlu 57.6 L. Dunk 67.5 J. van Hecke 277.3 M. Wieffer
256.7 D. Gómez ↓84’ 266.6 Y. Ayari
298.3★ M. De Cuyper ↓84’ 107.0 G. Rutter ↓56’ 116.2 Y. Minteh ↓84’
186.6 D. Welbeck ↓65’
  • 1B. Verbruggen (G)7.6
  • 24F. Kadıoğlu7.3
  • 5L. Dunk7.6
  • 6J. van Hecke7.5
  • 27M. Wieffer7.3
  • 25D. Gómez↓84’6.7
  • 26Y. Ayari6.6
  • 29M. De Cuyper ★↓84’8.3
  • 10G. Rutter↓56’7.0
  • 11Y. Minteh↓84’6.2
  • 18D. Welbeck↓65’6.6

Substitutes used

  • 34J. Veltman↑84’6.6
  • 13J. Hinshelwood↑56’6.7
  • 8B. Gruda↑84’6.5
  • 17C. Baleba↑84’6.3
  • 9S. Tzimas↑65’7.3

Unused: J. Steele, O. Boscagli, D. Coppola, C. Kostoulas

Player stats

Top rated
M. De CuyperBrighton8.3
2nd
E. AndersonNottingham Forest8.2
3rd
O. HutchinsonNottingham Forest7.9

Nottingham Forest

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Sels G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 64% 39 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
N. Williams D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 34 5 0 0/2 3/2 6.2
Morato D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 71 6 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
N. Milenković D 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 85% 53 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.2
N. Savona D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 90% 41 0 0 0/0 3/0 6.0
E. Anderson M 90 0 0 0 (0) 6 87% 71 2 2 6/7 0/4 8.2
I. Sangaré M 74 0 0 1 (0) 0 84% 45 4 0 1/1 1/1 7.6
N. Domínguez M 46 0 0 0 (0) 2 88% 16 1 1 1/1 1/1 6.9
M. Gibbs-White M 85 0 0 2 (0) 2 83% 40 0 1 0/1 0/0 6.3
D. Ndoye F 46 0 0 0 (0) 1 80% 10 0 0 0/2 0/0 6.5
Igor Jesus F 75 0 0 2 (2) 1 79% 19 0 0 2/3 1/0 7.0
R. Yates M 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 63% 8 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.3
J. McAtee M 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
C. Hudson-Odoi F 44 0 0 1 (0) 0 89% 18 1 2 3/7 0/0 6.9
A. Kalimuendo F 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
O. Hutchinson F 44 0 0 0 (0) 4 86% 21 1 0 4/4 1/1 7.9

Brighton

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Verbruggen G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 73% 45 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.6
F. Kadıoğlu M 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 85% 33 3 1 0/0 0/2 7.3
L. Dunk D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 79 0 1 0/0 0/0 7.6
J. van Hecke D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 87 0 1 0/0 0/1 7.5
M. Wieffer M 90 0 0 1 (0) 3 94% 51 4 4 1/1 3/1 7.3
D. Gómez M 84 0 0 2 (2) 1 71% 41 2 1 0/1 2/0 6.7
Y. Ayari M 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 89% 37 3 1 0/1 0/1 6.6
M. De Cuyper D 84 1 0 1 (1) 4 72% 25 1 2 0/0 0/2 8.3
G. Rutter F 56 0 0 2 (0) 0 65% 23 1 0 3/3 1/2 7.0
Y. Minteh F 84 0 0 1 (1) 3 62% 26 1 0 1/6 1/1 6.2
D. Welbeck F 65 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 16 2 2 1/2 0/1 6.6
J. Veltman D 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
J. Hinshelwood M 34 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 8 1 0 0/1 2/0 6.7
B. Gruda M 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.5
C. Baleba M 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
S. Tzimas F 25 1 0 1 (1) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.