Brighton & Hove Albion vs Nottingham Forest Prediction, Preview & Betting Tips

Brighton & Hove Albion versus Nottingham Forest will be a fascinating cup tie, as both sides play a contrasting style of football, with the Seagulls being a more possession-based side, while Forest are defensively solid and pose a serious counter-attacking threat.

Fabian Hurzeler’s side are in excellent form heading into this match-up, as prior to their impressive 2-2 draw at Manchester City, they had won four games in a row, including an impressive Fifth Round win away at Newcastle United.

On the other hand, Forest are unbeaten in their last four matches, however, the Albion will be looking for revenge here having failed to beat the City Ground club in either of their two Premier League clashes this campaign.

The Both Teams to Score market has landed in all of Brighton’s last four matches, a trend that we expect to see continue here, with the Seagulls emerging victorious.

Prediction: Brighton 2-1 Nottingham Forest

Brighton & Hove Albion hosts Nottingham Forest in what should be an intriguing FA Cup quarter-final tie at the Amex Stadium.

Date: 29/03/2025

Location: Amex Stadium

Time: 5:15pm

As previously mentioned, Forest have had the better of these two sides when it comes to head-to-head clashes this campaign, with the last meeting at the Amex Stadium resulting in a 2-2 draw back in September as Chris Wood and Roman Sosa scored on either side of goals from Jack Hinshelwood and Danny Welbeck.

The last meeting on 1st February saw Forest earn a sensational 7-0 win at the City Ground as Lewis Dunk scored an own goal, before Morgan Gibbs-White, Chris Wood (3), Neco Williams and Jota Silva all added to the scoreline on what was a memorable day for Nuno Espírito Santo’s men.

Hurzeler’s side are having an impressive campaign, as they are seventh in the Premier League table, just two points behind the likes of Chelsea in fourth-place, while this FA Cup run has offered the Seagulls chance to dream of winning what would be their first major trophy.

During their FA Cup run, Brighton have managed to progress past the likes of Norwich City (4-0), Chelsea (2-1) and Newcastle United (2-1), with Welbeck scoring an extra time winner in the last round at St. James’ Park.

Nottingham Forest have been the Premier League’s surprise package, as they are third in the table with 54 points from 29 matches, seeing them firmly in contention to qualify for next season’s Champions League.

The City Ground club are looking to try and win the FA Cup for the first time since the 1958/59 season, having managed to beat Luton Town 2-0 in the Third Round, before beating both Exeter City and Ipswich Town on penalties after 2-2 and 1-1 draws.

Brighton & Hove Albion versus Nottingham Forest will be broadcast live on BBC One, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport’s Website.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Jason Steele and Tariq Lamptey are injury doubts for this game, while the likes of Joel Veltman and Matt O’Riley will face late fitness tests to see if they are available to play.

Nottingham Forest

Carlos Miguel and Chris Wood are two potential injury doubts for Nottingham Forest heading into this game.

Brighton & Hove Albion

As previously mentioned, Brighton are in the better form of the two sides, as they have won four and drawn one of their last five matches, with their sole draw being via a 2-2 scoreline away at Manchester City last time out.

Brighton’s victories have come at the expense of Fulham (2-1), Newcastle United (2-1), AFC Bournemouth (2-1) and Southampton (4-0) with Joao Pedro, Georginio Rutter, Kaoru Mitoma and Jack Hinshelwood all getting on the scoresheet against the Saints.

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest have won all of their last three matches since losing 4-3 at Newcastle United and drawing 0-0 with Arsenal.

Nuno Espírito Santo’s men managed to beat Ipswich Town on penalties to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup after a 1-1 draw at the City Ground where Ryan Yates fired in a 68th-minute equaliser. Following that game, the Reds managed to beat Manchester City 1-0 before thrashing Ipswich 4-2 at Portman Road.

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