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Maxim De Cuyper scored his second Premier League goal since joining Brighton in July At a glance Brighton open scoring just before the break with Maxim De Cuyper's goal Forest go closest to equaliser through Igor Jesus in second half Greek striker Stefanos Tzimas wraps up points with late second on the break PLAYER RATER Brighton climbed up to fifth place in the Premier League standings with a hard-fought victory against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground. Maxim de Cuyper broke the deadlock for the Seagulls in first-half added time before 19-year-old Greek striker Stefanos Tzimas scored off the bench to secure only their second away win of the season - after a 3-1 win at Chelsea in September. Visiting fans at the City Ground held their collective breath as Forest were forced to soak up sustained pressure from Brighton and survived a handful of scares that could have had them go behind early. Ibrahim Sangare and Morato had to clear off the line to avert Brighton's early threats before the returning Morgan Gibbs-White nearly scored against the run of play for Forest with an almost-perfect volley from Nicolas Dominguez's cross. But the visitors were rewarded for their persistence just before the interval as Belgium left-back De Cuyper arrived in the box unmarked to meet a pass from Georginio Rutter and slotted the ball past Matz Sels to make it 1-0. Sels produced a brilliant save to keep out Diego Gomez's close-range header in the second half before Igor Jesus was denied by an equally impressive stop at the other end by Bart Verbruggen. Forest put on a much-improved display after the restart but failed to create enough clear-cut chances before Tzimas capitalised on a poor defensive header from Morato with two minutes left to score his first Premier League goal and put the result beyond doubt. Brighton now have 22 points from 13 games - the same as sixth-placed Sunderland - but sit fifth on goal difference. Forest, meanwhile, are in 16th place - one point clear of the relegation zone. Have your say on Nottingham Forest’s performance What did you learn from Brighton’s display? Rate players out of 10 for this game. The rater will close 30 minutes after the final whistle. You must be signed in to a BBC account to play. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 30th November 2025 at 16: 03 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Sean Dyche Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Fabian Hürzeler Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Sean Dyche Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Fabian Hürzeler Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Premier League All competitions All competitions All competitions Nottingham Forest have won two of their three Premier League home games against Brighton (L1), winning 7-0 in this exact fixture last term. Brighton lost 7-0 against Nottingham Forest last time out in February – they’ve not lost consecutive league games against the Tricky Trees since a run of five between 1980 and 1982. Nottingham Forest have won their last two Premier League games, as many as they had in their previous 15 (D5 L8). They’ve won these games 3-1 (vs Leeds) and 3-0 (vs Liverpool), last netting 3+ goals in three consecutive top-flight games in March/April 1995 (4). Brighton have won more points from losing positions than any other side in the Premier League this season (10). It’s the fifth consecutive campaign in which they’ve won 10+ from behind, with only Liverpool (86) winning more in total than the Seagulls (75) since 2021-22. Just 26% of Brighton’s Premier League points this season have come away from home (5/19). Only Newcastle (20%), Brentford (19%) and Fulham (7%) have won a lower share on the road. Nottingham Forest are one of two teams (along with Wolves) yet to score from outside the box in the Premier League this season. Meanwhile, the Tricky Trees have also conceded the joint-most goals from distance this term (7, again level with Wolves). Brighton have scored more goals in the second half of games in total (15) and as an overall percentage (79%) than any side in the Premier League this season. Their eight goals in the final 15 minutes of games is also a joint-high (along with Liverpool). Sean Dyche has won 3-1 (vs Leeds) and 3-0 (vs Liverpool) in his last two Premier League games. The Nottingham Forest manager has never seen his sides score 3+ goals in three consecutive top-flight games before. Danny Welbeck has scored seven goals in his last seven Premier League games, with only Erling Haaland (8) netting more than him since the first game in this run in September. It’s already Welbeck’s second highest scoring season with Brighton, following his 10 from last season. Morgan Gibbs-White has scored in each of his last three Premier League games, the first time he’s done so in the competition. His goal against Liverpool last time out saw him become the first Nottingham Forest player to register both 20+ goals (20) and assists (27) in the competition. Attempt missed. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Elliot Anderson. Yankuba Minteh (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest). Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jan Paul van Hecke. Attempt saved. Nicolò Savona (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Omari Hutchinson. Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Mats Wieffer. Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White. Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Arnaud Kalimuendo replaces Igor Jesus. Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates replaces Ibrahim Sangaré. Attempt blocked. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross. Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Stefanos Tzimas. Attempt blocked. Nicolò Savona (Nottingham Forest) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross. Foul by Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion). Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing. Attempt saved. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Omari Hutchinson. Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion). Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt saved. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Attempt saved. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Maxim De Cuyper with a cross. Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jack Hinshelwood. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.