Brighton & Hove Albion vs Nottingham Forest
English Premier League, KO: 14:00 Sep 22, 2024, Amex Stadium
Brighton & Hove Albion will be bidding to return to winning ways in the Premier League when they face Nottingham Forest at the Amex Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Fabian Hurzeler made a flying start to life in the Seagulls dugout, earning wins against both Everton and Manchester United.
Albion then battled their way to a 1-1 draw at Arsenal before being held to a goalless stalemate at home to newly-promoted Ipswich Town last weekend.
Brighton have since bagged a 3-2 win over Wolves in the EFL Cup in midweek, so they will be hoping to carry that momentum into their latest league game with Nottingham Forest.
The Tricky Trees will head to the south coast in high spirits after springing the biggest shock of the season so far with their 1-0 win over Liverpool at Anfield last Saturday.
That Merseyside miracle maintained Forest’s unbeaten start to the Premier League season, with Nuno Espirito Santo’s side winning two and drawing two of their opening four league fixtures of the campaign.
How the bookies view it: Seagulls to pick up the points
Brighton are short priced 8/11 favourites on Betano to bank all three points on Sunday afternoon.
Despite winning their opening two Premier League away games of the season, Nottingham Forest arrive at the Amex as unfancied 17/5 (Betano) underdogs while a share of the south coast spoils is trading at 27/10 (Betano).
Head to head: Advantage Albion
Brighton had the upper hand in this fixture last season, beating Nottingham Forest both home and away. It’s also worth noting that the Tricky Trees have failed to emerge victorious from this venue on each of their last four visits, losing on three of those occasions.
Players to watch: Hudson-Odoi and Mitoma to make their mark?
Callum Hudson-Odoi and Kaoru Mitoma are two of the Premier League’s trickiest customers and both have a real knack for drawing fouls from opposition defenders. With that in mind, backing each respective right-back to commit a foul here a 6/5 (Bet 365) holds plenty of appeal.
Joel Veltman, who has committed three fouls across his four Premier League appearances for Brighton this season so far, is expected to be a right back-on Sunday. Meanwhile, Ola Aina, who averaged a shade under one foul per-game in the Premier League last season, will likely go up against foul magnet Mitoma.
Predicted line-ups
Brighton go into their third home game in the space of eight days without injured quartet Brajan Gruda, James Milner, Matt O'Riley, and Solly March
Nottingham Forest duo Anthony Elanga and Callum Hudson-Odoi could be restored to the starting XI at the Amex on Sunday.
Brighton: Verbruggen; Veltman, Dunk, Van Hecke, Hinshelwood; Baleba, Ayari; Adingra, Rutter, Mitoma; Welbeck
Nottingham Forest :Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Moreno; Ward-Prowse,Yates; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood
Anything else catch the eye?
Bundling up Brighton to hit the most corners alongside Brighton to have the most shots on target will bring about a 4/5 play on the Bet 365 Bet Builder.
This combination has clicked in four of Albion’s six matches across all competitions this season so far, and the same formula looks worth supporting here given that Forest may look to replicate the defensive blueprint that stifled Liverpool last weekend.
In fact, this bet would have paid out in the Tricky Trees’ 1-0 success at Anfield last weekend, and there is plenty of scope for a repeat on the south coast on Sunday.
This English Premier League match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest will be played on Sep 22, 2024 and kick off at 14:00. Check below for our tipsters best Brighton & Hove Albion vs Nottingham Forest prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
