Overview
Since 2 consecutive defeats against Fulham and Newcastle, Nottingham Forest has returned strongly with a series of 4 consecutive wins in all competitions.
These impressive results help them rank 3rd in the Premier League with many opportunities to qualify for the European Cup. In addition, this team has also reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.
For Nottingham, the 2024-2025 season is going beyond expectations for them. However, coach Nuno Santo's team will need to consider the distribution of strength. The trip to Brighton in the FA Cup quarter-finals will be the opening point for a series of 3 consecutive matches in just 7 days against Nottingham.
Despite still having a big advantage in the race for a ticket to the Champions League, any failure will seriously affect Nottingham's goals.
As for Brighton, they have also had an extremely impressive streak of form recently. Since the 0-7 defeat to Nottingham, Brighton have had a streak of 7 consecutive unbeaten matches in all competitions.
The "Seagulls" are in a similar situation to Nottingham, when they need to distribute their strength appropriately. However, Brighton has the advantage in terms of head-to-head record.
Despite a 0-7 defeat in their last meeting, Brighton have not lost to Nottingham in their last five home games. Brighton's most recent defeat to Nottingham at Amex came in February 2015, when both teams were competing in the Championship.
Personnel situation
Brighton still have a series of players out, with Igor Julio, Ferdi Kadioglu, James Milner and Jason Steele eliminated. They also have doubts about Lewis Dunk, Joel Veltman, Matt O'Riley, tariq Lamptey and Solly March. It will be interesting to see if Pervis Estupinan and Karou Mitoma can play after a long return from the national team.
Top scorer Chris Wood is being questioned by Nottingham Forest after being injured. Carlos Miguel is also injured. Coach Santo faces a dilemma as Murillo and Ola Aina have just returned from a long flight.
Expected lineup:
Brighton: Verbruggen, Webster, Van Hecke, Estupinan, Minteh, Baleba, Mitoma, Ayari, Rutter, Hinshelwood, J. Pedro.
Nottingham Forest: Sels, Williams, Milenkovic, Morato, Moreno, Dominguez, Anderson, Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson- odoi, awoniyi.
The match between Brighton and Nottingham Forest takes place at 0:15 am on March 30 (Vietnam time).
