Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Nottingham Forest face Brighton in the Premier League today.
Brennan Johnson returned to the Nottingham Forest side for the huge clash with Brighton.
Johnson dropped to the bench for the 3-2 defeat at Liverpool on Saturday but started at the City Ground as Forest try to climb out of the bottom three, with Serge Aurier also returning from injury to captain the side.
Danny Welbeck was only fit enough for the bench for Brighton.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion
CLOSE! Forest come close again, as Colwill fails to clear the ball fully and it drops to Danilo via a team-mate's head; the Brazilian then hits a dipping volley just centimetres wide of the right-hand post from the edge of the area!
Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Substitution Moussa Niakhaté Joseph Adrian Worrall
Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Penalty Save Jason Sean Steele
Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Penalty Miss Brennan Price Johnson
Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion
PENALTY FOR FOREST! After miscontrolling the box in his own area then bringing Williams to the turf with a clumsy attempt to retrieve the ball, Estupinan concedes a penalty! The hosts have a great chance to open the scoring!
Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion
A vital interception by Dunk denies Awoniyi a clean strike at goal from close range, after Johnson surges down the right and delivers a pacy ball into the box. From the following corner, Steele struggles to get the ball away from his six-yard box, but ultimately manages to do so. Forest are clearly targeting the Brighton defence on set-pieces.
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