Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the action from The City Ground
Follow live coverage as Nottingham Forest face Brighton & Hove Albion today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Nottingham Forest's previous 5-0 failure against was firmly forgotten as they trounced Brighton 7-0. The day's glut of goals began in the 12th minute as a long Dunk leg diverted a Gibbs-White cross into his own goal. The scoring continued in the 25th minute with Gibbs-White's deftly flicked header from an Elanga corner. Forest utilised their frenetic tempo and momentum to add a third before the break - as Wood nodded down another fine delivery from Elanga in the 32nd minute. The second-half scoring began in the 64th minute, as Wood notched again, tapping in from an Elanga pull-across. The Kiwi had his 17th goal of the campaign and the day's hat-trick from the spot in the 69th minute, after Lamptey threw Gibbs-White to the floor at a corner inexplicably. A late flurry saw the scoreline bulge as the Seagulls were blown firmly off-course on the gusts of the Trent. Both Williams and Silva finished well as Brighton's defence downed tools amidst the onslaught. Now, Forest are third and level on points with Arsenal ahead of their game. The Tricky Trees exceeded a 3.23 xG in super fashion today, while Brighton underperformed with their 0.80 xG. Thank you for joining us today, goodbye!
Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion
FULL-TIME: NOTTINGHAM FOREST 7-0 BRIGHTON
Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Forest are enjoying themselves here, if the scoreline wasn't a clear enough indicator. Elanga, Williams and Silva play some nice triangles around the flapping Seagulls who just can't get near before it's run out of play. This has been some way to bounce back from a 5-0 drubbing at Bournemouth.
Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Rutter goes for a drive and cuts in from the right to fire low through the bodies. It's an easy save for Sels.
Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Forest keep knocking on the door here. Silva is played in over on the left of the box but lashes his shot wildy across the face!
Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Ferguson goes down in the Forest box wanting a penalty for contact from behind him. However, referee Hooper is unmoved and Forest break to win a corner on the left.
Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion
A reminder... there will be nine minutes of added time.
Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Yellow Card Bart Verbruggen
Nottingham Forest vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Goal João Pedro Ferreira Silva
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments