Brighton – Nottingham Forest: pressure-cooker clash between ambition and survival 
Matchday 28 brings two very different stakes to the Amex Stadium on Sunday. Brighton & Hove Albion want to build on their recent form and lock in safety, while Nottingham Forest are scrambling for survival and the squeeze is getting tighter.
Brighton: finally string wins together 
Brighton arrive grinning after a convincing 2-0 win at Brentford — a match that also saw James Milner write his name in the record books as the Premier League’s most capped player. The result snapped a long run of inconsistency: before that game the Seagulls had won just one of their previous 13 league outings, a spell that briefly put their top-flight status under threat.
Thanks to goals from Diego Gomez and Danny Welbeck, Fabian Hürzeler’s side now sit nine points clear of the drop. A win on Sunday would push them very close to another season in the top division. The real issue remains putting wins together. Brighton have managed back-to-back league victories only once this season — back in November, against Brentford then Nottingham Forest. It’s a small comfort heading into these rematches.
Nottingham Forest: a worrying attacking drought 
At Nottingham Forest the picture is grim. Sitting 17th and a mere two points above the drop, the Tricky Trees’ chief problem is their attack. Since Lorenzo Lucca’s goal against Leeds, Forest have taken 56 shots for a combined 3.86 expected goals — and haven’t scored. That toothlessness explains Vítor Pereira’s visible frustration after that cruel defeat to Liverpool, decided by a 97th-minute strike.
The pressure could ramp up before kick-off depending on West Ham’s result against Liverpool. A Hammers win would shove Forest into a proper crisis this weekend. Add European fatigue after their Europa League qualification and those final minutes could become a physical nightmare.
Compositions probables
Brighton: Verbruggen ; Wieffer, Van Hecke, Dunk, Kadioglu ; Hinshelwood, Baleba, Gross ; Gomez, Welbeck, Mitoma
Nottingham Forest: Ortega ; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams ; Sangare, Anderson ; Hutchinson, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi ; Jesus
Football Prediction Brighton vs Nottingham Forest
Brighton to win
Brighton look to have found defensive stability at the right moment, while Nottingham Forest are in a pronounced scoring drought. Between the hosts’ renewed confidence and the visitors’ potential tiredness after Europe, the Seagulls look well placed to grab three points and put some breathing room between themselves and danger.
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