Nottingham Forest vs Brighton prediction, betting tips and odds: Draw specialists could frustrate Forest

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Where to watch Nottingham Forest vs Brighton

You can watch Nottingham Forest vs Brighton in the Premier League at 12.30pm on Saturday, February 1, live on TNT Sports 1

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Nottingham Forest vs Brighton odds

Here are the latest odds ahead of Nottingham Forest vs Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday, February 1

Odds correct at time of publishing

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Nottingham Forest vs Brighton predictions

A glorious couple of months for Nottingham Forest ended with a 5-0 Premier League defeat at Bournemouth last weekend and the Tricky Trees may struggle to bounce back at home to Brighton.

Nuno Espirito Santo's men had won eight of their previous nine league and cup matches before the rout on the south coast and the exception was a 1-1 draw at home to leaders Liverpool.

Despite their defeat at Bournemouth, who mustered ten shots on target against a Forest side who have excelled defensively this season, Nuno's charges kick off this round of fixtures in third place.

Their expected-goals stats suggest they have been flattered by a tally of 33 goals in 23 league games and they showed signs of vulnerability at the back in their most recent home match.

Forest beat bottom club Southampton 3-2 but a more comfortable win appeared to be on the cards when they led the demoralised Saints 3-0 at half-time.

Visitors Brighton are the Premier League's draw specialists and, in a tricky betting heat, the 1-1 correct score is worth chancing.

The Seagulls remain a source of frustration for fans and punters, claiming a stylish 3-1 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford before stumbling to a 1-0 home defeat against Everton last time out.

Youthful manager Fabian Hurzeler has been hampered by injuries during his first campaign in England and Brighton's lack of cutting edge in front of goal was apparent against the Toffees.

A poor conversion rate has been a theme of the Seagulls' time in the top flight and they mustered only one shot on target against Everton despite having 16 attempts and 69 per cent of possession.

Despite those flaws, Brighton have proved tough to beat this season and they relish taking on the top teams in the division.

They have lost only two of their nine matches against sides above them in the table. Chelsea took advantage of some hopelessly naive Brighton defending to win 4-2 at Stamford Bridge in September and title favourites Liverpool had to work hard for their 2-1 victory at Anfield in November.

Brighton have drawn 1-1 with Arsenal at home and away and their last six road results were score draws at Leicester, West Ham and Aston Villa and wins at Norwich in the FA Cup and Ipswich and Manchester United in the league.

September's reverse fixture in Sussex ended 2-2, with Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White and both managers receiving red cards, and another tight, competitive clash looks likely.      

Key stat

Brighton have scored at least once in their last 13 Premier League away fixtures .

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton team news

Nottingham Forest
Winger Callum Hudson-Odoi is injured but Forest should welcome back Danilo and Ibrahim Sangare.

Brighton
Pervis Estupinan, Solly March and Mats Wieffer are expected to miss out alongside Jason Steele, Igor Julio, James Milner and Ferdi Kadioglu. Striker Evan Ferguson, heavily linked with a move away from the club, has trained and could be an option. Tariq Lamptey is set to head to Ajax.

Probable teams

Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1): Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Dominguez, Anderson; Silva, Gibbs-White, Elanga; Wood
Subs: Yates, Sangare, Danilo, Morato, Moreno, Sosa, Awoniyi

Brighton (4-2-3-1): Verbruggen; Veltman, Van Hecke, Dunk, Hinshelwood; Baleba, Ayari; Minteh, Pedro, Mitoma; Welbeck
Subs: Gomez, Gruda, Rutter, Webster, O'Riley, Adingra, Ferguson.

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Inside info

Nottingham Forest

Star man Morgan Gibbs-White
Top scorer Chris Wood
Penalty taker Chris Wood
Card magnet Nicolas Dominguez
Assist ace Elliot Anderson
Set-piece aerial threat Nikola Milenkovic

Brighton

Star man Joao Pedro
Top scorer Danny Welbeck
Penalty taker Joao Pedro
Card magnet Yankuba Minteh
Assist ace Joao Pedro
Set-piece aerial threat Lewis Dunk

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton bet builder predictions

Both teams to score
Both teams have scored in nine of Brighton's last 11 away league matches while Forest beat bottom club Southampton 3-2 in their last home fixture

Yankuba Minteh to be shown a card
The winger has been booked in three of Brighton's last four league games despite playing only 157 minutes during those matches

Morgan Gibbs-White to have over 1.5 shots
Forest's classy attacking midfielder averages 1.7 shots per game in the top flight this season and had three attempts in last weekend's 5-0 defeat at Bournemouth

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