Nottingham Forest-Brighton is a match valid for the 33rd day of the Premier League and is played on Wednesday at 8:30pm: TV, predictions.
Brighton’s dream of playing in the last act of the FA Cup vanished last Sunday in the one-off semifinal match played at Wembley against Manchester United. Only penalty kicks prevented Roberto De Zerbi’s team from reaching a historic milestone and gifting themselves the final against the other Manchester side, City.
Fatal March’s mistake from the penalty spot after the previous six had all gone in. The Italian coach can have no recriminations. His team gave a great performance, dominating the game (61 percent of ball possession) and creating several dangers against a qualitatively stronger formation. The only note the former Sassuolo coach can make to the team is the lack of precision in the last meters. None of the 15 shots made toward the goal defended by De Gea was decisive, and the 0-0 ended up “rewarding” the wait-and-see attitude of the Red Devils, who also had numerous chances to take the lead. Having closed one door, however, it is not certain that another one cannot be opened. In fact, Brighton can still have its say in a league that a month from the end sees it still in full fight for a place in Europe. In which competition will be the next games to tell. The team led by the Brescia coach is eighth, two points behind sixth-placed Aston Villa and four behind fifth-placed Tottenham but with three games less than the Villans and Spurs. The recoveries that will feature the Seagulls will tell us whether they are really capable of aiming for the Europa League, which would be an extraordinary achievement.
Forest is sinking
In the midweek round Brighton pays a visit to a Nottingham Forest in the blackest crisis, which again sees the specter of relegation close by.
Gibbs-White of Nottingham Forest
The Tricky Trees, thanks to a major repair market, had given the impression last January that they could achieve a quiet salvation, but for two months they have failed to win a game. Since February, Steve Cooper’s team has scraped together only three home draws and has known no results other than defeat for four days now. The last one came last Saturday at Anfield Road against Liverpool (3-2): against the Reds, a show of character was not enough, allowing them to draw twice against Jurgen Klopp’s men, then winning thanks to the usual Salah. All is not lost for Forest, considering that distances are still minimal in the lower reaches of the standings and only one point currently divides them from fourth-last Leicester.
The prediction
Brighton at the moment is one of the best playing teams in the Premier League and will surely create numerous chances against Nottingham Forest, whose main weakness is precisely their defense. The Tricky Trees can no longer speculate and will end up leaving several spaces for De Zerbi’s team, which remains favored for the three points.
The likely lineups for Nottingham Forest-Brighton
- NOTTINGHAM FOREST (3-4-3): Navas; Felipe, Worral, Niakhaté; Williams, Freuler, Mangala, Renan Lodi; Awoniyi, Gibbs-White, Johnson.
- BRIGHTON (4-2-3-1): Steele; Gross, Webster, Dunk, Estupinan; Caicedo, Mac Allister; March, Enciso, Mitoma; Welbeck.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-2
