Sutton's predictions: Nottingham Forest v Brightonpublished at 18:25 31 January
18:25 31 January
I got talking to a Nottingham Forest fan, a lawyer called Mr Gooch, at Birmingham New Street Station on my way back from covering Aston Villa versus Celtic.
He was having a bit of banter with me about how I have suddenly become a Forest fan now they are doing well - so I asked him to give me a prediction for this game.
Mr Gooch has gone for a 2-2 draw, and his reasoning for not backing Forest to win is that Callum Hudson-Odoi is out and he has been a really integral part of their success this season.
To be honest, I am happy to take any help I can here, because Brighton have been so unpredictable this season.
They are a top-half team but their results have been quite up and down, and they have also drawn 10 games, more than any other top-flight side.
Like Mr Gooch, I thought this might end up being another draw. I would have gone for 1-1, but I am going to use his score instead.
He watches Forest every week so he is a proper fan, not someone who has jumped on the bandwagon like myself, so I will listen to him - although I may take legal action if he is wrong.
Earlier, we asked you to name the former Nottingham Forest manager from a series of clues.
The answer was Steve McClaren, who was in charge of Forest in 2011.
Nottingham Forest v Brighton: Did you know?published at 16:23 31 January
16:23 31 January
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Brighton have scored the opening goal in 10 of their 12 Premier League away games this season (including in each of their past five), more than any other side.
Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest have gone 1-0 up in 18 of their 23 league games overall this term, the most in the division.
The average distance of Nottingham Forest's goal-kicks in the Premier League this season has been 43.7 metres, the highest of any side with 121 of those ending in the attacking half, 26 more than any other team.
By contrast, only three sides have taken goal-kicks at a shorter average distance than Brighton this campaign (23.4 metres).
Will Forest respond after their thrashing?published at 16:13 31 January
16:13 31 January
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Can Nottingham Forest bounce back from their heavy defeat to Bournemouth?
It is the question that is on everyone's minds as Forest welcome Brighton to the City Ground on Saturday.
"A lot of eyes will be on the City Ground because it will be a real test of their character and ability," said BBC Radio Nottingham's Colin Fray on the Shut Up and Show More Football podcast. "Brighton have found some decent away form, so it is a test in that sense and also in the way Forest will respond.
"If Forest perform at the same level as they did against Bournemouth then they will get turned over. If you are not at a high level each week in the Premier League then you get exposed and that is exactly what happened last weekend.
"This season they have, in general, responded very well following a defeat but this is another occasion where the fans will be hoping they do."
Nuno 'not expecting' transfer flurrypublished at 11:13 31 January
11:13 31 January
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BBC Radio Nottingham's Colin Fray expects a quiet end to the transfer window and, according to Nuno Espirito Santo, any player that joins needs to be "special."
Speaking on the latest Shut Up And Show More Football podcast, Colin said the Forest boss would be content if there are no new arrivals at the City Ground:
"Nuno seems very happy with it being very quiet - he's been talking all window long about the priority being to keep his group together and to stave off bids. The new contracts have helped to do that during January.
"He's certainly publicly very calm about the situation. He wants it over, as all managers do at this stage. He's ready for the end of the window - and he's not publicly seeming desperate to add to the squad."
"They need to be 'special' players because they have to be the right character to not upset what's been a very good dressing room.
"They have to better than the levels already there so they can push the players. That then becomes expensive and there's potential PSR [profit and sustainability rule] issues going forward. I think that's why generally the window has been very quiet.
"I'm not expecting anything like the normal flurry towards the end of the window - but I am conscious we've said that before.. and it's turned into anything but."