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One player and both managers were sent off as Brighton and Nottingham Forest maintained their unbeaten Premier League records in an entertaining draw.
After four goals at Amex Stadium, the match ended in controversial fashion when Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White was shown a second yellow card for a sliding challenge on Brighton's Joao Pedro.
Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler was dismissed by referee Rob Jones, who then also showed a red card to Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo for their reactions to the incident.
Neither manager spoke to the media after the match, leaving it to members of the coaching staff.
"From my point of view Morgan’s tackle looked a strong one but a fair one," said Nottingham Forest assistant boss Rui Pedro Silva. "Of course the referee has a different point of view - we don't have to agree but that’s the decision he made.
"On the coaches [red cards] I didn't hear anything. It was an emotional moment. I didn’t hear anything from Nuno towards the referee. He was of course probably emotional but nothing more than his point of view."
Brighton coach Andrew Crofts said he was "not 100% sure" why Hurzeler had been sent off, adding: "Their player is going for the ball but it felt like a foul. Their bench felt differently. I didn't see too much of it but the referee sent the managers off."
The visitors had gone ahead when former Brighton striker Chris Wood scored against his old club with a well-taken spot-kick after Carlos Baleba tripped Callum Hudson-Odoi in the penalty area.
But two goals in a three-minute spell just before half-time looked to have transformed the match.
Nineteen-year-old midfielder Jack Hinshelwood scored his fourth Brighton goal with an excellent, powerful header from Jan Paul van Hecke’s cross from deep to make it 1-1.
The Seagulls then took the lead in style thanks to Danny Welbeck’s superb 25-yard free-kick that curled around the wall and left away goalkeeper Matz Sels with no chance.
Welbeck almost added a third for the hosts with a fine dribbling run in which he beat three Forest players only to shoot just wide.
But Forest equalised in the 70th minute after breaching Brighton’s offside trap.
Gibbs-White timed his run perfectly to be through on the home goal and unselfishly squared the ball to substitute Ramon Sosa to score his first goal in English football.
Either side would have gone fourth with a win, but instead Brighton remain seventh, while Forest climb a place to eighth.
Both teams have enjoyed fine starts to the campaign and have now won two and drawn three of their five Premier League matches, while Brighton have also reached the last 16 of the Carabao Cup.
The hosts made a bright start as Simon Adingra caused problems, but his low, powerful cross from inside the penalty area could not find a team-mate.
Forest came into this match after an excellent 1-0 win at Liverpool and Nuno's side maintained their record of scoring first in each of their league matches this season.
Wood, who had a loan spell at Brighton in 2010-11, calmly sent home goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen the wrong way from the penalty spot.
Brighton gave Forest a warning when Georginio Rutter spun and shot wide from 20 yards, before Hinshelwood equalised with the Seagulls’ first effort on target.
That was quickly followed by Welbeck’s superb free-kick for his third goal of the season.
But Forest equalised midway through the second half and, following the three red cards, had a late chance to snatch the three points.
Sosa was clean through on goal in injury time, but instead of shooting he overhit a pass to Hudson-Odoi and the chance was wasted - though his blushes were somewhat spared when the flag was raised for offside.
Nevertheless, a point apiece was a fair conclusion to a hugely entertaining match.
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Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
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2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
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3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
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4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
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5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
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6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
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7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
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8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
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9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
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10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
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11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
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12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 6 |
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13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 5 |
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14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 4 |
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15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 3 |
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16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
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17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 3 |
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18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 1 |
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19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 1 |
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20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 1 |
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Manager: Fabian Hürzeler
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Fabian Hürzeler
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
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Brighton have kept a clean sheet in each of their last four home league games against Nottingham Forest (W3 D1), having lost the previous two while conceding three goals each time.
Having been unbeaten in eight top-flight meetings with Brighton between 1980 and 2023 (W6 D2), Nottingham Forest lost home and away against the Seagulls last season.
Brighton are unbeaten so far in the Premier League this season (W2 D2) – they’ve never remained without defeat in their first five games of a top-flight season, last doing so in any division in the 2015-16 Championship.
Brighton have drawn their last two Premier League games. Indeed, of all teams to have played in more than campaign in the competition, the Seagulls have seen the highest share of their games finish level (32.2% - 87/270).
Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last five Premier League games (W3 D2), winning two and drawing two so far this season. They last remained without defeat in their first five league games in 2018-19 (Championship), and last did so in the top-flight in 1995-96.
Nottingham Forest have won their last four Premier League away games, more than they had in their first 36 on the road following their return to the division in 2022 (W3 D9 L24). They last won five consecutive away games (any division) in January 1994, and last did so in the top-flight in March 1989.
Nottingham Forest have had more direct attacks (12) than any other side in the Premier League so far this season, while only West Ham (12) have had more such attacks against them than Brighton (10).
Nottingham Forest have scored exactly once in all five of their games in all competitions this season (4x league, 1x League Cup). The last top-flight club to score exactly once in their first six games of a season was Forest themselves in 1988-89 (5x league, 1x centenary trophy).
Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke has made the most ball carries (116) in the Premier League this season, and subsequently carried the ball the furthest distance (1149 metres) of any player so far.
Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White has created more chances from open play than any other player in the Premier League this season (11).