Team News: Gaetan Bong, Tomer Hemed start for Brighton against Nottingham Forest

Summer signings Gaetan Bong and Tomer Hemed both start for Brighton & Hove Albion against Nottingham Forest in tonight's opening game of the new Championship season.

However, there is no place in the squad for striker Bobby Zamora, who returned to the club on Monday.

Forest new boys Matt Mills and Jamie Ward have both been given places in Dougie Freedman's starting XI this evening after joining the club before the start of the campaign.

Meanwhile, Chris Burke, Roger Riera and Jorge Grant are among the substitutes for the visitors.

Brighton & Hove Albion: Stockdale; Bruno, Greer, Dunk, Bong; March, Stephens, Kayal, LuaLua; Hemed, Baldock Subs: Maenpaa, Calderon, Rea, Rosenior, Forster-Caskey, Ince, O'Grady

Nottingham Forest: De Vries; Lichaj, Mancienne, Hobbs, Mills; Fox, Lansbury, Antonio, Tesche; Ward, Blackstock Subs: Evtimov, Paterson, Vaughan, Walker, C Burke, Riera, Grant

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