Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Nottingham Forest: Head-to-head record and past meetings

Brighton & Hove Albion narrowed the gap in their head-to-head with Nottingham Forest with a 2-1 victory at the Amex Stadium on March 1.

After Fabian Hurzeler eased the scrutiny on his job with at Brentford in the previous game, early goals from Diego Gomez and Danny Welbeck made the difference at the Amex Stadium to move the Seagulls into 11th position in the Premier League table.

Here, Sports Mole takes a closer look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between Brighton & Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 46

Nottingham Forest wins: 19

Draws: 12 

Brighton & Hove Albion wins: 15

Forest edge the head-to-head record across all their meetings that go back as far as 1949. 

However, Brighton have now recorded a double over Forest in 2025-26, first prevailing by a 2-0 scoreline at the City Ground back in November.

When they were both in the Championship, they had clashed on 12 occasions, with Brighton dominating the records then, winning five of them and losing three. 

Their final meeting as Championship clubs saw Forest host Brighton, when the hosts were 18th, and the visitors were second and preparing for promotion to the Premier League. 

The hosts won 3-0 that day, with Zach Clough netting a brace, the first of which was disputed by the visitors, who claimed the ball came off Britt Assombalonga, who was standing in an offside position. 

Last 20 meetings

March 1, 2026: Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)

Nov 30, 2025: Nottingham Forest 0-2 Brighton & Hove Albion (Premier League)

Mar 29, 2025: Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Nottingham Forest (FA Cup)

Feb 01, 2025: Nottingham Forest 7-0 Brighton & Hove Albion (Premier League)

Sep 22, 2024: Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)

Mar 10, 2024: Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)

Nov 25, 2023: Nottingham Forest 2-3 Brighton & Hove Albion (Premier League)

Apr 26, 2023: Nottingham Forest 3-1 Brighton & Hove Albion (Premier League)

Oct 18, 2022: Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)

Mar 04, 2017: Nottingham Forest 3-0 Brighton & Hove Albion (Championship)

Aug 12, 2016: Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Nottingham Forest (Championship)

Apr 11, 2016: Nottingham Forest 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion (Championship)

Aug 07, 2015: Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Nottingham Forest (Championship)

Feb 07, 2015: Brighton & Hove Albion 2-3 Nottingham Forest (Championship)

Sep 27, 2014: Nottingham Forest 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion (Championship)

May 03, 2014: Nottingham Forest 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion (Championship)

Oct 05, 2013: Brighton & Hove Albion 1-3 Nottingham Forest (Championship)

Mar 30, 2013: Nottingham Forest 2-2 Brighton & Hove Albion (Championship)

Dec 15, 2012: Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Nottingham Forest (Championship)

Mar 24, 2012: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Brighton & Hove Albion (Championship)

Dec 03, 2011: Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Nottingham Forest (Championship)

Mar 24, 2008: Nottingham Forest 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion (League One)

Last 6 Premier League meetings

March 1, 2026: Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)

Nov 30, 2025: Nottingham Forest 0-2 Brighton & Hove Albion (Premier League)

Feb 01, 2025: Nottingham Forest 7-0 Brighton & Hove Albion (Premier League)

Sep 22, 2024: Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)

Mar 10, 2024: Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)

Nov 25, 2023: Nottingham Forest 2-3 Brighton & Hove Albion (Premier League)

Apr 26, 2023: Nottingham Forest 3-1 Brighton & Hove Albion (Premier League)