Brighton vs Nottingham Prediction & Betting Tips (22 September)

To its advantage in recent seasons, Brighton opened a new chapter this summer with the departure of coach Roberto De Zerbi. To replace him, the leaders have given their confidence to Fabian Hurzeler who has done a good job at St Pauli from 2022 to 2024. The beginnings of the young 31-year-old German technician have been promising so far. Indeed, the Seagulls have not lost any of their first 4 championship matches. After getting the better of Everton 0-3 and Manchester United 2-1, they took a point at Arsenal 1-1 before being held at home by promoted Ipswich last weekend 0-0. This week, Brighton defeated Wolverhampton in the League Cup 3-2.

Back in the elite in 2022, Nottingham Forest had to work hard to avoid going down in the previous two years. Last year, Morgan Gibbs-White's teammates finished 17th in the Premier League, still 6 points ahead of the first relegated team, without forgetting the 4-point withdrawal inflicted by the Federation. This season, they got off to an excellent start, conceding no setbacks in the first 4 days. Nottingham Forest conceded, at home, sharing points against Bournemouth 1-1 and Wolverhampton 1-1 but won on the lawns of Southampton 0-1 and the big name Liverpool last weekend 0-1.

For this meeting, Brighton remain without rookie O'Riley, the experienced Milner and long-missing winger March. Added to this are the uncertainties surrounding the participation of the influential Joao Pedro and the young striker who arrived at the club this summer, Gruda. On the other hand, the important midfielder Wieffer was able to play again this week. In the midfield, former Lille player Baleba is in very good shape at the start of the season. Japanese international Mitoma (1 goal and 1 assist in PL) is available, as are attackers Welbeck (1 goal and 1 assist in PL) and Rutter. It is necessary to highlight the departures of the important midfielders Gross (Dortmund) and Gilmour (Naples), the young Barco (Sevilla FC), Sima (Brest), Osman (Feyenoord), Sarmiento (Burnley) and Buonanotte (Leicester), the midfielder Dahoud ( Frankfurt), the experienced Lallana (Southampton) or the striker Undav (Stuttgart). Additionally, winger Ansu Fati returned to Barcelona after his loan spell. The Seagulls, on the other hand, were very active in terms of arrivals. We can point out the recruitments of full-back Kadioglu (Fenerbahce), midfielders Wieffer (Feyenoord), O'Riley (Celtic) and Yalcouyé (Göteborg) as well as attackers Rutter (Leeds), Minteh (Newcastle) and Gruda (Mainz).

side of Nottingham Forest, starting midfielder Danilo is still not on his feet this weekend. This is also the case for the experienced defender Boly while the important midfielder Sangaré is announced as doubtful. Substitute for Liverpool last weekend, winger Hudson-Odoi stood out by scoring the winning goal on a pass from another incoming Elanga. Playmaker Gibbs-White (1 PL goal) and striker Wood (2 PL goals) should start again. This summer, Nottingham Forest let defender Niakhaté and midfielder Mangala go to Lyon. Additionally, Vlachodimos (Newcastle), Turner (Crystal Palace), Worrall (Burnley), McKenna (Las Palmas) and Freuler (Bologna) have also left while defender Carmo, freshly arrived from Porto, has been loaned to Olympiakos. The club was strengthened with the recruitment of goalkeeper Carlos Miguel (Corinthians), defenders Milenkovic (Fiorentina) and Morato (Benfica), midfielders Ward-Prowse (West Ham), Anderson (Newcastle) and Stamenic (Red Star) and wingers Sosa (Talleres), Moreira (Sankt Pauli) and Jota Silva (Vitoria Guimaraes). Experienced left-back Alex Moreno (Aston Villa) arrived on loan.