Nottm Forest vs Brighton: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

Nottingham Forest host Brighton & Hove Albion at The City Ground on Saturday 5 December 2026, kick-off 17:30 UTC, in the Premier League (round 14). Nottm Forest have had 48 days of rest since playing Arsenal (Premier League); Brighton have had 44 after facing Jablonec and travel about 242 km. Nottm Forest are without 3 players (Morgan Gibbs-White, Igor Jesus, Nicolò Savona); Brighton are missing 7 (Zadok Yohanna, Mats Wieffer, Femi Azeez and others).