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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at The Amex Stadium where Brighton and Hove Albion play host to Nottingham Forest. A crowd of 19,455 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Brighton and Hove Albion are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jonas Hoeness.


0.00
Nottingham Forest kick off and get the match underway!
3.05
Marc Grondin hits a long diagonal ball forward. Alan Bould shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Marvin Lumsdon. What a great pair of hands!
14.21
Niccolo Flintlock deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Spencer Patterson. Spencer Patterson edges inside the box! Spencer Patterson takes a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
22.13
Ross Tiler kicks a strong pass forward to Spencer Patterson. Spencer Patterson shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
32.44
Greg King chips the ball to his team mate, Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Niccolo Flintlock.
33.10
Marc Grondin flicks a high ball forward to Patrick Le Tissier who takes it down. Patrick Le Tissier takes it forward alone. Patrick Le Tissier shoots from 20 yards but it flies just off target!
36.53
Nuno Alves threads a neat ball through to Greg King. Greg King lofts in a cross ball towards Nuno Calderon. Nuno Calderon knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Brighton and Hove Albion appear unchanged since the first half. Nottingham Forest also appear unchanged since the first half. The Brighton and Hove Albion players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Brighton and Hove Albion kicking off!
47.37
Darl De Vet controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro flicks a high pass forward to Nuno Calderon who brings the ball under control. Nuno Calderon passes the ball forward but David Rego is offside!
53.14
Johan Deloumeau flicks a high pass forward. Eugenio Izquierdo collects the pass. Eugenio Izquierdo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.33
Samuel Ribeiro pushes up the pitch. Samuel Ribeiro makes a simple pass to Nuno Calderon. Nuno Calderon plays a one-two with David Rego and advances towards the goal... Nuno Calderon comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
69.59
Ross Tiler catches David Rego on the ankles. The referee warns Ross Tiler to calm down! David Rego stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.53
Brighton and Hove Albion appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
83.52
Rafael Hernandez plays the ball forward to Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin Lampard who gathers it comfortably.
85.21
Ross Tiler advances with the ball. Ross Tiler plays a scrappy one-two with Spencer Patterson and advances towards the goal... Ross Tiler cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.05
Johan Deloumeau flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Ribeiro collects the pass. Samuel Ribeiro lofts in a cross ball towards David Rego. David Rego connects with a diving header but Gavin Lampard is on top of it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 2 vs 2
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 3 vs 1
Offsides
Offsides: 3 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 0
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 55.8823529411765 vs 44.1176470588235
Play Area
Home team third: 22.06%, Midfield: 51.47%, Away team third: 26.47%

Scorers

Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nuno Calderon of Nottingham Forest

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
6
2. Denis Roche (DEF)
6
3. Ali Danic (DEF)
6
5. Marc Grondin (DEF)
7
6. Paul McStay (MID)
6
8. Ross Tiler (MID)
7
9. Alex Liddell (MID)
6
10. Alan Bould (ATT)
7

12. Jacob Rowett (ATT)
0
13. Liam Crooks (ATT)
0
14. Peter Seaman (MID)
0

2. Jeroen Venema (DEF)
6
4. Darl De Vet (DEF)
6
6
8
7. Nuno Alves (MID)
6
8. Greg King (MID)
8
10. Nuno Calderon (ATT)
9
11. David Rego (ATT)
6

13. Ronnie Dodd (DEF)
0
14. Darren Mike (MID)
0