Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Nottingham Forest: Hosts held to goalless draw by strugglers

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Brighton v Forest

Brighton's winless run under new boss Roberto de Zerbi continued with a frustrating Premier League draw against strugglers Nottingham Forest.

The Italian is the first Brighton manager to fail to win any of his first four league games since Barry Lloyd in 1987.

The results sees Brighton stay seventh after stuttering in recent weeks, picking up just two points from four games since the departure of Graham Potter to Chelsea.

However, quite how the hosts did not manage to win will mystify and exasperate the new man at the helm.

De Zerbi's side were dominant throughout and spurned several gilt-edged chances against a Forest side that appeared happy to try to contain their opponents.

Leandro Trossard saw a powerful effort cannon back off the crossbar and was twice denied by good saves from Dean Henderson.

Both Adam Webster and Joel Veltman missed glaring opportunities from close range and Henderson came to Forest's rescue again late on, his superb save from Pascal Gross ensuring that Steve Cooper's men climb off the bottom of the table.

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Brighton & Hove Albion

Squad number1Player nameSánchez
Squad number34Player nameVeltman
Squad number5Player nameDunk
Squad number4Player nameWebster
Squad number13Player nameGroß
Squad number10Player nameMac Allister
Squad number25Player nameCaicedo
Squad number11Player nameTrossard
Squad number7Player nameMarch
Squad number14Player nameLallana
Squad number18Player nameWelbeck

Squad number2Player nameLamptey
Squad number21Player nameUndav

Nottingham Forest

Squad number1Player nameHenderson
Squad number24Player nameAurier
Squad number3Player nameS Cook
Squad number26Player nameMcKenna
Squad number7Player nameN Williams
Squad number22Player nameYates
Squad number23Player nameFreuler
Squad number5Player nameMangala
Squad number10Player nameGibbs-White
Squad number20Player nameJohnson
Squad number11Player nameLingard

Squad number2Player nameBiancone
Squad number4Player nameWorrall
Squad number9Player nameAwoniyi
Squad number15Player nameToffolo
Squad number21Player nameKouyaté

Line-ups

Brighton

Formation 3-4-2-1

1Sánchez
34Veltman
5Dunk
4Webster
13GroßSubstituted forUndavat 85'minutes
10Mac AllisterBooked at 78mins
25CaicedoBooked at 54mins
11Trossard
7March
14LallanaSubstituted forLampteyat 64'minutesBooked at 90mins
18Welbeck

Substitutes

2Lamptey
19Sarmiento
20Enciso
21Undav
23Steele
27Gilmour
29van Hecke
30Estupiñán
43Turns

Nottm Forest

Formation 4-3-3

1Henderson
24AurierSubstituted forToffoloat 69'minutesSubstituted forBianconeat 86'minutes
3S Cook
26McKenna
7N Williams
22Yates
23FreulerBooked at 84mins
5MangalaSubstituted forKouyatéat 61'minutes
10Gibbs-White
20JohnsonSubstituted forAwoniyiat 86'minutes
11LingardSubstituted forWorrallat 86'minutes

Substitutes

2Biancone
4Worrall
9Awoniyi
13Hennessey
15Toffolo
16Surridge
21Kouyaté
25Dennis
30Boly

Referee:Darren England

Attendance:31,463

Live Text

Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Neco Williams.
Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
Attempt saved. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Deniz Undav.
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Giulian Biancone replaces Harry Toffolo because of an injury.
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Brennan Johnson.
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Joe Worrall replaces Jesse Lingard.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Deniz Undav replaces Pascal Groß.
Remo Freuler (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Remo Freuler (Nottingham Forest).
Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Dean Henderson.

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