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Welbeck is just the eighth player in Premier League history to have scored 10 or more goals in consecutive seasons while aged 33 or older At a glance Diego Gomez scores sixth-minute opener for Brighton Morgan Gibbs-White adds equaliser in 13th minute Brighton immediately restore lead through Danny Welbeck PLAYER RATER Danny Welbeck grabbed his 10th Premier League goal of the season as Brighton beat Nottingham Forest to claim back-to-back wins for the first time since November. In a frantic start at Amex Stadium that saw three goals scored in the opening 15 minutes, Diego Gomez put Brighton ahead with an angled strike before Morgan Gibbs-White hammered in a leveller from the edge of the box. But the hosts restored their lead just 105 seconds later through a clever turn and finish by Welbeck, who has now equalled his goal tally from last season. The Seagulls set the tempo from there and should have scored more, while Forest struggled to break forward and create any meaningful chances in front of goal. The visitors pushed for a late equaliser, but substitute Taiwo Awoniyi squandered their best opportunity when he sent a bullet header well wide of the target. After ending their six-game winless run with victory at Brentford last week, it was another performance that will help to ease the pressure on manager Fabian Hurzeler as they move up to 11th - just three points behind eighth-placed Everton. Vitor Pereira, meanwhile, is still searching for his first Premier League win as Forest boss, with Forest teetering two points above West Ham in the relegation zone. More to follow. Rate players out of 10 for this game. The rater will close 30 minutes after the final whistle. You must be signed in to a BBC account to play. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 1st March 2026 at 15: 58 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Fabian Hürzeler Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Vítor Pereira Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Fabian Hürzeler Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Vítor Pereira Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Brighton Brighton & Hove Albion Nottm Forest Nottingham Forest High chance of scoring Medium chance of scoring Low chance of scoring Dominant period Match momentum measures the swing of the match by comparing each team’s threat to see who is more likely to score within that minute. The momentum value is the difference between each team’s most dangerous moment, or team threat, in that minute. Match momentum measures the swing of the match by comparing each team’s threat to see who is more likely to score within that minute. The momentum value is the difference between each team’s most dangerous moment, or team threat, in that minute. 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Nottingham Forest are winless in their last five away league games against Brighton (D2 L3) since a 3-2 Championship victory in February 2015. Brighton ended a six-game winless Premier League run with a 2-0 win over Brentford last time out. The Seagulls last won consecutive games in November, with wins against Brentford and then Nottingham Forest. Only bottom side Wolves (15) have failed to score in more Premier League games this season than Nottingham Forest (13). Their 1-0 defeat to Liverpool in Vitor Pereira’s first league game in charge was the third time this season they failed to score under a new manager in his maiden game – Ange Postecoglou in September at Arsenal (0-3) and Sean Dyche in October at Bournemouth (0-2) the others. Only Everton (7, 320) and Manchester United (7, 125) have awarded more minutes in the Premier League this season to outfield players aged 30+ than Brighton (5, 760). Their starting XI for the 2-0 win over Brentford had an average age of 28 years and 355 days, their oldest for a game since September 2023 in a 3-1 win against Man Utd (28y 363d). Since Lorenzo Lucca scored at Elland Road against Leeds, Nottingham Forest have had 56 shots, 71 touches in the opposition box and accumulated an x G of 3. 86 and not scored a single Premier League goal. Nottingham Forest have shipped 19 goals via set pieces in the Premier League this season – only Bournemouth have conceded more (20). At the other end, Forest have scored the joint fewest set piece goals (8, level with Wolves). Only Danny Welbeck has more goals in all competitions for Brighton this season than Diego Gómez (9), although seven of his goals have come away from home. Gómez averages a goal every 330 minutes at the Amex, compared to one every 185 minutes on the road in 2025-26. Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson leads all Premier League players for possession won (232) and duels won (223) this season. He’s the only English player on record since 2007-08 to average both 8+ duels won (8. 3) and win possession 8+ times (8. 6) per 90 minutes in a campaign (min. 1, 000+ minutes). Brighton’s Danny Welbeck is one goal away from scoring 10 Premier League goals in 2025-26, having netted a career high 10 in 2024-25. Only seven players have scored 10+ goals in consecutive seasons while aged 33 or older, most recently Jamie Vardy in 2020-21 and 2021-22 (15 in each). Attempt saved. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross. Delay over. They are ready to continue. Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joël Veltman replaces Mats Wieffer because of an injury. Delay in match because of an injury Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion). Foul by James Milner (Brighton and Hove Albion). Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest). Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi. Attempt blocked. Diego Gómez (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mats Wieffer. Attempt saved. Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Bart Verbruggen (Brighton and Hove Albion). Assisted by Igor Jesus. Attempt blocked. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a cross. Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Luca Netz replaces Neco Williams. Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jair Cunha replaces Omari Hutchinson. Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Foul by Mats Wieffer (Brighton and Hove Albion). Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Attempt missed. Ferdi Kadioglu (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner. Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Igor Jesus. Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Neco Williams. Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.