Latest Nottingham Forest news as Sean Dyche's Reds take on Brighton and Hove Albion at the City Ground
12:57, 30 Nov 2025Updated 13:05, 30 Nov 2025
Nottingham Forest head coach Sean Dyche
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Head coach Sean Dyche has named his Nottingham Forest team to face Brighton and Hove Albion in this afternoon’s big City Ground clash.
The Reds go into today’s Premier League game looking to maintain their momentum and continue their revival under Dyche. Since his appointment last month they have suffered just one defeat in all competitions.
Following wins over Leeds United and Liverpool either side of the international break, Thursday’s 3-0 triumph over Malmo made it three straight victories for Forest. They are also unbeaten in five.
Ryan Yates, Arnaud Kalimuendo and Nikola Milenkovic were all on the scoresheet in midweek. The Reds have now scored nine goals in their last three games.
Dyche dipped into his squad and rotated his line-up for the Europa League clash as he opted to give some players a breather. He still has a significant injury list to contend with, limiting his options somewhat.
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Morgan Gibbs-White was among the absentees against Malmo. The playmaker has got the green light to feature against the Seagulls but Forest now find themselves without Murillo. The Brazilian appeared to be feeling his hamstring before he was substituted on Thursday night.
Dyche has made seven changes to his starting XI from the Malmo game. Matz Sels, Neco Williams, Elliot Anderson, Gibbs-White, Dan Ndoye, Igor Jesus and Nicolo Savona have come in for John Victor, Zach Abbott, Murillo, Ryan Yates, Callum Hudson-Odoi, James McAtee and Arnaud Kalimuendo.
A back line of Savona, Nikola Milenkovic, Morato and Neco Williams will line up ahead of goalkeeper Sels. Anderson will partner Ibrahim Sangare in the centre of the pitch.
Dan Ndoye and Nicolas Dominguez will take up the wide positions either side of Gibbs-White, with Jesus up front. The bench will be made up of John, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo, Omari Hutchinson, Yates, Jair Cunha, McAtee, Willy Boly and Abbott.
Forest: Sels; Savona, Milenkovic, Morato, Williams; Sangare, Anderson; Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Dominguez; Jesus. Subs: John, Hudson-Odoi, Kalimuendo, Hutchinson, Yates, Cunha, McAtee, Boly, Abbott.
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