Nottingham Forest sealed their spot at Wembley after winning on penalties
Ryan Yates scored the decisive spot-kick after Matz Sels superbly saved two
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By RIATH AL-SAMARRAI
Published: 16:16 EDT, 29 March 2025 | Updated: 16:20 EDT, 29 March 2025
Nottingham Forest held their nerve from the penalty spot to reach the FA Cup semi-finals after beating Brighton in a dramatic shootout at the Amex.
Ryan Yates slotted home the decisive spot-kick after Jack Hinshelwood and Diego Gomez saw their poor efforts saved by Matz Sels.
Pervis Estupinan and Morgan Gibbs-White both saw efforts saved in an uneventful first half while Anthony Elanga's close-range strike was kept out by Sels.
That saw the game taken to extra-time, where Joao Pedro looked to have won it for Brighton after touching in, only for the goal to be chalked off for offside.
Neither side could find the last-gasp breakthrough and in the end, Forest sealed their spot at Wembley in a dramatic shootout.
More to follow.
MATCH FACTS
Brighton: Verbruggen, Hinshelwood, van Hecke, Webster (Dunk, 90), Estupinan, Baleba, Ayari (Gomez, 81), Minteh, Rutter (Gruda, 75), Mitoma (Adingra, 72), Welbeck (Pedro, 72)
Subs not used: Cashin, O'Riley, McGill, Tasker
Goals: None
Booked: Estupinan, Gruda
Manager: Fabian Hurzeler
Nottingham Forest: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Yates, Anderson, Dominguez (Silva, 96), Gibbs-White (Morato, 120), Danilo (Hudson-Odoi, 61), Awoniyi (Elanga, 61)
Subs not used: Sangare, Toffolo, Moreno, Boly, Miguel
Goals: None
Booked: Dominguez, Yates, Williams, Gibbs-White
Manager: Nuno Espirito Santo