Nottingham Forest Thrashes Brighton
Nottingham Forest bounced back in spectacular fashion following a heavy 5-0 defeat in the 24th round of the Premier League. The Reds delivered a resounding 7-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.
The match began with an unfortunate own goal from Brighton's defender Adam Webster, giving the home side an early lead. Moments later, Morgan Gibbs-White doubled Forest's advantage, making it 2-0. Then it was time for Chris Wood to shine. The striker netted a sensational hat-trick in just 40 minutes, putting the game firmly out of Brighton's reach.
As the match drew to a close, Neco Williams added a sixth goal for the hosts, and the final blow came from Jota Silva, the new signing for Forest, who sealed the emphatic 7-0 win.
2024-25, England - Premier League
Nottingham Forest - Brighton 7:0 (3:0)
Goals: Dunk, 12 (own goal) (1:0); Gibbs-White, 25 (2:0); Wood C., 32 (3:0); Wood C., 64 (4:0); Wood C., 69 (penalty) (5:0); Williams N., 89 (6:0); Jota Silva, 90 (7:0)
Nottingham Forest: Sels; Morato F.; Murillo (Boly, 72); Williams N.; Milenković; Aina; Anderson E. (Sangaré I., 82); Gibbs-White (Jota Silva, 72); Danilo (Dominguez N., 65); Wood C. (Awoniyi, 82); Elanga
Bench: Pereira C.; Alex Moreno; Yates; Sosa Ramón
Yellow Cards: Murillo 7
Brighton: Verbruggen; Lamptey T.; Dunk; van Hecke; Veltman; Hinshelwood (O`Riley, 46); Mitoma (Adingra, 46); Minteh; João Pedro (Gomez D., 46); Rutter; Welbeck (Ferguson E., 73)
Bench: Rushworth; Webster; McConville; Gruda
Yellow Cards: Welbeck 11; Hinshelwood 20; Verbruggen 90
