This afternoon, Nottingham Forest takes on Brighton, and we’ve looked at a possible lineup that Nuno Espirito Santo might use. The Reds want to recover from their setback from the previous week. Nine minutes into injury time, Darwin Nunez scored the game’s only goal as Forest fell to Liverpool 1-0.
We’ve looked at a lineup that Forest might use against the Seagulls ahead of today.
The Nottingham Forest squad that was picked to play Brighton
The rearguard of Forest
This is where the game will ultimately be won or lost.
It should be another long afternoon if Forest shows up and defends like they did against Aston Villa.
In light of this, we believe Espirito Santo will start against Brighton with a tried-and-true back five.
All five of Forest’s players, in our opinion, will remain in their positions after the team almost earned a crucial point against Liverpool.
Matz Sels, Neco Williams, Andrew Omobamidele, Murillo, and Harry Toffolo ought to all play as a consequence.
The engine room in Forest
Espirito Santo may find himself in a bit of a bind as a result, and Ibrahim Sangare may play for the first time since Boxing Day.
Following his heroics in the African Cup of Nations, he was back on the bench last week.
Nicolas Dominguez should be selected over Ryan Yates and Danilo, who will both be benched, assuming he passes a fitness test.
Taiwo Awoniyi, the leader of the Forest line, was rested for the match against Liverpool, so it should be no problem for him to play today.
We believe that Awoniyi will rejoin the club in Brighton, replacing Divock Origi in the starting lineup.
We anticipate that Anthony Elanga, Callum Hudson-Odoi, and Morgan Gibbs-White will all remain in their positions behind him.
Predicted Nottingham Forest team to play Brighton:
