Brighton Bounces Back From Europa League Drubbing To Beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 In Premier League – News18

BRIGHTON, England: Brighton rebounded from a midweek drubbing within the Europa League, beating Nottingham Forest 1-0 on Sunday in a nervy Premier League efficiency to remain inside touching distance of once more ending in a European qualification place.

Brighton took the lead within the twenty ninth minute when a free kick was turned in by Forest defender Andrew Omobamidele for an personal-objective.

Forest began slowly however regularly got here into the sport, heaping strain on the house facet within the second half however got here up brief regardless of a number of possibilities.

Brighton supervisor Roberto de Zerbi made seven modifications to the workforce that was crushed 4-0 at Roma within the first leg of the spherical of 16 on Thursday. The gamble paid off with the Seagulls shifting as much as eighth within the Premier League, one level behind West Ham.

“This was massive. We have been on a tough run and we needed something like that today. We changed a few little bits today and it worked,” mentioned Brighton defender Lewis Dunk. “Clean sheet makes it easier because you only have to score once. We have a win under our belt and now we look forward to Thursday (against Roma), where we need to score five goals and keep a clean sheet.”

Forest stays one spot above the drop zone, three factors forward of Luton, which has a recreation in hand.

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