Both still in the hunt for European qualification despite recent setbacks, Nottingham Forest and Brighton & Hove Albion square off in Saturday's Premier League battle at the City Ground.
Nuno Espirito Santo's title outsiders were astonishingly slaughtered 5-0 by Bournemouth in gameweek 23, but they still occupy a podium place in the Premier League table, just three points below second-placed Arsenal.
Meanwhile, the Seagulls were condemned to a 1-0 home loss by David Moyes's Everton last weekend, a tie that concluded with a post-match fracas, but Fabian Hurzeler's men are just six points shy of the top six.
Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides.
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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 42
Nott'm Forest wins: 17
Draws: 12
Brighton wins: 13
Not exactly a fixture filled with rich history, Nottingham Forest and Brighton & Hove Albion - both recent Premier League mainstays - have only met in a total of 42 competitive matches since their inaugural battle in 1949.
Barely anything can separate the two outfits in the head-to-head column either, as while Forest just edge the wins counter with 17, the Seagulls have prevailed on a respectable 13 occasions, and another 12 contests have ended level.
However, Brighton have had more to shout about Premier League-wise, only losing one of their five matches against Forest in the top flight of English football, a 3-1 beatdown at the City Ground in April 2023.
The Seagulls have since taken seven points from the last nine on offer against Forest, whom they did the double over in the 2023-24 campaign with an engrossing 3-2 away success before a 1-0 home triumph.
Four goals were also evenly shared between the two clubs at the Amex in September 2024, where Ramon Sosa saved Forest's bacon with a 70th-minute leveller before the contest descended into chaos, as Morgan Gibbs-White, Fabian Hurzeler and Nuno Espirito Santo were all sent off.
The bulk of Forest's successes in this fixture came long before the 21st century, as the Tricky Trees have won just seven of their 25 battles since the turn of the millennium and have also failed to score in four of their last five away games against Brighton.
Interestingly, these two clubs have never met in the FA Cup, and only three of their 42 contests have come outside of league football, League Cup ties in 1978 and 1986 that both went the way of Forest.
No player enjoyed this fixture more than ex-Forest striker Ian Wallace, who struck five goals against Brighton during his career, but Henri Lansbury found the back of the net four times versus the Seagulls.
Last 20 meetings
Sep 22, 2024: Brighton 2-2 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)
Mar 10, 2024: Brighton 1-0 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)
Nov 25, 2023: Nott'm Forest 2-3 Brighton (Premier League)
Apr 26, 2023: Nott'm Forest 3-1 Brighton (Premier League)
Oct 18, 2022: Brighton 0-0 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)
Mar 04, 2017: Nott'm Forest 3-0 Brighton (Championship)
Aug 12, 2016: Brighton 3-0 Nott'm Forest (Championship)
Apr 11, 2016: Nott'm Forest 1-2 Brighton (Championship)
Aug 07, 2015: Brighton 1-0 Nott'm Forest (Championship)
Feb 07, 2015: Brighton 2-3 Nott'm Forest (Championship)
Sep 27, 2014: Nott'm Forest 0-0 Brighton (Championship)
May 03, 2014: Nott'm Forest 1-2 Brighton (Championship)
Oct 05, 2013: Brighton 1-3 Nott'm Forest (Championship)
Mar 30, 2013: Nott'm Forest 2-2 Brighton (Championship)
Dec 15, 2012: Brighton 0-0 Nott'm Forest (Championship)
Mar 24, 2012: Nott'm Forest 1-1 Brighton (Championship)
Dec 03, 2011: Brighton 1-0 Nott'm Forest (Championship)
Mar 24, 2008: Nott'm Forest 0-0 Brighton (League One)
Dec 07, 2007: Brighton 0-2 Nott'm Forest (League One)
Feb 17, 2007: Brighton 2-1 Nott'm Forest (League One)
Last five Premier League meetings
Sep 22, 2024: Brighton 2-2 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)
Mar 10, 2024: Brighton 1-0 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)
Nov 25, 2023: Nott'm Forest 2-3 Brighton (Premier League)
Apr 26, 2023: Nott'm Forest 3-1 Brighton (Premier League)
Oct 18, 2022: Brighton 0-0 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)
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