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Brighton moved on from their Europa League hammering in midweek with an edgy 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n
The winning goal came in scrappy fashion after 29 minutes when Forest goalkeeper Matz Sels flapped at a Pascal Gross set-piece and the ball bounced in off defender Andrew Omobamidele.<\/p>\n
Brighton were far from their fluid best, perhaps suffering a hangover from their 4-0 defeat to Roma, but Forest couldn’t capitalise with Divock Origi offering up two great one-on-one chances.<\/p>\n
Forest, who dominated the second half, felt aggrieved that Brighton midfielder Jakub Moder avoided a 67th-minute red card for a lunging challenge on Neco Williams that only drew a yellow card.<\/p>\n
The result lifts Brighton into eighth place, five points off Manchester United in sixth. Meanwhile, Forest remain looking over their shoulder, just three points above Luton in the relegation zone.<\/p>\n
Player of the Match: <\/b>Lewis Dunk<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
How showed Brighton grit to get job done…<\/h3>\n
Roberto De Zerbi had been openly critical of Brighton’s failure to cope with the added European demands this season but his team came out unified and committed.<\/p>\n
Chances fell to Moder and Ansu Fati in the early stages, both supplied by Gross, before they edged ahead in the 29th minute.<\/p>\n
Another beauty of a Gross inswinging free-kick from the left caused indecision inside Forest’s six-yard box and, with Sels under pressure from Moder, Omobamidele nodded into his own net at the near post. It was a messy goal that would have infuriated Nuno Espirito Santo.<\/p>\n
Forest should have levelled moment later when Morgan Gibbs-White’s perfectly weighted pass sent Origi through on goal but his low effort was repelled by the legs of Bart Verbruggen.<\/p>\n
Origi scampered through again just after the break but lashed wildly over from a tight angle, before Murillo thumped a free-kick straight at Verbruggen.<\/p>\n
Brighton yet again looked to feeling the effects from their European trip as they sank deeper with Moder’s tired lunge on Williams’ ankle lucky not to result in a red card.<\/p>\n
Chris Wood then forced a fine fingertip save from Verbruggen as Forest played with a front four following the introductions of Anthony Elanga, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Taiwo Awoniyi.<\/p>\n
But despite the wealth of attacking talent on the pitch, Forest offered little in the closing stages. An ugly win for Brighton but an important one.<\/p>\n