I got talking to a Nottingham Forest fan, a lawyer called Mr Gooch, at Birmingham New Street Station on my way back from covering Aston Villa versus Celtic. He was having a bit of banter with me about how I have suddenly become a Forest fan now they are doing well - so I asked him to give me a prediction for this game.

Nottingham Forest take on Brighton on Saturday, Feb. 1, at the City Ground, with kickoff set for 12:30 p.m. GMT local time. That makes it a 7:30 a.m. ET or 4:30 a.m. PT start in the US and Canada, and an 11:30 p.m. AEDT kickoff in Australia .

Brighton have scored the opening goal in 10 of their 12 Premier League away games this season (including in each of their past five), more than any other side. Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest have gone 1-0 up in 18 of their 23 league games overall this term, the most in the division.

Brighton striker Evan Ferguson could join another Premier League club before the transfer window shuts - and Chelsea have now joined the race for the Republic of Ireland star

Brighton winger Benicio Baker-Boaitey is in advanced talks over a permanent switch to Millwall, who want to make the England Under-20 star their fifth January signing

Low block — two words guaranteed to send shivers down the spines of the Amex faithful. The Everton game was the latest example of Brighton labouring against opponents set up to protect their goal and crowding the space in front of it, reducing the distances between defence, midfield and attack.

Brighton have signed midfielder Nadine Noordam from Ajax on a permanent transfer. The 26-year-old, who was under contract with Ajax until June, completed the move on deadline day. She made 105 appearances for the Dutch club in all competitions, scoring 18 goals and represented her country from under-15 to under-23 age groups.

CHELSEA have joined the race for Brighton striker Evan Ferguson. The Blues have considered moves for Ferguson in the past and are now rivalling West Ham and Everton for a deal before

Brighton have turned down a major bid from Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr for Kaoru Mitoma, making it clear they have no intention of selling their star winger.The offer, believed to be around €65m

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Chelsea are keen on signing Carlos Baleba from Brighton and Hove Albion, but there is interest from Manchester City as well.