What channel is Brighton v Nottingham Forest on?
Brighton v Nottingham Forest kicks off on Saturday 1 May at 3pm UK time, at American Express Community Stadium, in the Premier League, matchday 34. The UK broadcasters have not confirmed a channel for this match yet; this page updates as soon as they do.
Brighton are 3rd with 16 points from 7 matches (5 won, 1 drawn, 1 lost), 4 wins in a row; Nottingham Forest are 19th with 5 points from 7 (1 won, 2 drawn, 4 lost), 3 defeats in a row. Goals: Brighton have scored 23 and conceded 5 (+18), Nottingham Forest have scored 5 and conceded 9 (-4). Brighton have taken 10 points from 4 home matches, Nottingham Forest 4 points from 3 away matches. Leading scorers: Charalampos Kostoulas (3) for Brighton. Arena Rete's model makes Brighton favourites (66%), with 2-0 the most likely score. In the 15 previous meetings on record: 7 wins for Brighton, 4 draws, 4 wins for Nottingham Forest.
How to watch Brighton v Nottingham Forest in the UK
The Premier League TV guide →No channel has been announced for Brighton v Nottingham Forest yet. The UK rights to the Premier League are held by:
- Sky SportsAt least 215 live matches a season on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League: Saturday 5:30pm, Sunday 2pm and 4:30pm, Monday and Friday nights, three midweek rounds and all ten matches on the final day.
- TNT Sports52 live matches a season, with the Saturday 12:30pm kick-offs exclusively, plus midweek rounds.
The streaming services that carry the Premier League:
- Sky GoEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; included for Sky Sports customers, on phones, tablets, laptops and consoles.
- NOWEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; with a NOW Sports membership, no long contract.
- HBO MaxEvery TNT Sports match; with a TNT Sports plan; HBO Max replaced discovery+ as the streaming home of TNT Sports in the UK in March 2026.
Matches kicking off between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on a Saturday are not shown live anywhere in the UK: it is the long-standing "closed period" that protects attendances across the football pyramid. No Premier League match is shown live free to air in the UK. The free option is the BBC's highlights. Free-to-air highlights are on the BBC: Match of the Day on Saturday night, Match of the Day 2 on Sunday, and on BBC iPlayer. Rights checked on 1 October 2026.
How they come into it
Full head to head →
- Sun 18 OctBrighton 5-0 Crystal Palace
- Thu 15 OctBrighton 4-0 Kauno ZalgirisConference League
- Sat 10 OctSunderland 0-2 Brighton
- Sat 19 SeptBrighton 3-0 Arsenal
- Sun 13 SeptCoventry 0-5 Brighton
- Sun 18 OctNottingham Forest 0-1 Arsenal
- Sun 11 OctCrystal Palace 3-1 Nottingham Forest
- Sat 19 SeptNottingham Forest 0-1 Coventry
- Sat 12 SeptAston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest
- Sat 5 SeptNottingham Forest 0-0 Tottenham
What is at stake
If it ended today →Brighton are 3rd, in the Champions League places: 5 pts off top spot and 4 pts clear of the Europa League place. Nottingham Forest are 19th, in the relegation zone: 7 pts off the Europa League place. 11 points separate the two sides.
In the Premier League: Champions League: second to fourth, alongside the champions. Europa League: fifth. Any further European places depend on the domestic cups and are not shown here. The bottom three are relegated. Positions and points are from the official table.
Line-ups appear here as soon as our data provider publishes them, usually an hour before kick-off.
The data forecast
Full head to head →Poisson model on 7 league matches for Brighton and 7 for Nottingham Forest, actual goals and expected goals weighted equally; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.
Head-to-head record
Brighton v Nottingham Forest down the years15 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Brighton 19, Nottingham Forest 22 · 2.7 per match
- 1 Mar 2026Brighton2-1Nottingham ForestPremier League
- 30 Nov 2025Nottingham Forest0-2BrightonPremier League
- 29 Mar 2025Brighton0-0Nottingham ForestFA Cup
- 1 Feb 2025Nottingham Forest7-0BrightonPremier League
- 22 Sept 2024Brighton2-2Nottingham ForestPremier League
- 10 Mar 2024Brighton1-0Nottingham ForestPremier League
- 25 Nov 2023Nottingham Forest2-3BrightonPremier League
- 26 Apr 2023Nottingham Forest3-1BrightonPremier League
- 18 Oct 2022Brighton0-0Nottingham ForestPremier League
- 4 Mar 2017Nottingham Forest3-0BrightonChampionship
and 5 older ones.
The last meeting was on 1 Mar 2026: Brighton 2-1 Nottingham Forest. With Brighton at home: 4 home wins, 3 draws and 1 away win in 8 matches, goals 11-6. Brighton last won this fixture on 1 Mar 2026 (Brighton 2-1 Nottingham Forest). Nottingham Forest last won it on 1 Feb 2025 (Nottingham Forest 7-0 Brighton).
The numbers compared
All Premier League team stats →Brighton on the left, Nottingham Forest on the right: league matches only, 7 and 7 played.
The questions people ask
- What time does Brighton v Nottingham Forest kick off?
- Saturday 1 May at 3pm UK time, at American Express Community Stadium.
- What channel is Brighton v Nottingham Forest on in the UK?
- The channel has not been confirmed yet. TV selections are usually announced about six weeks before the match.
- Is Brighton v Nottingham Forest on free-to-air TV?
- No. No Premier League match is shown live free to air in the UK. The free option is the BBC's highlights.
- Where can I watch Brighton v Nottingham Forest highlights?
- Free-to-air highlights are on the BBC: Match of the Day on Saturday night, Match of the Day 2 on Sunday, and on BBC iPlayer.
- Where is Brighton v Nottingham Forest being played?
- At American Express Community Stadium, capacity 30,750. Brighton are the home side.
- Where are Brighton and Nottingham Forest in the table?
- Brighton are 3rd with 16 points from 7 matches; Nottingham Forest are 19th with 5 points from 7. Brighton are 3rd, in the Champions League places: 5 pts off top spot and 4 pts clear of the Europa League place. Nottingham Forest are 19th, in the relegation zone: 7 pts off the Europa League place.
- What form are Brighton and Nottingham Forest in?
- Last league results, most recent first. Brighton: W W W W D (4 wins in a row). Nottingham Forest: L L L W D (3 defeats in a row).
- Who are the top scorers for Brighton and Nottingham Forest?
- Brighton: Charalampos Kostoulas (3), Jack Hinshelwood (3) and Pascal Gross (3). Premier League goals only.
- Who is the favourite in Brighton v Nottingham Forest?
- Arena Rete's model makes Brighton favourites (66%), from the two sides' league results. Most likely score: 2-0. It is an estimate, not betting advice.
- What is the head-to-head record between Brighton and Nottingham Forest?
- 15 meetings on record: 7 wins for Brighton, 4 draws, 4 wins for Nottingham Forest; goals 19-22.
- When did Brighton and Nottingham Forest last meet?
- On 1 Mar 2026 (Premier League): Brighton 2-1 Nottingham Forest.
- Where can I follow Brighton v Nottingham Forest live?
- On Arena Rete's match page: the score, the goalscorers and the line-ups update on their own.
The rest of the round on TV
The Premier League TV guide →This page is for viewers in the United Kingdom, and its times are UK time. Rights and channels change: check the broadcaster's own listing on the day. League tables rebuilt from results do not include points deductions; expected goals and team stats come from our data provider, where it supplies them. We earn nothing from these links.