Brighton Fc ease pressure on Hurzeler as Welbeck strikes in frantic Amex start
Brighton Fc beat Nottingham Forest after a blistering opening at the Amex Stadium that produced three goals inside 15 minutes, a result that eases pressure on manager Fabian Hurzeler as his side records back-to-back wins for the first time since November. The rapid sequence — with Diego Gomez opening the scoring, Morgan Gibbs-White levelling and Danny Welbeck restoring the lead — set the tone for a match in which Forest struggled to create meaningful chances.
Brighton Fc goals: Gomez, Gibbs-White, Welbeck set frantic tone
Diego Gomez gave Brighton the early advantage with an angled strike in the sixth minute, and Morgan Gibbs-White hammered a leveller from the edge of the box in the 13th minute. Just 105 seconds after that equaliser, Danny Welbeck turned and finished cleverly to restore the hosts’ lead. Welbeck’s strike was his 10th Premier League goal of the season and has brought him level with his total from last season.
Amex Stadium opening 15 minutes produced three goals
The match’s opening quarter-hour was described as frantic as the three goals arrived inside the first 15 minutes. After that early flurry the Seagulls took control, with Brighton creating further opportunities that they should have converted. Forest, by contrast, found it difficult to break forward and did not fashion meaningful chances in front of goal for long periods.
Taiwo Awoniyi late chance underlines Forest frustration
Nottingham Forest pushed for a late equaliser and their best opportunity fell to substitute Taiwo Awoniyi, who sent a bullet header well wide of the target. That miss summed up the visitors’ frustrations as they looked to respond but could not find the precision required to test Brighton’s defence late on.
Fabian Hurzeler, fan reaction and recent form
The result will ease pressure on manager Fabian Hurzeler after a difficult run earlier this season; only a couple of weeks ago a small section of Brighton fans had directed boos and chants of “getting sacked in the morning” at him. The victory follows last week’s end to a six-game winless run with a win at Brentford and represents back-to-back wins for the first time since November. Brighton had been goal-shy during that winless stretch, scoring just three times, but have now found the net four times in their last two matches.
League positions: Brighton rise, Forest still seeking first win under Pereira
The win moves Brighton up to 11th in the standings, three points behind eighth-placed Everton. For Nottingham Forest, Vitor Pereira is still searching for his first Premier League victory as boss; the club remains precarious in the table, teetering two points above West Ham in the relegation zone. The league positions underline contrasting immediate priorities: consolidation for Brighton and urgent points for Forest.
