Nottingham Forest vs Brighton: Tricky Trees to stand tall at home

Nottingham Forest will look to extend their unbeaten record to six matches when they host Brighton in the Premier League at the City Ground on Sunday (14:00 GMT, Sky Sports Cricket). The Tricky Trees have climbed out of the bottom three in recent weeks, and manager Sean Dyche has helped them move into 16th in the Uefa Europa League table.

Forest are 16th and one point above the drop zone, while Brighton are seven points better off in sixth and are unbeaten in three themselves. Below are my Nottingham Forest vs Brighton predictions, supported by team news and match odds.

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Team News

Dyche is without several first-team stars, with Ola Aina, Douglas Luiz, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Chris Wood all battling injuries.

Morgan Gibbs-White is hoping to return to the starting XI after missing the midweek 3-0 win over Malmo in the Europa League, while Murillo was replaced in the 74th minute and is considered a doubt for Sunday.

Football Odds

Brighton quartet, Adam Webster, James Milner, Solly March and Kaoru Mitoma are all absent through injury.

Nottingham Forest vs Brighton Odds

Forest are priced at 7/4 to pick up all three points, with the draw 12/5, while Brighton are available at 8/5 to win on the road.

Both teams to score is 4/6, while a home win and both teams to score is priced at 4/1.

Brighton striker Danny Welbeck and Forest forward Igor Jesus are both 7/4 to score anytime, while Welbeck is 5/1 to open the scoring.

Nottingham Forest to win @ 7/4

Things are looking up for Forest fans, and the appointment of Dyche has been a masterstroke if the first few weeks are anything to go by.

Since his first game in charge in October against Porto, Dyche has only lost one match, with Bournemouth recording a 2-0 win on the south coast.

Since that defeat, Forest have gone five games unbeaten, and they should be able to navigate their way past Albion.

The Seagulls are unbeaten in three themselves, but they have struggled against teams that set up in a low block, something Forest do under Dyche.

Fabian Hurzeler's team are winless in four away from home, and they have only won one of their six away games this season.

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Under 2.5 goals @ 10/11

Forest have been difficult to break down of late, and they have kept a clean sheet in three of their last four.

They have only conceded one goal in their previous four matches in all competitions, and Dyche has rebuilt his team on solid foundations.

The Seagulls have only managed to score seven times in six away games, and they have failed to trouble the scoresheet in two consecutive matches away from home.

They have failed to score in two consecutive games against Forest, and this game looks like it will be tight, with the hosts just doing enough in the end.