The Premier League clash between Nottingham Forest and Brighton and Hove Albion on 26th April 2023, held at the iconic City Ground, displayed contrasting sides of the game. Nottingham Forest emerged victorious with three goals against Brighton's solitary goal, defying the game's broader statistics.

Taking a closer look at the data, it is clear that Nottingham Forest exhibited clinical efficiency in front of the goal. With a total of five shots on target, three found the back of the net, giving them a lethal conversion rate of 60%. Brighton, on the other hand, managed to convert just one of their seven shots on target, reflecting their struggles in attack.

The figures underscore Brighton's dominance in terms of generating scoring opportunities. They outperformed Nottingham with a total of 17 shots, seven on target and ten off, over Forest's combined 12. Brighton also won more corner kicks, leading 7-2, hinting at their greater territorial control. However, they were unable to capitalize on these advantages and convert dominance into goals.

It is noteworthy that Forest's goals came from Gross's unfortunate own goal and two significant shots by Danilo and Gibbs-White. Awoniyi provided a crucial assist to Danilo at the 68th minute, whilst Gibbs-White scored a penalty at the 91st minute, conclusively indicating that Forest capitalized on crucial moments. Conversely, Brighton could only muster a single first-half goal from Buonanotte and failed to find the net in the second half.

On the disciplinary side of things, Nottingham Forest received two yellow cards, one each for Felipe Augusto and Gibbs-White, but managed to avoid any red cards. Surprisingly, Brighton kept a clean disciplinary sheet with no yellow or red cards, suggesting that they played a clean, non-aggressive game. However, the fouls statistics contradict this somewhat, with eight fouls committed by Brighton as compared to Forest’s seven.

In terms of offsides, both teams were fairly disciplined with Brighton caught offside twice while Forest were flagged only once.

Overall, despite Nottingham Forest being outperformed in most play parameters, their clinical finishing and effective capitalization on their chances led them to victory. Brighton’s inability to turn their dominance into goals was ultimately their downfall in the face of Forest’s ruthlessly efficient attack.

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