EPL Soccer: Brighton vs. Nottingham Forest:
Week 5 of the English Premier League concludes on Sunday, September 22, with a matchup between 6th-place Brighton and 7th-place Nottingham Forest as the two teams try to climb toward top-four status in the EPL.
How to Watch Brighton vs. Nottingham Forest
Where: USA
When: Sunday 9:00 a.m. ET
Brighton vs. Nottingham Forest Odds
Brighton -130 // Nottingham Forest +353
Total: 2.5 (-133/+108)
In England, we talk about the “curse” of winning Manager of the Month. Well, the curse struck again last weekend as the winner of August’s award Fabian Hürzeler saw his Brighton side draw 0-0 against newly promoted Ipswich at odds of -$3.
That being said, he is still unbeaten in his first four EPL games in charge, built on a defense that has conceded only two goals. Maybe he will have one eye on setting a record, as the Seagulls have never managed to go without defeat in their first five games of a top-flight season.
This week, they take on Nottingham Forest, the team that last weekend posted the performance of the season so far, going to Liverpool and coming away with a 1-0 win—arguably the best result in Nuno Espírito Santo’s time at the club.
The former Wolves and Spurs manager is known for being quite defensively minded and that is shown in every one of their five games across all competitions this season has cashed for Under 2.5 goals bettors.
This game last season took place as recently as March and ended in a 1-0 win for Brighton, and in the 2022/23 season, it ended goalless.
Forest have laid the foundations to be a good side this year. Very solid at the back, they don’t concede many chances but with players that suit Nuno’s counter attacking system. Chris Wood is a willing (and able) target man, allowing the likes of Callum Hudson-Odoi, Anthony Elanga, and Morgan Gibbs-White to work off him.
This could be a lot closer than many may think, and I am sure Forest will use the same template that saw them keep a clean sheet and take all three points from Anfield. What I was surprised about was being able to get plus money on Under 2.5 goals, and it completes my trilogy of EPL games to be low-scoring this weekend.
EPL Best Bet: Brighton vs Nottingham Forest – Under 2.5 goals at +105.
