Forest face a team similar to Good Friday opponents Northampton when Brighton visit the City Ground on Easter Monday. Brighton similar to Northampton are just below the places hoping for a late season run of good form to jump into the end of season lottery zone.

Things seem to be on the up for the Seagulls with the long awaited move to a new ground now all systems go following finally obtaining planning permission earlier this season. The current plan is to move to their new home during the 2009/10 season by which time the hope to have reached Championship level.

They are managed by Dean Wilkins who is building an impressive reputation since he replaced Mark McGhee in September 2006.

The current squad bears a strong Ipswich Town presence with loan signings Matt Richards and Dean Bowditch being joined by former Ipswich player Ian Westlake who joined on loan from Leeds earlier this month.

The main goalscoring threat will come from 34 year old striker Nicky Forster who has scored 15 league goals this season for his seventh league club.

MOST RECENT GAME

BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION (1)2 v SWINDON TOWN (1)1

0-1    8 mins    Craig Easton (Swindon)

1-1    12 mins   Nicky Forster (Brighton)

2-1    66 mins   Nicky Forster (Brighton)

BRIGHTON

Michel Kuipers; Joel Lynch, Kerry Mayo, Gary Hart, Tommy Elphick; Dean Cox (Guy Butters), Steven Thomson, Therry Racon, Ian Westlake (Tommy Fraser); Nicky Forster (Joe Gatting), Glenn Murray

subs : Jake Robinson, Shane McFaul

CURRENT FORM

22/03/2008    Swindon Town (H)               Won 2-1

18/03/2008    Huddersfield Town (A)          Lost 2-1

15/03/2008    Doncaster Rovers (H)           Won 1-0

11/03/2008    Walsall (A)                    Won 2-1

08/03/2008    Carlisle United (A)            Lost 2-0

04/03/2008    Gillingham (H)                 Won 4-2

HEAD TO HEAD

League

at Nottingham   Played 10, NFFC 7, Brighton 3

at Brighton     Played 11, NFFC 4, Brighton 3, Draw 4

League Cup

at Nottingham   Played 2, NFFC 2

at Brighton     Played 1, Draw 1

RECENT MEETINGS

2007/08   FL1      BRIGHTON           0-2       NFFC             07/12/2007

2006/07   FL1      BRIGHTON           2-1       NFFC             17/02/2007

          FL1      NFFC               2-1       BRIGHTON         19/08/2006

2004/05   FLC      BRIGHTON           0-0       NFFC             22/01/2005

          FLC      NFFC               0-1       BRIGHTON         29/09/2004

2002/03   LD1      BRIGHTON           1-0       NFFC             15/03/2003

          LD1      NFFC               3-2       BRIGHTON         27/11/2002

1986/87   LC2/2    NFFC               3-0       BRIGHTON         08/10/1986

          LC2/1    BRIGHTON           0-0       NFFC             24/09/1986

1982/83   D1       BRIGHTON           1-1       NFFC             03/01/1983

          D1       NFFC               4-0       BRIGHTON         04/09/1982

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee :             N.S.Miller (Co.Durham)

                      2007/08 Record : 31 Matches, 56 Yellow Cards, 6 Red Cards

Assistant Referees :  C.L.Pawson and N.Radford

Fourth Official :     P.C.Martin