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Brighton v Nottingham Forest LIVE: Forest win dramatic penalty shootout to seal FA Cup semi-final spot

Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest (Forest win 4-3 on pens): After an abject game, Ryan Yates scored the winner in the shootout to send Forest through to a Wembley semi-final

Luke Baker
Saturday 29 March 2025 20:32 GMT
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Nottingham Forest secured a place in the FA Cup semi-finals by beating Brighton & Hove Albion 4-3 in a penalty shootout when Ryan Yates smashed home the winner after the game finished goalless following extra time.

Forest keeper Matz Sels saved Jack Hinshelwood's low shot towards the bottom corner before keeping out Diego Gomez's attempt into the middle of the goal either side of the visitors' missed effort from Neco Williams that flew over the bar.

Before that, it had been a low-key 120 minutes with few clear-cut chances and the prospect of penalties to decide it seemed inevitable from fairly early on.

Crystal Palace also progressed with a 3-0 win at Fulham in their quarter-final earlier on Saturday, while second-tier Preston North End host seven-times winners Aston Villa before Manchester City, who have also had seven triumphs, visit Bournemouth in the remaining last-eight ties on Sunday.

Relive all the FA Cup action and updates with our live blog below:

Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest, 111 mins

In fairness to Brighton, they are attacking more in this final 15 minutes. Adingra fires a cross into the box and Sels uncertainly pushes it away.

Now Adingra skips past Williams, who brings him down. Yellow card and a free-kick right on the right corner of the penalty area.

Has an FA Cup tie finally broken out here?

Luke Baker29 March 2025 19:46

SAVE! Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest, 110 mins

Really good stop by Sels!

Adingra’s switch pass finds Gruda who dinks it across from the byline, Gomez powers a header at goal and Sels leaps to tip it over the top. Best attacking moment of the match?

Sels then claims the corner that’s whipped in.

Luke Baker29 March 2025 19:45

Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest, 108 mins

Actually, that’s a decent cross from Adingra, whipped into a dangerous area but the lunging Gomez can’t make contact.

Minteh appears to have cramped up and he’s getting his calf stretched out by Pedro.

Luke Baker29 March 2025 19:43

Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest, 107 mins

If you’ve got any little Saturday chores you didn’t manage to get done today, feel free to head off and do them for 15 minutes before coming back for the penalty shootout. You won’t miss anything of note

Luke Baker29 March 2025 19:42

KICK-OFF! Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest

Pedro trying to get the crowd going as he prepares to kick-off for the second half of ET.

You’re not fooling anyone Joao, we know everyone is playing for penalties

Luke Baker29 March 2025 19:41

HALF-TIME OF EXTRA-TIME! Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest

Any chance we can just skip straight to penalties?

Luke Baker29 March 2025 19:40

Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest, 105 mins

Gruda nips past Murillo but Williams slides in, cleanly wins the ball and it’s out for a corner.

Estupinan lofts it in but a foul is given in the box. Sigh.

Luke Baker29 March 2025 19:37

Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest, 101 mins

Great pace from Elanga to latch on to a ball in the left channel. He catches Van Hecke out and surges into the box but the Dutch defender recovers well to get back and block Elanga off.

Then a clash of shoulder to head as Dunk, who came on for Webster at full-time, and teammate Estupinan go for the same ball. Dunk shakes it off and both men appear ok.

Luke Baker29 March 2025 19:32

Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest, 99 mins

Just a superb bit of cynical play from Yates. If you look up professional foul in the dictionary, there’s a picture of this.

Gibbs-White gives the ball away and Gruda sprints forward. Brighton have a three on two, Yates spots the danger and rugby tackles Gruda from behind on the halfway line..Strongly enough to stop him in his tracks but not so strong that it’s more than just a yellow card. Textbook.

Luke Baker29 March 2025 19:30

Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest, 96 mins

Forest sub as Dominguez, who has played well, comes off with Portugal international Jota Silva running on. Silva is someone who can make things happen.

Luke Baker29 March 2025 19:27

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