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Omobamidele's own goal came after he gave away a free-kick on the edge of Forest's penalty areaAndrew Omobamidele scored an own goal to gift Brighton victory and dent Nottingham Forest's chances of Premier League survival.
The Forest defender turned Pascal Gross' curling free-kick into his own goal in the 29th minute.
Nuno Espirito Santo's side pushed in search of an equaliser after the break but a lack of quality in the final third meant they failed to salvage a crucial point.
The defeat leaves them just three points above 18th-placed Luton in the relegation zone, although the Hatters have a game in hand.
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Returning from a 4-0 thumping by Roma in the Europa League on Thursday, Brighton dominated both possession and chances in the first half.
Jakub Moder's glancing header called Forest keeper Matz Sels into action, while Evan Ferguson came close to netting his first goal since November's meeting with the same opponents, but he couldn't squeeze in at the near post.
The Seagulls kept pushing forward and were eventually rewarded when Omobamidele, who was lucky to avoid a second yellow card for fouling Ansu Fati on the edge of the box, nodded the resulting free-kick into his own net.
Forest should have levelled straight away but Divock Origi couldn't fire past Bart Verbruggen when one-on-one with the Brighton goalkeeper.
The visitors were stronger after the break and a fingertip save from Verbruggen denied Chris Wood in the only time they looked remotely like scoring.
Forest also may feel aggrieved Brighton were not reduced to 10 men in the 67th minute after a studs-up challenge by Moder on Neco Williams, but the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) deemed a yellow card sufficient after a two-minute review.
Brighton bounce back from European disappointment
Brighton's landmark trip to Rome may not have turned out as planned, but this hard-fought win will help boost morale among Roberto de Zerbi's men.
It was an assured first-half performance from the home side and, while their chances were limited in the second half, they controlled the game in the dying moments to ensure they took all three points.
The Seagulls will play the return leg of their Europa League tie on Thursday, but after Roma's dominant display, their chances of reaching the quarter-finals look unlikely.
That makes their remaining 10 Premier League games all the more important, with places for European competition still up for grabs.
Brighton move up to eighth, 11 points off fifth-placed Tottenham.
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Brighton & Hove Albion
Squad number1Player nameVerbruggen
Squad number34Player nameVeltman
Squad number29Player namevan Hecke
Squad number5Player nameDunk
Squad number30Player nameEstupiñán
Squad number20Player nameBaleba
Squad number13Player nameGroß
Squad number24Player nameAdingra
Squad number15Player nameModer
Squad number31Player nameAnsu Fati
Squad number28Player nameFerguson
Squad number2Player nameLamptey
Squad number3Player nameIgor Julio
Squad number10Player nameEnciso
Squad number14Player nameLallana
Squad number18Player nameWelbeck
Nottingham Forest
Squad number26Player nameSels
Squad number7Player nameN Williams
Squad number32Player nameOmobamidele
Squad number40Player nameMurillo
Squad number15Player nameToffolo
Squad number22Player nameYates
Squad number28Player nameDanilo
Squad number16Player nameDomínguez
Squad number27Player nameOrigi
Squad number11Player nameWood
Squad number10Player nameGibbs-White
Squad number6Player nameSangaré
Squad number8Player nameKouyaté
Squad number9Player nameAwoniyi
Squad number14Player nameHudson-Odoi
Squad number21Player nameElanga
Line-ups
Brighton
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Verbruggen
- 34VeltmanBooked at 78mins
- 29van Hecke
- 5Dunk
- 30EstupiñánSubstituted fordos Santos de Pauloat 76'minutes
- 20Baleba
- 13Groß
- 24AdingraSubstituted forLallanaat 80'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 15ModerBooked at 67minsSubstituted forEncisoat 76'minutes
- 31Ansu FatiBooked at 41minsSubstituted forLampteyat 60'minutes
- 28FergusonSubstituted forWelbeckat 60'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Lamptey
- 3dos Santos de Paulo
- 4Webster
- 10Enciso
- 14Lallana
- 18Welbeck
- 19Barco
- 23Steele
- 40Buonanotte
Nottm Forest
Formation 4-3-3
- 26Sels
- 7N WilliamsBooked at 55mins
- 32OmobamideleBooked at 19mins
- 40Santiago Costa dos Santos
- 15Toffolo
- 22YatesSubstituted forAwoniyiat 72'minutes
- 28DaniloSubstituted forSangaréat 61'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 16DomínguezBooked at 14minsSubstituted forHudson-Odoiat 72'minutes
- 27OrigiSubstituted forElangaat 61'minutes
- 11Wood
- 10Gibbs-WhiteSubstituted forKouyatéat 87'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Turner
- 6Sangaré
- 8Kouyaté
- 9Awoniyi
- 14Hudson-Odoi
- 18Felipe
- 19Niakhaté
- 21Elanga
- 30Boly
Referee:Michael Salisbury
Attendance:31,505
Live Text
Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Neco Williams.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Neco Williams.
Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Nottingham Forest).
Hand ball by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Nottingham Forest).
Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana is caught offside.
Tariq Lamptey (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Nottingham Forest).
Attempt missed. Cheikhou Kouyaté (Nottingham Forest) with an attempt from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi following a set piece situation.
Foul by Jan Paul van Hecke (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Igor Julio (Brighton and Hove Albion).
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