Brighton Beat Forest 2-1; Welbeck Reaches 10 Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion secured a 2-1 victory over Nottingham Forest at the Amex Stadium on Sunday, with veteran striker Danny Welbeck scoring the decisive goal to reach 10 Premier League goals for the season. The 35-year-old's finish in the 15th minute capped a frantic opening spell that saw three goals in the first 15 minutes, extending Brighton's winning run to two matches and easing concerns over their mid-table form.
The game began at a blistering pace. Brighton took the lead in the sixth minute when Diego Gómez fired a right-footed shot from the edge of the penalty area into the left corner of the net, assisted by Pascal Groß after Forest failed to clear their lines. The visitors responded swiftly, leveling the score in the 13th minute through Morgan Gibbs-White. The Forest captain unleashed a powerful right-footed strike from 25 yards out into the top right corner, following a precise square pass from Igor Jesus after a surging run down the left flank.
Brighton regained the advantage just two minutes later. Kaoru Mitoma delivered a cross from the left, which Jack Hinshelwood headed down into the path of Welbeck. The striker controlled the ball before slotting a...