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.
Crystal Palace also progressed with a 3-0 win at Fulham in their quarter-final earlier on Saturday.
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.
Brighton vs Nottingham Forest latest news
- Yates sends Forest to Wembley as dream season continues in FA Cup
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20:46 , Jonathan GorrieThanks for joining Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of Nottingham Forest’s win over Brighton!
Find our match report below!
Yates sends Forest to Wembley as dream season continues in FA Cup
20:20 , Jonathan GorrieNottingham Forest midfielder Ryan Yates scored the winning penalty as the visitors beat Brighton in a shootout in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
Read our full match report here!
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
20:11 , Jonathan GorrieYates SCORES for Brighton! Forest are going to Wembley!
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
20:10 , Jonathan GorrieDunk SCORES for Brighton!
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
20:09 , Jonathan GorrieMilenkovic SCORES for Forest!
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
20:09 , Jonathan GorrieGomes MISSES for Brighton!
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
20:07 , Jonathan GorrieWilliams MISSES for Forest!
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
20:07 , Jonathan GorrieHinshelwood MISSES for Brighton!
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
20:06 , Jonathan GorrieHudson-Odoi SCORES for Forest!
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
20:05 , Jonathan GorrieGruda SCORES for Brighton!
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
20:04 , Jonathan GorrieAnderson SCORES for Forest!
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
20:03 , Jonathan GorriePedro SCORES for Brighton!
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
20:03 , Jonathan GorrieHere we go!
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
19:57 , Jonathan Gorrie30 mins: It’s over!
To penalties we go.
DISALLOWED GOAL!
19:54 , Jonathan Gorrie27 mins: Until then!
Joao Pedro bundles in a knockdown but its ruled out due to an offside in the build-up.
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
19:53 , Jonathan Gorrie26 mins: Desperately short on quality here. Both teams looked shattered.
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
19:44 , Jonathan Gorrie18 mins: Great save from Sels to deny Gomez’s header!
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
19:42 , Jonathan Gorrie16 mins: Great chance for Brighton as Adingra’s ball finds Gomez but he cannot connect!
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
19:42 , Jonathan GorrieBack underway in extra-time!
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
19:38 , Jonathan Gorrie15 mins: The first period of extra-time comes to an end!
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
19:35 , Jonathan Gorrie11 mins: Brighton look pretty happy to play for penalties. Forest trying to force the issue but not getting anywhere.
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
19:26 , Jonathan Gorrie03 mins: Great covering from Dominguez to deny Brighton a shot in the box.
It feels very much like penalties await.
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
19:21 , Jonathan GorrieBack underway!
FT: Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
19:15 , Jonathan Gorrie90 mins: To extra-time we go!
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
19:05 , Jonathan Gorrie90 mins: Eight minutes added on!
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
18:57 , Jonathan Gorrie82 mins: Less than 10 minutes to go here and its difficult to see where a winner is coming from.
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
18:51 , Jonathan Gorrie76 mins: A bad one for Gibbs-White too, who clashes into the goal post while trying to reach Elanga’s driven cross.
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
18:50 , Jonathan Gorrie75 mins: A nasty one for Rutter, who comes off with a painful looking ankle injury.
Gruda onto replace him.
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
18:43 , Jonathan Gorrie68 mins: That’s certainly raised the tempo even more!
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
18:40 , Jonathan Gorrie65 mins: Overturned!
The right decision.
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
18:39 , Jonathan Gorrie64 mins: Oh, hold on a minute.
The referee has been sent to the monitor...
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
18:38 , Jonathan Gorrie63 mins: PENALTY TO FOREST!
Mitoma brings Anderson down!
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18:36 , Jonathan Gorrie60 mins: Elanga and Hudson-Odoi on for Forest as they look to force the opening.
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
18:29 , Jonathan Gorrie54 mins: Certainly a higher tempo to the second-half but, again, neither side yet to really look like scoring.
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
18:21 , Jonathan Gorrie46 mins: Rutter does well to get around Williams and shoot from a tight angle but it goes just over the crossbar.
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
18:20 , Jonathan GorrieBack underway!
HT: Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
18:05 , Jonathan Gorrie45 mins: A cagey first-half comes to an end.
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
18:02 , Jonathan Gorrie45 mins: Baleba’s volley fizzes just wide and knocks over one of the cameras...
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
17:57 , Jonathan Gorrie39 mins: Brilliant defending from Milenkovic to deny Mitoma the chance to latch onto Rutter’s through ball.
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
17:49 , Jonathan Gorrie31 mins: Sels scrambles to parry out Estupinan ‘s shot from range.
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
17:44 , Jonathan Gorrie26 mins: Best chance for Brighton so far as Ayari shoots from range, with the ball narrowly deflected out for a corner.
Nothing comes of that, however.
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
17:41 , Jonathan Gorrie24 mins: Brighton are really struggling to string many passes together here.
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
17:33 , Jonathan Gorrie17 mins: First big save as Verbruggen denies Awoniyi at the near post!
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
17:30 , Jonathan Gorrie13 mins: Van Hecke heads clear two Forest corners in quick succession.
The visitors are starting to see much more of the ball.
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
17:25 , Jonathan Gorrie08 mins: Still yet to see much in an attacking sense from either team here.
Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest
17:21 , Jonathan Gorrie04 mins: A lively atmosphere here but not a lot in the way of action to report on.
Brighton vs Nottingham Forest
17:17 , Jonathan GorrieKICK-OFF!
Brighton vs Nottingham Forest
17:00 , Jonathan GorrieThe warm-ups are underway!
Georginio Rutter has been in red hot form for @OfficialBHAFC in the #EmiratesFACup this season 🔥
— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) March 29, 2025
Will he be amongst the goals today? pic.twitter.com/bMEwUjSY74
Confirmed Nottingham Forest lineup
16:27 , Jonathan GorrieNottingham Forest XI: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Dominguez, Yates, Anderson, Gibbs-White, Danilo, Awoniyi
Subs: Miguel, Morato, Sangare, Hudson-Odoi, Toffolo, Moreno, Jota, Elanga, Boly
Confirmed Brighton lineup
16:24 , Jonathan GorrieBrighton XI: Verbruggen, Hinshelwood, Webster, Van Hecke, Estupinan, Baleba, Ayari, Rutter, Minteh, Welbeck, Mitoma
Subs: McGill, Dunk, Gruda, Pedro, Adingra, Cashin, Gomez, O'Riley, Tasker
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16:07 , Jonathan GorrieTeam news is on the way!
When is FA Cup draw? Start time, ball numbers, TV channel and live stream for semi-finals
15:32 , Jonathan GorrieThe FA Cup semi-final draw will take place on Sunday.
One of the most open FA Cup competitions in recent history is preparing for the final legs, with Wembley set to host both semi-finals and, of course, the final.
Eight will become four this weekend after Crystal Palace beat Fulham, before Brighton entertain Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa make a trip to Preston and cup favourites Manchester City are at Bournemouth.
For most of the teams left in the competition, a rare trip to Wembley is in the offing. For Championship side Preston, should they beat Aston Villa, it will be their first FA Cup semi-final place since losing to West Ham in the 1964 final.
Here’s all you need to know about the FA Cup semi-final draw…
Brighton vs Nottingham Forest: Latest FA Cup odds today
15:13 , Jonathan GorrieBrighton: 8/11
Draw: 2/1
Nottingham Forest: 3/1
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).
Brighton vs Nottingham Forest: Head to head (h2h) history and results
15:05 , Jonathan GorrieBrighton wins: 13
Draws: 12
Nottingham Forest wins: 18
Brighton vs Nottingham Forest prediction
15:01 , George FloodThis is a really interesting cup tie and one which is hard to predict.
It’s seventh hosting third in Premier League terms, with the latter having scored seven in their previous meeting.
However, Brighton have barely put a foot wrong since, winning six and drawing one of their last seven, and have scored 17 goals in that stretch.
They are no pushovers and will be confident of avenging that humbling loss, especially against a Forest side who will be missing their talisman in Chris Wood.
These games are also fairly feisty affairs, so expect a few tough tackles to come flying in.
Brighton to win, in extra time.
Nottingham Forest team news
14:59The headline team news for Nottingham Forest is of course the absence of Chris Wood, who suffered a hip injury playing for New Zealand against New Caledonia on Monday.
He went to see a specialist and underwent a scan on Thursday, with Forest still nervously awaiting the outcome.
Goalkeeper Carlos Miguel is also out, with the club having been assessing the likes of Murillo, Ola Aina and Ramon Sosa following their respective returns from international duty.
Brighton team news
14:55Brighton are expecting to have both captain Lewis Dunk and summer signing Matt O’Riley fit to return from injury this afternoon, with Solly March also thought to be in contention.
Key attackers Kaoru Mitoma and Joao Pedro should be fit to start after respective issues, meanwhile.
Tariq Lamptey is out though, along with Joel Veltman, James Milner, Ferdi Kadioglu, Jason Steele and Igor Julio.
How to watch Brighton vs Nottingham Forest
14:51TV channel: In the UK, Brighton vs Nottingham Forest will be televised live and free-to-air on BBC One.
Coverage begins at 5pm GMT.
Live stream: Fans can also catch the contest live online via BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.
Brighton vs Nottingham Forest live
14:48 , George FloodThe FA Cup quarter-final action continues on the sunny south coast this afternoon with another spot at Wembley up for grabs.
After Crystal Palace’s comprehensive 3-0 victory over London rivals Fulham at Craven Cottage at lunchtime, we have another all-Premier League showdown coming up at the Amex Stadium.
High-flying Nottingham Forest are looking to defy the absence of injured top scorer Chris Wood to book a first semi-final clash since 1991 as they face a Brighton team out for revenge after being thrashed 7-0 at the City Ground last month.
Kick-off is at 5:15pm GMT, so stay tuned for all the latest team news, build-up and live updates.
