Brighton – Nottingham Forest

In a match of roughly equal opponents, both goalkeepers will concede goals

Brighton will face Nottingham Forest in one of the most evenly matched encounters in the FA Cup quarter-final stage. Mid-table clubs in the elite division have a better chance than ever to win Europe's oldest trophy this year. Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool Newcastle and Tottenham have all previously been knocked out of the national cup. Of those collectives that can now be counted among the elite of English football, Manchester City and Aston Villa remained in the game. The stability of these clubs in the current season is not worth recalling. In this regard, a fierce struggle for reaching the semi-finals is expected in Brighton. The hosts reached this stage through one of the most difficult nets. If in the 1/32 final the "seagulls" defeated Norwich with a score of 4:0, further opponents even in light of their class could not allow such a thing. In the next round, Brighton beat Chelsea at home, missing from the "blues" first. At the previous stage, the "seagulls" visited Newcastle, where only in the second extra time finished "forty" - 2:1. Compared to the challenges of Brighton, Nottingham Forest were given an easy ride by fate. In their opening round "Foresters" beat crisis Luton Town, then managed to bring the confrontation with the representative of the First League - Exeter City to a penalty shootout. Finally, in the last round Nottingham again distinguished themselves in a penalty shootout, thus removing Ipswich Town from the way. Bookmakers have identified the home team as favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 1.80 on their victory. Brighton plays now at the level of the top clubs of the championship of England. Last round, the "seagulls" did not allow themselves to beat Manchester City at the Etihad. A five-match series without defeat in the Premier League allows Brighton to sit two points away from the Champions League zone. The hosts have a prohibitive additional motivation in relation to the upcoming opponent. The fact is that two months ago Nottingham Forest took Brighton by surprise and defeated him with an incredible score of 7:0. After that victory, Forest suffered a three-game winless streak, but before the pause for the national team matches they were back on the winning track. The opponents are in good form, which will allow them to at least exchange goals