Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi is urging his side to find their shooting boots after blaming back-to-back defeats ‘to nil’ in games against Tottenham and Brentford on poor finishing. The Seagulls have dropped out of the Premier League top four after losing those fixtures, although De Zerbi insisted Brighton “played a good game” – until they reached the final third that is.The Italian is still awaiting his first win since replacing Graham Potter in the Seagulls dugout (D1, L2) despite starting positively with a 3-3 draw at Anfield against Liverpool. He will now hope to build on a strong home record, with Brighton losing just once in their last eight league outings at the AMEX Stadium (W4, D3), keeping four clean sheets in the process, which could prove a godsend for a side that’s struggling to score.Midweek MATCHDAY at the Amex! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/PxCDoBUiks— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) October 18, 2022 The visit of the Premier League’s basement dwellers should inspire further confidence, given Nottingham Forest have only picked up three wins in their last dozen away clashes against Brighton (D4, L5). On top of that, you’d have to go back over 23 years for the Tricky Trees’ last top division win on the road, that after starting the 2022/23 campaign with four defeats and a draw whilst conceding an eye-watering 14 goals along the way.The most recent of those losses came at the hands of Wolves on Saturday (1-0), with Forest’s pre-match Twitter post of Emmanuel Dennis playing with three Wolf pups captioned “playtime” coming back to bite them. On the pitch, manager Steve Cooper admitted his side were “nowhere near good enough with the ball”, and although it didn’t trip them up on Saturday, Forest’s biggest problem appears to be holding onto leads, as they’ve scored first in three of their last five games but picked up just one point in the process (D1, L4).##EDITORS_CHOICE##The Eagles of south London held off Leicester City to draw their latest Premier League game 0-0 without really looking like scoring themselves, as they battled to their sixth goalless league draw under manager Patrick Vieira. Crystal Palace boss admitted afterwards there was “frustration”, but also that his men would “take the point”, adding that his side played most of the game with the handbrake on.Quickly back in Premier League action, Palace will need to shift through the gears to put Wolverhampton Wanderers under pressure if Vieira is to uphold a perfect head-to-head managerial record (W2). With Palace slumping to only one defeat in six home encounters (W4, D1), the Eagles ought to be more comfortable here despite an indifferent home league record this term (W2, D1, L2).Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Vs Nottingham Forest F.C.#Wolves #Forest pic.twitter.com/gUhIXIPSia— Kaji (@bikko_kaji) October 17, 2022 Wolves are still managerless after former Sevilla boss Julen Lopetegui turned down the chance to head to Molineux, while an emotional return for Nuno Espírito Santo appears unlikely. Encouragingly though, Saturday’s 1-0 win over fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest – a game in which Wolves scored and then saved a penalty – lifted them out of the relegation zone after they became the last team to finally net after the break in the Premier League this term. The Wolves responded to the Foresters’ quirky social media post with a suitable graphic description of the match.Interim bosses Steve Davis and James Collins expect to take charge for this trip to London and must try to get the wayward Wolves to notch their first league away goal since their opening game of the season (D1, L4 overall). Three of those four away defeats came ‘to nil’ in the capital, leaving Wolves with their work cut out to stop the wheels falling off inside the M25 road once again.PREMIER LEAGUE – ROUND 12Tuesday21:30: (1.45) Brighton (4.50) Nott.Forest (8.00)22:15: (2.40) Crystal Palace (3.10) Wolverhampton (3.25)Wednesday21:30: (2.85) Bournemouth (3.20) Southampton (2.81)21:30: (4.90) Brentford (3.60) Chelsea (1.79)21:30: (1.51) Liverpool (4.60) West Ham (7.50)21:30: (1.68) Newcastle (3.80) Everton (6.25)22:15: (2.55) Man.Utd. (3.40) Tottenham (3.00)Thursday21:30: (2.95) Fulham (3.25) Aston Villa (2.65)22:15: (2.45) Leicester (3.40) Leeds (3.15)Arsenal – Manchester City POSTPONED***odds are subject to change***©FlashScore
