Brighton and Forest draw as tensions flare with three red cards at the Amex

Brighton remains unbeaten in the  Premier League but will be disappointed not to collect their third win of the season after being held to a 2-2 draw with 10-man Nottingham Forest.

The Seagulls came from behind to lead after goals by Jack Hinshelwood and Danny Welbeck cancelled out Chris Wood’s penalty. But Ramon Sosa hit back for the visitors before Morgan Gibbs-White was sent off.

Brighton and Nottingham Forest remain unbeaten in the Premier League after a frantic 2-2 draw at the Amex produced three red cards with Morgan Gibbs-White and both managers sent off in the closing moments.

Gibbs-White earned a second yellow card on 83 minutes for a late tackle on Joao Pedro with home manager Fabian Hurzeler and visiting coach Nuno Espírito Santo sent to the stands.

Hurzeler’s side was stunned when they shipped the first goal in 13 minutes, and Chris Wood slammed home with a penalty after Carlos Baleba was deemed to have felled Callum Hudson-Odoi.

But Brighton turned the match on its head with two brilliant goals just before the break as Jack Hinshelwood powered an unstoppable bullet header into the corner of the net from Jan Paul van Hecke’s cross on 42 minutes.

And they moved ahead three minutes later when Danny Welbeck curled a lovely free-kick into the net from 22 yards after Ola Aina was booked for bringing down Kaoru Mitoma.

The scoring was not over as Forest earned a point in the 70th minute.

Having been pressed back for most of the second half, they broke at speed with Jota Silva beating the offside trap to square for fellow substitute Ramon Sosa to slot the equaliser.

Both sides move onto nine points from five games and continue to occupy seventh and eighth spot in the standings.