Brighton and Nottingham Forest bid to assert top-four contender status on Sunday when they meet in a compelling Premier League fixture at the Amex Stadium,

Joao Pedro is pushing to prove his fitness in time to feature for Brighton against Nottingham Forest on Sunday. The Brazilian made a strong start to the new season, scoring against Manchester United and Arsenal, but picked up a knock while on international duty and has since missed Brighton’s last two matches.

Brighton have started the new season brilliantly. Just like their upcoming opponents, they are one of the few teams to remain unbeaten.

Hurzeler on his side's goalscoring problem: "My solution is that we need to create some chances, attack the box with more players and change our attitude. We missed a step in not creating more chances against Ipswich and we're trying to work on that."

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler has now confirmed that Pedro will be back in training on Friday, but insisted he is unwilling to take any risks with the 22-year-old’s fitness ahead of the clash with a Forest side still on a high from their shock victory over Liverpool at Anfield last weekend.

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Joao Pedro was in training with Brighton on Wednesday, but manager Fabian Hurzeler was not ready to confirm the striker’s fitness for this weekend’s action. The 22-year-old was not involved last weekend as the Seagulls were held to a goalless draw by Ipswich and he missed out again on Wednesday night.

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