Brighton 0-0 Nottm Forest: Henderson in fine form as Cooper's side frustrate Seagulls

Nottingham Forest climbed from the bottom of the table after a goalless draw on the road against Brighton & Hove Albion.

Leandro Trossard rocked the crossbar before Pascal Gross was denied a late winner by a superb save from Dean Henderson.

Forest failed to register a shot on target but they dug in to claim just their sixth point of the 2022/23 campaign.

Brighton remain seventh after failing to score in three consecutive games, as they have taken just two points from a possible 12 since the appointment of head coach De Zerbi a month ago.

Profligate Albion managed 19 attempts but, as well as nabbing Gross deftly nine minutes from time, England's World Cup hopeful Henderson was rarely tested.

Forest traveled to Sussex on the back of their worst start to the top-flight season after seven defeats in 10 games after winning promotion from the Sky Bet Championship.

The lowly visitors were pushed back from the start as Brighton monopolized the ball, patiently seeking a breakthrough in the 100th top-flight game staged at the stadium.

Belgium international Trossard was the closest in the first half, crushing a powerful effort against the top of the bar just inside the penalty area in the 31st minute, after being denied by Henderson.

Following a thrilling 3-3 draw at Liverpool in De Zerbi's first game in charge, the Seagulls suffered successive defeats without finding the net.

Their Italian boss cut an increasingly frustrated figure on the touchline as a string of chances to break the mini drought came and went.

Manchester United loanee Henderson produced solid saves to deny Solly March and Gross, while Adam Webster fumed unnecessarily, drawing groans from the home crowd.

Forest boss Steven Daniel Cooper, as he appeared on the official team sheet, would no doubt have been relieved to reach the break 0-0, especially as his side had lost each of his five matches this season when first cashed. .

Brighton's control of the contest quickly regained after the restart, although the lack of peak also continued.

Albion striker Danny Welbeck fired straight at Henderson and then headed wide, while Brennan Johnson fired a wayward effort for a throw-in in a rare forward foray from the opposing team.

Forest was quite comfortable in his quest for a stalemate, but still had to survive a scare when Henderson underscored his international credentials with an exceptional diving save of Gross' effort.

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The first-class intervention led to a handful of boos from full-time home fans as Brighton remain winless since Graham Potter's departure from Chelsea.

Forest, meanwhile, celebrated passionately in front of his vocal away support after earning a hard-fought point ahead of the Test clashes with Liverpool and leaders Arsenal.

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