Brighton & Hove Albion boss Roberto De Zerbi admitted his side deserved to lose after running out of steam against Nottingham Forest.
The Seagulls arrived at the City Ground on Wednesday night on the back of a gruelling and emotional FA Cup semi-final defeat to Manchester United at Wembley. The teams could not be separated after 120 minutes of action but United prevailed in a dramatic penalty shoot-out.
Brighton took the lead against Forest through Facundo Buonanotte’s goal on his first Premier League start after Brennan Johnson had missed an early penalty for the home side. But an own goal by Pascal Gross on the stroke of half-time followed by second-half efforts from Danilo and Morgan Gibbs-White gave the Reds a vital 3-1 win, which lifted them out of the relegation zone.
