Brighton held by lowly Forest, stuttering in post-Potter era

The post-Graham Potter era at Brighton just cannot get going.

Make that just two points from four games under Potter's replacement, Roberto De Zerbi, after a lackluster 0-0 draw at home with lowly Nottingham Forest that prompted some jeers from Brighton fans at the full-time whistle.

For a supposedly attack-minded manager, De Zerbi is struggling to make his team dangerous going forward.

Since the 3-3 draw in the Italian's first match in charge — at Liverpool, no less — Brighton has played three games, had 54 shots and failed to score a goal.

The south-coast team was in fourth place when Potter left to join Chelsea. Now, it is in seventh and plays Manchester City and Chelsea over the next two weekends.

Forest was more than happy with a draw that lifted Steve Cooper's team off the bottom of the standings, a point above Leicester.

Forest's players stood in front of the away end and took in the applause of their fans after holding out at the Amex Stadium, having restricted Brighton to mostly half-chances — one of which saw Leandro Trossard smash a fierce shot against the crossbar in the first half.

There was more action in the evening's other match, which saw Crystal Palace come from behind to beat Wolverhampton 2-1. Wilfried Zaha scored the winner in the 70th minute for his fifth goal of the season.

Adama Traore's 31st-minute header for Wolves was canceled out by another header, from Palace playmaker Eberechi Eze, barely a minute into the second half.

The win lifted Palace into 10th place and left Wolves one spot above the relegation zone.

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