Out to snap a six-game winless run in the Premier League, Brighton & Hove Albion travel north to take on Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon.
The Seagulls were held to a 1-1 draw by Sheffield United last time out, while the Tricky Trees went down 3-2 to West Ham United before the international break.
The deadly duo of Taiwo Awoniyi and Anthony Elanga had spared Nicolas Dominguez's blushes after the midfielder's cheap giveaway allowed Lucas Paqueta to break the deadlock, but Forest evidently did not brush up on James Ward-Prowse's set-piece specialities, as two corners from the Englishman met the heads of Jarrod Bowen and Tomas Soucek to complete a thrilling Hammers turnaround.
Cooper was left to bemoan his side's poor start and Dominguez's calamitous error as Forest missed the chance to make it back-to-back wins in the Premier League for the first time this season, meaning that the Tricky Trees are sitting in an unspectacular 14th position after 12 matches.
Nevertheless, the hosts possess a healthy eight-point advantage over Luton Town in 18th place and are just three points adrift of a spot in the top half of the rankings, although improving on a record of just one win from their last eight games must be the priority before the Tricky Trees can dream of sneaking into the single figures.
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