Jonjo Shelvey left at home for Nottingham Forest win after being banished from training
Nottingham Forest midfielder Jonjo Shelvey was left out of their squad for the Premier League clash against Brighton.
The midfielder signed for Forest in the January transfer window from Newcastle and has made eight appearances for them since.
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However, the Sun report that he was sent home by boss Steve Cooper for angrily reacting to being on the bench against Liverpool.
Shelvey was then banished from first team training, and has now been omitted from their squad entirely.
Forest sat 19th in the Premier League and were two points adrift of safety.
They faced a Brighton side who are chasing European qualification, with the Seagulls kicking-off in 8th.
Forest nearly got off to the perfect start when they were awarded a penalty inside the opening ten minutes.
However, Brennan Johnson's spot-kick was saved by Jason Steele in the Brighton goal.
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The missed attempt was eventually punished, with Facundo Buonanotte scoring the opener for Brighton in the 38th minute.
Despite this, Forest found an equaliser on the stroke of half-time through Pascal Gross' own goal.
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They then took the lead themselves as they approached the final 20 minutes, with Danilo firing into the back of the net.
Forest capped off a superb result with a late penalty from Morgan Gibbs-White to take them out of the relegation zone.