NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Nottingham Forest overcome Newcastle United 3-1 thanks to C. Wood who scored in the 45th, 53rd and 60th minute. It was Newcastle United to score first with a goal from Alexander Isak. Notwithstanding, later Nottingham Forest found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with Chris Wood (45′), Chris Wood (53′) and Chris Wood (60′). Newcastle United was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the St. James’ Park stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne on Tuesday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 52,207 spectators. The referee was Chris Kavanagh who had the assistance of Simon Bennett and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was Darren Bond. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 4.94 degrees Celsius or 40.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 19 Total 15
- 7 On Target 6
- 6 Off Target 6
- 6 Shots blocked 3
- 135 Attack 65
- 91 Dangerous attack 28
- 80 Ball safe 80
- 12 Free Kicks 10
- 1 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Newcastle United had a superior ball possession 62% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Newcastle United had a more offensive attitude with 91 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. Still, Nottingham Forest found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Newcastle United shot 19 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Nottingham Forest shot 15 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Newcastle United received 3 yellow cards (Fabian Schär, Bruno Guimarães and Anthony Gordon). On the opposite side, Nottingham Forest received 3 yellow cards (Neco Williams, Gonzalo Montiel and Ibrahim Sangaré).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Newcastle United stays with 29 points to hold in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Nottingham Forest will has 17 points to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Newcastle United will play away against Liverpool on the 30th of December with a 22-5 head to head statistic in favor of Liverpool (6 draws).
Nottingham Forest will host Manchester United on the 30th of December with a 5-0 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United (0 draws).
Newcastle United – Formation
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Newcastle United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Eddie Howe decided to play with the following team: Martin Dúbravka
, Kieran Trippier , Fabian Schär , Sven Botman , Dan Burn , Lewis Miley , Bruno Guimarães , Sean Longstaff , Miguel Almirón , Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon .The home team had on the bench: Lewis Hall
, Valentino Livramento , Paul Dummett, Joelinton , Callum Wilson , Matt Ritchie, Emil Krafth , Loris Karius and Alex Murphy.Substitutions
Newcastle United made 4 changes: Dan Burn for Valentino Livramento (55′), Sean Longstaff for Joelinton (71′), Miguel Almirón for Callum Wilson (55′) and Sven Botman for Lewis Hall (79′).
Player of the match: Alexander Isak
The player that probably impressed the most for Newcastle United was Alexander Isak.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 26 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.Nottingham Forest – Formation
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Nottingham Forest started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo played with: Harry Toffolo, Matt Turner
, Gonzalo Montiel , Moussa Niakhaté , Murillo , Ola Aina , Danilo , Ibrahim Sangaré , Anthony Elanga , Morgan Gibbs-White and Callum Hudson-Odoi , Chris Wood .The following players were sitting on the bench: Orel Mangala, Ryan Yates
, Nuno Tavares, Joe Worrall, Neco Williams , Cheikhou Kouyaté, Nicolás Domínguez , Odysseas Vlachodimos and Divock Origi.Substitutions
Nottingham Forest made 5 changes: Ibrahim Sangaré for Ryan Yates (70′), Anthony Elanga for Joe Worrall (90′), Danilo for Cheikhou Kouyaté (90′), Gonzalo Montiel for Neco Williams (70′) and Callum Hudson-Odoi for Nicolás Domínguez (79′).
Player of the match: Chris Wood
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was Chris Wood.
His rating is
with 3 goals, 20 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Sheffield United – Luton Town – 2-3
- Newcastle United – Nottingham Forest – 1-3
- Manchester United – Aston Villa – 3-2
- Burnley – Liverpool – 0-2
- AFC Bournemouth – Fulham – 3-0