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 (45â€Č), Chris Wood (53â€Č) and Chris Wood (60â€Č). 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​

Newcastle United

1 - 3

Nottingham Forest

  • ! 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 SchÀr, Bruno Guimarães and Anthony Gordon). On the opposite side, Nottingham Forest received 3 yellow cards (Neco Williams, Gonzalo Montiel and Ibrahim Sangaré).

Match Timeline

Alexander Isak(penalty)
23'
26'
Ibrahim Sangaré - Yellow
Anthony Gordon- Yellow
27'
27'
Gonzalo Montiel- Yellow
45'
Chris Wood(goal)Anthony Elanga
53'
Chris Wood(goal)Anthony Elanga
Tino Livramento - sub ->Dan Burn
55'
Callum Wilson - sub ->Miguel AlmirĂłn
55'
60'
Chris Wood(goal)Murillo
70'
Neco Williams- sub ->Gonzalo Montiel
70'
Ryan Yates- sub ->Ibrahim Sangaré
Joelinton - sub ->Sean Longstaff
71'
79'
NicolĂĄs DomĂ­nguez- sub ->Callum Hudson-Odoi
Lewis Hall- sub ->Sven Botman
79'
84'
Neco Williams- Yellow
Bruno GuimarĂŁes- Yellow
85'
Fabian SchÀr- Yellow
88'
90'
90'
Cheikhou Kouyaté- sub ->Danilo

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

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

Newcastle United
G
Martin DĂșbravka 1.Slovakia
7.0
D
Kieran Trippier 2.England
7.3
D
Sven Botman 4.Netherlands
6.6
79'
D
Fabian SchÀr 5.Switzerland
7.1
88'
D
Dan Burn 33.England
6.3
55'
M
Bruno GuimarĂŁes 39.Brazil
7.5
85'
M
Lewis Miley 67.England
7.0
M
Sean Longstaff 36.England
6.6
71'
F
Anthony Gordon 10.England
6.6
27'
F
Alexander Isak 14.Sweden
8.1
23'
F
Miguel AlmirĂłn 24.Paraguay
7.5
55'
Substitutes
G
Loris Karius 18.Germany
D
Lewis Hall 20.England
6.8
79'
D
Tino Livramento 21.England
6.7
55'
D
Paul Dummett 3.Wales
D
Emil Krafth 17.Sweden
D
A. Murphy 54.Republic of Ireland
M
Matt Ritchie 11.Scotland
F
Joelinton 7.Brazil
6.8
71'
F
Callum Wilson 9.England
7.0
55'

Newcastle United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Eddie Howe decided to play with the following team: Martin DĂșbravka (7.0), Kieran Trippier (7.3), Fabian SchĂ€r (7.1), Sven Botman (6.6), Dan Burn (6.3), Lewis Miley (7.0), Bruno GuimarĂŁes (7.5), Sean Longstaff (6.6), Miguel AlmirĂłn (7.5), Alexander Isak (8.1) and Anthony Gordon (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Lewis Hall (6.8), Valentino Livramento (6.7), Paul Dummett, Joelinton (6.8), Callum Wilson (7.0), Matt Ritchie, Emil Krafth , Loris Karius and Alex Murphy.

Substitutions

Newcastle United made 4 changes: Dan Burn for Valentino Livramento (55â€Č), Sean Longstaff for Joelinton (71â€Č), Miguel AlmirĂłn for Callum Wilson (55â€Č) and Sven Botman for Lewis Hall (79â€Č).

Player of the match: Alexander Isak​

The player that probably impressed the most for Newcastle United was Alexander Isak.

His rating is 8.1 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

Nottingham Forest
G
Matt Turner 1.United States
8.1
D
Harry Toffolo 15.England
D
Moussa Niakhaté 19.Senegal
7.5
D
Murillo 40.Brazil
7.5
D
Ola Aina 43.Nigeria
6.3
D
Gonzalo Montiel 29.Argentina
7.3
70' 27'
M
Morgan Gibbs-White 10.England
8.2
M
Callum Hudson-Odoi 14.England
6.7
79'
M
Anthony Elanga 21.Sweden
8.7
90'
M
Ibrahim Sangaré 6.Ivory Coast
7.0
70' 26'
M
Danilo 28.Brazil
6.4
90'
F
Chris Wood 11.New Zealand
9.5
45', 53', 60'
Substitutes
G
Odysseas Vlachodimos 23.Greece
D
Nuno Tavares 3.Portugal
D
Joe Worrall 4.England
90'
D
Neco Williams 7.Wales
7.0
70' 84'
M
Orel Mangala 5.Belgium
M
Ryan Yates 22.England
6.8
70'
M
Cheikhou Kouyaté 8.Senegal
90'
M
NicolĂĄs DomĂ­nguez 16.Argentina
6.8
79'
F
Divock Origi 27.Belgium

Nottingham Forest started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Nuno Herlander SimÔes Espírito Santo played with: Harry Toffolo, Matt Turner (8.1), Gonzalo Montiel (7.3), Moussa Niakhaté (7.5), Murillo (7.5), Ola Aina (6.3), Danilo (6.4), Ibrahim Sangaré (7.0), Anthony Elanga (8.7), Morgan Gibbs-White (8.2) and Callum Hudson-Odoi (6.7), Chris Wood (9.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Orel Mangala, Ryan Yates (6.8), Nuno Tavares, Joe Worrall, Neco Williams (7.0), Cheikhou Kouyaté, Nicolås Domínguez (6.8), Odysseas Vlachodimos and Divock Origi.

Substitutions

Nottingham Forest made 5 changes: Ibrahim SangarĂ© for Ryan Yates (70â€Č), Anthony Elanga for Joe Worrall (90â€Č), Danilo for Cheikhou KouyatĂ© (90â€Č), Gonzalo Montiel for Neco Williams (70â€Č) and Callum Hudson-Odoi for NicolĂĄs DomĂ­nguez (79â€Č).

Player of the match: Chris Wood​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was Chris Wood.

His rating is 9.5 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.​