NOTTINGHAM. Newcastle United bested Nottingham Forest 3-2 thanks to B. Guimarães who scored in the 10th and 66th minute. Newcastle United was definitely better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the The City Ground stadium in Nottingham on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 29,451 spectators.​ The referee was Anthony Taylor with the help of Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Darren Bond. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.14 degrees Celsius or 48.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Nottingham Forest

2 - 3

Newcastle United

  • ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
  • 13 Total 7
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 1
  • 5 Shots blocked 1
  • 90 Attack 109
  • 58 Dangerous attack 44
  • 67 Ball safe 97
  • 6 Free Kicks 12
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 7 Total 5
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Newcastle United was in firm control of the ball 62% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Nottingham Forest was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Newcastle United managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Nottingham Forest shot 13 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Newcastle United shot 7 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Nottingham Forest received 1 yellow card (Morgan Gibbs-White). Talking about the opposition, Newcastle United received 2 yellow cards (Callum Wilson and Sven Botman).

Match Timeline

10'
Bruno Guimarães(goal)Kieran Trippier
Anthony Elanga(goal)Morgan Gibbs-White
26'
43'
Fabian Schär(goal)Sven Botman
Callum Hudson-Odoi(goal)Nicolás Domínguez
45'
58'
Sven Botman - Yellow
Morgan Gibbs-White- Yellow
59'
60'
Harvey Barnes - sub ->Miguel Almirón
66'
Bruno Guimarães(goal)
Divock Origi- sub ->Taiwo Awoniyi
68'
Giovanni Reyna- sub ->Ryan Yates
73'
Danilo- sub ->Nicolás Domínguez
78'
81'
Tino Livramento - sub ->Lewis Miley
90'
Emil Krafth- sub ->Anthony Gordon
90'
Callum Wilson - Yellow

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 playing this match, Nottingham Forest stays with 21 points to remain in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Newcastle United will has 36 points like West Ham United to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Nottingham Forest will host West Ham United on the 17th of February with a 5-2 head to head in favor of West Ham United (0 draws).

Newcastle United will host AFC Bournemouth on the 17th of February with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Newcastle United (4 draws).

Nottingham Forest – Formation

Nottingham Forest
G
Matz Sels 26.Belgium
6.3
D
Moussa Niakhaté 19.Senegal
6.4
D
Nuno Tavares 3.Portugal
7.0
D
Neco Williams 7.Wales
6.6
D
Murillo 40.Brazil
6.4
M
Morgan Gibbs-White 10.England
7.5
59'
M
Callum Hudson-Odoi 14.England
8.1
45'
M
Nicolás Domínguez 16.Argentina
7.3
78'
M
Anthony Elanga 21.Sweden
6.4
26'
M
Ryan Yates 22.England
6.3
73'
F
Taiwo Awoniyi 9.Nigeria
6.8
68'
Substitutes
G
Matt Turner 1.United States
D
Harry Toffolo 15.England
D
Felipe 18.Brazil
D
Andrew Omobamidele 32.Republic of Ireland
M
Cheikhou Kouyaté 8.Senegal
M
Giovanni Reyna 20.United States
7.0
73'
M
Danilo 28.Brazil
6.7
78'
F
Divock Origi 27.Belgium
6.8
68'
F
Rodrigo Ribeiro 37.Portugal

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

The manager Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo decided to play with the following team: Matz Sels (6.3), Neco Williams (6.6), Moussa Niakhaté (6.4), Murillo (6.4), Nuno Tavares (7.0), Ryan Yates (6.3), Nicolás Domínguez (7.3), Anthony Elanga (6.4), Morgan Gibbs-White (7.5), Callum Hudson-Odoi (8.1) and Taiwo Awoniyi (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Andrew Omobamidele, Matt Turner, Cheikhou Kouyaté, Harry Toffolo, Felipe, Giovanni Reyna (7.0), Divock Origi (6.8), Danilo (6.7) and Rodrigo Ribeiro.

Substitutions

Nottingham Forest made 3 changes: Ryan Yates for Giovanni Reyna (73′), Taiwo Awoniyi for Divock Origi (68′) and Nicolás Domínguez for Danilo (78′).

Player of the match: Callum Hudson-Odoi​

The most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was Callum Hudson-Odoi.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 34 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.

Newcastle United – Formation

Newcastle United
G
Martin Dúbravka 1.Slovakia
6.8
D
Kieran Trippier 2.England
7.1
D
Sven Botman 4.Netherlands
7.7
58'
D
Fabian Schär 5.Switzerland
7.5
43'
D
Dan Burn 33.England
7.3
M
Sean Longstaff 36.England
7.3
M
Bruno Guimarães 39.Brazil
8.5
10', 66'
M
Lewis Miley 67.England
6.4
81'
F
Anthony Gordon 10.England
7.1
90'
F
Callum Wilson 9.England
6.4
90'
F
Miguel Almirón 24.Paraguay
6.6
60'
Substitutes
G
Loris Karius 18.Germany
D
Paul Dummett 3.Wales
D
Jamaal Lascelles 6.England
D
Emil Krafth 17.Sweden
90'
D
Lewis Hall 20.England
D
Tino Livramento 21.England
6.8
81'
M
Matt Ritchie 11.Scotland
M
Harvey Barnes 15.England
6.4
60'
M
Jacob Murphy 23.England

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

Eddie Howe played with: Martin Dúbravka (6.8), Kieran Trippier (7.1), Fabian Schär (7.5), Sven Botman (7.7), Dan Burn (7.3), Sean Longstaff (7.3), Bruno Guimarães (8.5), Lewis Miley (6.4), Miguel Almirón (6.6), Callum Wilson (6.4) and Anthony Gordon (7.1).

They had on the bench: Jacob Murphy, Paul Dummett, Jamaal Lascelles, Matt Ritchie, Harvey Barnes (6.4), Emil Krafth , Loris Karius, Lewis Hall and Valentino Livramento (6.8).

Substitutions

Newcastle United made 3 changes: Miguel Almirón for Harvey Barnes (60′), Lewis Miley for Valentino Livramento (81′) and Anthony Gordon for Emil Krafth  (90′).

Player of the match: Bruno Guimarães​

The player that probably impressed the most for Newcastle United was Bruno Guimarães.

His rating is 8.5 with 2 goals, 46 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​