NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. Newcastle United beats Nottingham Forest with a 2-0 win with a goal from F. Schar (58′) and a goal from C. Wilson (78′). Newcastle United was surely superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the St. James’ Park stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 52,245 spectators.​ The referee was Simon Hooper assisted by Adrian Holmes and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19 degrees Celsius or 66.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

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 100 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Newcastle United won the match​.

Newcastle United shot 23 times, 9 on target, 14 off target. Talking about the opposition, Nottingham Forest shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Newcastle United didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Nottingham Forest received 3 yellow cards (J. Worrall, N. Williams and L. O’Brien).

Standings

After this match, Newcastle United has 3 points to occupy the 5th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Nottingham Forest stays with 0 points (18th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Newcastle United will play away against Chelsea on the 28th of May with a 21-8 head to head record in favor of Chelsea (5 draws).

Nottingham Forest will play away agasint Crystal Palace on the 28th of May with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Nottingham Forest (3 draws).

Newcastle United – Formation

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

The manager Eddie Howe decided to play with the following team: Nick Pope (7.0), Kieran Trippier (7.8), Fabian Schär (8.1), Dan Burn (7.9), Matt Targett (7.2), Joe Willock (7.3), Bruno Guimarães (8.0), Joelinton (7.8), Miguel Almirón (7.4), Callum Wilson (7.3) and Allan Saint-Maximin (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Matt Ritchie, Chris Wood, Sven Botman, Elliot Anderson, Sean Longstaff (6.9), Ryan Fraser (6.6), Jacob Murphy, Martin Dúbravka, J. Lascelles and Paul Dummett.

Substitutions

Newcastle United made 5 changes: J. Willock for S. Longstaff (80′), M. Almiron for R. Fraser (81′), B. Guimaraes for S. Botman (90′), C. Wilson for C. Wood (90′) and A. Saint-Maximin for J. Murphy (90′).

Best player: Fabian Schär​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Newcastle United was Fabian Schär.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 50 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.

Nottingham Forest – Formation

Nottingham Forest started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Steve Cooper played with: Dean Henderson (7.7), Neco Williams (6.9), Joe Worrall (6.9), Moussa Niakhaté (6.4), Scott McKenna (6.8), Harry Toffolo (6.6), Lewis O’Brien (6.7), Jack Colback (6.8), Jesse Lingard (6.1), Brennan Johnson (6.3) and Sam Surridge (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Orel Mangala (6.6), Loïc Mbe Soh, Giulian Biancone, Lyle Taylor, Taiwo Awoniyi (6.5), Cafú, Oliver Hammond, Wayne Hennessey and Alex Mighten (6.2).

Substitutions

Nottingham Forest made 3 changes: S. Surridge for T. Awoniyi (63′), L. O’Brien for O. Mangala (75′) and M. Niakhate for A. Mighten (83′).

Best player: Dean Henderson​

The most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was the goalkeeper: Dean Henderson. His rating is 7.65. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Everton – Chelsea – 0-1
• Tottenham Hotspur – Southampton – 4-1
• Newcastle United – Nottingham Forest – 2-0
• Leeds United – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 2-1
• AFC Bournemouth – Aston Villa – 2-0
• Fulham – Liverpool – 2-2