Top four hope for Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest this Sunday in St. James’ Park in the Premier League.
Both sides urge the qualification of the Champions League when the games melted away, but declined in their European offers last weekend. Newcastle tasted a high 4-0 loss to Manchester City in the Etihad Stadium, while Forest was frustrated during her trips in Fulham during her 2-1 loss.
It is the Midlands Club, which is currently on the driving seat to qualify for the Champions League, on the table third and six points ahead of Newcastle. The magpies are still at a striking distance from their competitors, can drop points at home this weekend.
Here is 90 minutes Guide to a crunch -clash.
Newcastle against Nottingham Forest Head-to-Head record (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
Newcastle | Nottingham Forest |
|---|---|
Man City 4-0 Newcastle – 15/02/25 | Fulham 2-1 Nottingham Forest – 15/02/25 |
Birmingham 2-3 Newcastle – 08/02/25 | Exeter 2-2 (2-4p) Nottingham Forest-11/02/25 |
Newcastle 2-0 Arsenal – 05/02/25 | Nottingham Forest 7-0 Brighton – 01/02/25 |
Newcastle 1-2 Fulham – 01.02.25 | Bournemouth 5-0 Nottingham Forest – 25/01/25 |
Southampton 1-3 Newcastle – 25/01/25 | Nottingham Forest 3-2 Southampton – 19/01/25 |
country | TV channel/live stream |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Ultra HD, Sky Go, Sky Go Extra, now TV |
United States | Fubotv, NBCSPorts.com, NBC Sports App, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, USA Network, Telemundo |
Canada | Fubotv Canada, Fubo Sports Network 2 Canada |
Eddie Howe has confirmed that Sven Botman will certainly miss it in the fight on Sunday, while Joelinton probably does not occur, even though he is promoting injuries. With the Carabao Cup final on the horizon, no risks are taken with two important players.
Jamaal Lascelles is still missing in defense when he is recovering from an ACL tear, with Fabian Schar and Dan spending the likely central defenders against the former Newcastle striker and the in-form forest star Chris Wood.
Tino Livramento was able to return to the starting line -up after Kieran Trippier struggled against Manchester City last weekend.
Newcastle predicted Lineup VS Forest (4-2-3-1): Dubravka; Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall; Guimaraes, Tonali, Willock; Murphy, Isak, Gordon.
Forest was supposed to welcome Taiwo Awoniyi back into the wrinkle against Newcastle. The striker suffered a broken nose and concussion against exeter city in the fourth round of FA Cup, but will be available if it has a protective face mask.
The backup goalkeeper Carlos Miguel is the only fitness care for Nuno Espirito Santo after suffering a thigh injury against exeter. It is expected that he will be out for the foreseeable future, with Wayne Hennessey replacing him on the bench.
Wood is not the only other former Newcastle employee who returns to Tyneside, with the summer starting with £ 35 million Elliot Anderson in St. James’ Park.
Forest Prognosedes Listing against Newcastle (3-5-2): Sels; Morato, Milenkovic, Murillo; Aina, Gibbs-White, Danilo, Anderson, Williams; Wood, Elanga.
Forest had known for their defensive record at the beginning of this season and although they are still strong in their own third, they looked more and more porous during the campaign. Against Alexander Isak and Company, it will be a large order to keep an 11th clean sheet in the Premier League.
Newcastle achieved a surprisingly lethargic performance in Manchester last weekend and wrapped it after a strong festive magic in the last few weeks. You will be the team that provides a large part of the energy against a deep defense on Saturday, and will be confident that they will be violated against your backline at some point – whether you can keep wood out or not is another question.