After stumbling in the race for Champions League qualification, Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest head into Sunday's exciting clash at St James' Park, determined to make amends for their recent defeats.
Newcastle just experienced a nightmare when they were crushed 4-0 by Manchester City last weekend, while Nottingham Forest continued to slide when they lost 1-2 to Fulham, making the dream of chasing the top group increasingly distant.
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Newcastle may have been hammered by Man City, but at least they have no new injuries, meaning Eddie Howe is likely to be without just three players this weekend.
Joelinton, Jamaal Lascelles and Sven Botman are all recovering from knee injuries. While Botman's problem is not serious, Howe has confirmed that the centre-back is unlikely to feature. Given Botman's injury history, Newcastle will not take any chances.
Despite failing to score in two consecutive matches, Isak is still the biggest hope in attack as he has scored in all three matches against Forest.
On the away side, Nottingham Forest welcome back Callum Hudson-Odoi, who came off the bench in the defeat to Fulham. The former Chelsea man's presence could see manager Nuno Espírito Santo revert to his usual 4-2-3-1 formation, rather than using three centre-backs. That could see Morato make way for Hudson-Odoi to play alongside Chris Wood, Anthony Elanga and Morgan Gibbs-White up front.
Forest have just two injuries: Taiwo Awoniyi (nose injury) and goalkeeper Carlos Miguel (hamstring). However, their number one goalkeeper, Matz Sels, is still leading the race for the Premier League Golden Glove with 10 clean sheets.
Latest expected lineup Newcastle vs Nottingham
Newcastle United:
Dubravka; Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall; Guimaraes, Tonali, Longstaff; Murphy, Isak, Gordon
Nottingham Forest:
Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Danilo, Anderson; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood
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Reaching the EFL Cup final against Liverpool and progressing in the FA Cup appear to have cost Newcastle in the Premier League, as they have lost three of their last four games.
Eddie Howe's only win in that time came against bottom-of-the-table Southampton, while Man City followed Bournemouth and Fulham in dealing another blow to Newcastle's top-four ambitions.
The 4-0 defeat to Man City not only left the Magpies in a disadvantageous position in the Champions League race but also marked the first time since Steve Bruce's time that they were in danger of losing three consecutive home games in the Premier League, something that had not happened since February 2021.
However, beating Nottingham Forest would give Newcastle a chance to close the gap on the Champions League places. However, they need to be cautious, as Forest have won their last two games against Newcastle, including a 3-1 win at St James' Park on Boxing Day 2023.
On the away side, Nottingham Forest also suffered the same fate as Newcastle when they lost to Fulham. Although Chris Wood scored his 18th Premier League goal this season, it was still not enough to avoid a 1-2 defeat.
That defeat was Forest's second consecutive away defeat, following their 5-0 loss to Bournemouth, but they still hold on to third place and are firmly in the top four after this round.
Nuno Espírito Santo has never lost three consecutive away games since taking charge of Forest, and Tricky Trees have not lost three consecutive away games since Steve Cooper in December 2023.
However, Newcastle regained some of their advantage in this encounter when they defeated Forest 3-1 at the City Ground in November 2024. Can the Magpies avenge their home defeat last season or will Forest continue to cause them sorrow?
Latest Newcastle vs Nottingham score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Newcastle vs Nottingham match:
- Sportsmole: Newcastle 2-0 Nottingham
- WhoScore: Newcastle 2-1 Nottingham
- Our prediction: Newcastle 1-1 Nottingham
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