Newcastle, currently sitting in 15th place, will host Nottingham Forest, who are just behind them in 17th, in a Premier League clash at St. James' Park on Sunday.
Newcastle vs Nottingham Forest Form
Newcastle suffered a 1-2 defeat at home to Arsenal in their most recent Premier League fixture.
The Magpies have been inconsistent at home, but they did manage a 4-1 victory over Bradford in the League Cup recently.
Prior to that, they fell to a 1-2 defeat to Barcelona in the Champions League and drew 0-0 with Bournemouth in the league.
Nottingham Forest secured a 0-1 victory against Sunderland in their last Premier League match. However, their recent form has been patchy, with a 2-2 draw against Real Betis in the Europa League and a 1-1 draw against Burnley in the league.
The Tricky Trees have struggled for consistency away from home, failing to win their last 5 matches in the Premier League.
Newcastle have scored at least 2 goals in 5 of their last 6 home matches against Nottingham Forest in all competitions.
Newcastle vs Nottingham Forest Head to Head
The last encounter between these two sides saw Newcastle emerge victorious with a 4-3 win at St. James' Park in February 2025.
In the last six meetings, Newcastle have won four times, Nottingham Forest have won once, and there has been one draw.
Newcastle vs Nottingham Forest Predicted Lineups
Newcastle (4-3-3): Pope; Hall, Burn, Schär, Trippier; Joelinton, Guimarães, Tonali; Gordon, Woltemade, Elanga
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1): Sels; Zinchenko, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Sangaré, Anderson; Hudson-Odoi, Gibbs-White, Ndoye; Wood
Newcastle vs Nottingham Forest Team News
Newcastle will be without Wissa, Ramsey and Livramento due to injury. Livramento is set to be sidelined for up to eight weeks with a knee injury. Hall could make his first league start of the season at left-back. Elanga should get another chance from the start following his impressive display in the Champions League.
Nottingham Forest are missing Domínguez and Aina through injury, while Luiz is doubtful. Murillo is hoping to return from a thigh injury. Wood has not scored since the opening day, Igor Jesus is pushing for his first Premier League start of the season.
Newcastle vs Nottingham Forest Prediction
Newcastle looked good for a crucial victory over Arsenal last Sunday, until the Gunners mounted an impressive late comeback to leave them on just six points from their first six games.
The Toon won this fixture 4-3 back in March and desperately need to head into the international break with a similar result.
Ange Postecoglou is still yet to get up and running in the Premier League as Nottingham Forest with just one point from his first three games.
Failing to win again could see Forest drop into the relegation zone for the first time since March 2024.
Score Prediction: Newcastle 2-1 Nottingham Forest
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