Match ends, Newcastle United 1, Nottingham Forest 3.
NewcastleNewcastle United1Nottm ForestNottingham Forest3
Chris Wood scored a hat-trick on his return to St James' Park as Nottingham Forest ended a seven-game winless run with a stunning Premier League victory at Newcastle.
The result moves Forest up to 16th in the table and five points clear of the bottom three prior to Tuesday's other fixtures.
Alexander Isak had seemingly put Eddie Howe's side in control when he stroked home a penalty midway through the first half after going down under a challenge from Ola Aina.
But Newcastle only sporadically threatened in attack and always looked vulnerable to a rejigged Forest side set up to counter-attack at pace.
Morgan Gibbs-White dragged an early effort wide for the visitors, while Anthony Elanga missed two excellent opportunities before combining with the former England Under-21 midfielder to allow Wood to tap in a deserved equaliser against his old employers before the break.
Wood, who was Howe's second signing on Tyneside, added to his tally shortly after the interval, racing on to Elanga's pass and shimmying past home defender Dan Burn to lift the ball over goalkeeper Martin Dubravka.
He capped a fine display with another composed finish after Murillo's through ball sent him clear of an absent Newcastle defence.
Elanga and Gibbs-White both had chances to inflict further damage on the hosts, who remain seventh in the table after their fourth defeat in five Premier League games.
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Newcastle United
Starting XI
Avg
- Squad number1Player nameDúbravkaAverage rating
4.00
- Squad number2Player nameTrippierAverage rating
3.89
- Squad number5Player nameSchärAverage rating
3.74
- Squad number4Player nameBotmanAverage rating
3.77
- Squad number33Player nameBurnAverage rating
3.35
- Squad number67Player nameMileyAverage rating
4.76
- Squad number39Player nameBruno GuimarãesAverage rating
4.03
- Squad number36Player nameS LongstaffAverage rating
3.53
- Squad number24Player nameAlmirónAverage rating
3.47
- Squad number14Player nameIsakAverage rating
4.40
- Squad number10Player nameGordonAverage rating
3.96
Substitutes
Avg
- Squad number7Player nameJoelintonAverage rating
3.26
- Squad number9Player nameWilsonAverage rating
3.30
- Squad number20Player nameHallAverage rating
3.19
- Squad number21Player nameLivramentoAverage rating
3.66
Nottingham Forest
Starting XI
Avg
- Squad number1Player nameTurnerAverage rating
7.05
- Squad number29Player nameMontielAverage rating
7.27
- Squad number19Player nameNiakhatéAverage rating
7.12
- Squad number40Player nameMurilloAverage rating
7.63
- Squad number43Player nameAinaAverage rating
6.99
- Squad number28Player nameDaniloAverage rating
6.92
- Squad number6Player nameSangaréAverage rating
7.13
- Squad number21Player nameElangaAverage rating
7.93
- Squad number10Player nameGibbs-WhiteAverage rating
7.84
- Squad number14Player nameHudson-OdoiAverage rating
7.36
- Squad number11Player nameWoodAverage rating
9.16
Substitutes
Avg
- Squad number4Player nameWorrallAverage rating
7.46
- Squad number7Player nameN WilliamsAverage rating
7.58
- Squad number8Player nameKouyatéAverage rating
7.15
- Squad number16Player nameDomÃnguezAverage rating
7.20
- Squad number22Player nameYatesAverage rating
7.54
Line-ups
Newcastle
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Dúbravka
- 2Trippier
- 5SchärBooked at 88mins
- 4BotmanSubstituted forHallat 79'minutes
- 33BurnSubstituted forLivramentoat 55'minutes
- 67Miley
- 39Bruno GuimarãesBooked at 85mins
- 36S LongstaffSubstituted forJoelintonat 71'minutes
- 24AlmirónSubstituted forWilsonat 55'minutes
- 14Isak
- 10GordonBooked at 27mins
Substitutes
- 3Dummett
- 7Joelinton
- 9Wilson
- 11Ritchie
- 17Krafth
- 18Karius
- 20Hall
- 21Livramento
- 54Murphy
Nottm Forest
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Turner
- 29MontielBooked at 27minsSubstituted forN Williamsat 70'minutesBooked at 84mins
- 19Niakhaté
- 40Santiago Costa dos Santos
- 43Aina
- 28DaniloSubstituted forKouyatéat 90+1'minutes
- 6SangaréBooked at 26minsSubstituted forYatesat 70'minutes
- 21ElangaSubstituted forWorrallat 90'minutes
- 10Gibbs-White
- 14Hudson-OdoiSubstituted forDomÃnguezat 79'minutes
- 11Wood
Substitutes
- 3Tavares
- 4Worrall
- 5Mangala
- 7N Williams
- 8Kouyaté
- 16DomÃnguez
- 22Yates
- 23Vlachodimos
- 27Origi
- Referee:
- Chris Kavanagh
- Attendance:
- 52,207
Match Stats
Home TeamNewcastleAway TeamNottm Forest
- Possession
- Home62%
- Away38%
- Shots
- Home19
- Away15
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away6
- Corners
- Home10
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Newcastle United 1, Nottingham Forest 3.
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Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Joe Worrall.
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Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Attempt saved. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Moussa Niakhaté (Nottingham Forest).
Substitution
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Cheikhou Kouyaté replaces Danilo.
Substitution
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Joe Worrall replaces Anthony Elanga.
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Tino Livramento (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
Booking
Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
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Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Booking
Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
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Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
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Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Ola Aina.
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Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
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Wood finishing like he was prime Messi was a surprise and Forest well worth their win.
Newcastle look very leggy and short of confidence so early in the season.
I'm not sure they will get back to how they were performing last season and earlier this one.
Forest fans had some great chants too
Now it's Liverpool away, City at home, Villa away. I guess anything we get from those three games will be a bonus now.
Well played Forest and Chris Wood! Definitely not the injuries today, just good players playing poorly.
sore loser, no wonder no other managers speak to him. Well done Forest, carry on playing like that and you'll easily stay up.
Well played Forrest.
A master class in how to school a team.
That said, good to see Isak was well enough to take the penalty having hit the ground like he'd been shot only seconds earlier.
Newcasaudi will no doubt bleat about injuries but they had the lion's share of the play but no quality.
Elanga gets it wrong at times, but what an asset he is proving and a bargain in today’s market. He is still young and learning, but has genuine potential. Things happen when he has the ball.