![]() Newcastle beat Wolves 2-1 last week thanks to goals from Alexander Isak and Miguel Almirón. It was perhaps not surprising then, that they only managed five shots all game for a measly 0.3 xG. The revamped Forest starting line-up boasted six new players making their professional debut for the side, including Jesse Lingard and Dean Henderson. ![]() Newcastle attempted 23 shots in the match, landing 10 on target, and dominated the ball (61.4%). In truth, there was a gulf in class on the day. This was Nottingham Forest’s first Premier League match since back in May of 1999 against Leicester, with the gap of 23 years and 82 days between two Premier League games the longest in the competition’s history. With five of those 10 coming against newly promoted teams, no player with at least 10 goals in the competition has scored a higher percentage against promoted sides.Ĭallum Wilson put the game to bed 20 minutes later with a stabbed lob over Dean Henderson. It took 56 minutes for The Magpies to breach the Forest defence, and it took something special to do it with Fabian Schär lashing in from outside the box. The opening weekend of this season saw Newcastle win 2-0 over Nottingham Forest. Previous Meeting Newcastle United 2-0 Nottingham Forest – 6 August 2022 Johnson leads Forest for goals (seven), expected goals (6.6) and hasn’t missed a game so far this season. The striker sustained a groin injury in their 3-1 defeat against Tottenham and was taken off after 67 minutes and his presence up top will be missed. Six of Johnson’s seven Premier League goals for Nottingham Forest this season have come in home games, and he has netted five in his last four at the City Ground. Newcastle are unbeaten in their last 13 Premier League games against promoted sides (W6 D7), but anything less than a win here will be real blow.īut Forest have shown their ability to take points from any team at home, having picked up a crucial point against Manchester City (1-1) last month, but also held Chelsea to a 1-1 draw on New Year’s Day and beat Liverpool 1-0 back in October.ĭespite recent positive home results, the potential loss of Nottingham Forest’s key man, Brennan Johnson, will be a blow. The Magpies sit just four points behind Spurs, so six points from their two games in hand will see them jump over the Londoners into a Champions League spot. Newcastle have two games in hand over Tottenham in fourth and will be eyeing this game up as a massive chance to close the gap. Such is the difference between their home and away form that if you split the league table into two – one for only home results and one for only away – Forest would sit 11th taking into account only home matches, and rock bottom of the away-only rankings. ![]() They’ve won 14 more points at home than they have away (20 at home, six away), with only Liverpool having a bigger such difference (18 – 30 home, 12 away). Twenty of Nottingham Forest’s 26 Premier League points this campaign have come in home games, the highest percentage in the competition (77%). The City Ground has been somewhat of a City Fortress this season. Only Manchester United are on a longer current run without defeat at home in the division (12). They are unbeaten in their last nine Premier League home games (W4 D5), since losing three in a row in August/September. Hope for Forest fans, both in this game but also in their fight to prolong their Premier League status, will lie in their incredible home record. Newcastle are unbeaten in all nine of their Premier League games against Nottingham Forest (W6 D3), which is both the most they’ve faced an opponent without ever losing and the most Forest have faced a side without ever winning in the competition. Nottingham Forest’s unbeaten home run of nine games set to come to an end.Newcastle have never lost a Premier League meeting against Nottingham Forest (W6 D3), and that run won’t end here.Newcastle the favourites to win away from home according to the Opta supercomputer (43.2%).Will the Magpies fly high, or will the Reds bunker down to pick up some much-needed points at the City Ground stadium? We preview the game between Nottingham Forest and Newcastle and reveal our pre-match Opta prediction. Relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest host Champions League pursuers Newcastle United on Friday night.
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