Match preview: 18 points are between the participants before this game, Newcastle United the sharpest side. Can Nottingham Forest strike back?
- Nottingham Forest have the most conceded goals in the second half (27) in Premier League
- Newcastle United have the fewest conceded goals (18) in Premier League
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Nottingham Forest form and stats
5-5-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Nottingham Forest so far this season. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
The followers are hoping that Nottingham Forest will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the match against Tottenham Hotspur (placed 4th). Some supporters pointed their nail-bitten fingers at Ayew for missing a penalty kick versus Tottenham Hotspur in the 90th minute. It's possible that a goal in that situation would have changed the outcome. Defender Felipe got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.33/10. Felipe served one assist, hit one key pass and won 3 of 5 duels.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Everton.The Nottingham fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 13 matches. Nottingham Forest's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Newcastle United form and stats
The visitors, who have the fewest conceded goals (18) in Premier League, are W4-D6-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
Isak and Almirón scored in Newcastle United's previous match, the home game against Wolverhampton Wanderers that ended 2-1. Those three points felt sweet as this side had gone five league fixtures without victory. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Howe when Almirón scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute. Midfield player Willock was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.01/10. Willock served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times and had 21 successful passes (of 24 total).
Prior to that match, the Newcastle United manager Howe faced defeat when travelling to Manchester City and losing 0-2.Low on goals? 9 of this club's last 11 league matches have seen two or less goals.
The visiting Newcastle have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 12 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Newcastle United are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two duelists also encountered each other earlier on this campaign: Newcastle United - Nottingham Forest 2-0. Last eight meetings involving these teams: Nottingham won four, Newcastle United triumphed in four and we saw zero draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being "violent", having seen 6 sending-offs from the last eight encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Almirón Rejala 11 goals |   B. Johnson 7 goals |  C. Wilson 7 goals |
Nottingham Forest missing players
Newcastle United missing players
| Nottingham Forest | Newcastle United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | 17 | 2 | Scored | S | 8 | 16 | 37 |
| 47 | 15 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 76% |
| 73% | 69% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 64% |
| 38% | 31% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 42% | 36% |
| 35% | 31% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 17% | 20% |
| 15% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 17% | 16% |
| 38% | 54% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 44% |
| 27% | 38% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 42% | 48% |
| 38% | 8% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 42% | 32% |
| 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 6 | 6.9 |
| 6.2 | 5.3 | 7.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4.4 |
| 2.1 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.8 | 10.5 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 11 | 13.8 |
| 3 | 3.6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 27% | 36% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 31% | 30% |
| 14.5 | 12.2 | 19 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 12.8 | 10.8 |
| 4.9 | 3.8 | 6.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
- Newcastle United have created more than twice as many corners as Nottingham Forest.
- Newcastle United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Newcastle United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Newcastle United have the fewest conceded goals (18) in Premier League
- Newcastle United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Premier League
- Newcastle United have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Premier League
- Newcastle United have the fewest points from losing position (4) in Premier League
- Nottingham Forest have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Nottingham Forest have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Nottingham Forest have the most conceded goals in the second half (27) in Premier League
- Nottingham Forest have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Nottingham Forest haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 37 | 66 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 42 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 50 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 27 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 49 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 48 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 25 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 44 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 42 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 39 |
| 8 | Fulham | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 39 |
| 9 | Brentford | 25 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 40 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 38 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 37 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -7 | 35 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 27 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -17 | 27 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 47 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 32 | -26 | 26 |
| 15 | Everton | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -18 | 25 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 37 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 29 | -9 | 24 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 20 | -10 | 24 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 35 | -26 | 24 |
| 19 | Leeds United | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 23 |
| 20 | Southampton | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -21 | 22 |
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- Nottinghamshire Live - (local newspaper)
- Newcastle United
- Chronicle Live - (local newspaper)
