Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest, 05 October 2025

Score2-0 to Newcastle United
RefereePeter Bankes
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt James' Park
Attendance52,189

View Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 15 Newcastle United won: 11 Drawn: 3 Nottingham Forest won: 1 Newcastle United scored: 32 Nottingham Forest scored: 14 . Newcastle United had now won four consecutive league meetings with Nottingham Forest for the first time since March 1937 (five).

2 Newcastle United

Manager: Eddie Howe

0 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Ange Postecoglou

Goals:

Bruno Guimarães 58 G
Nick Woltemade penalty 84 P

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Nick Pope
Defender Sven Botman
Defender Dan Burn
Defender/Midfielder Malick Thiaw
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier
Midfielder Bruno Guimarães
Midfielder Sandro Tonali
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Gordon
Midfielder/Forward Joelinton
Midfielder/Forward Nick Woltemade

Starting lineup:

Matz Sels Goalkeeper
Jair Cunha Defender
Nikola Milenković Defender
Morato Defender
Nicoló Savona Defender
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Ryan Yates Midfielder
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Dan Ndoye Midfielder/Forward
Chris Wood Forward

Substitutions:

Harvey Barnes for Anthony Gordon 70
Jacob Murphy for Anthony Elanga 70
Lewis Miley for Joelinton 90+2
Will Osula for Nick Woltemade 90+2

Substitutions:

Callum Hudson-Odoi for Ryan Yates 64
Igor Jesus for Chris Wood 64
Omari Hutchinson for Dan Ndoye 65
Dilane Bakwa for Morato 77

Cards:

Cards:

Ryan Yates 32 Y
Neco Williams 34 Y
Morato 68 Y
Elliott Anderson 83 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Emil Krafth
Defender Jamaal Lascelles
Defender Fabian Schär
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Miley
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Midfielder Joe Willock
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Forward Will Osula

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Victor
Defender Murillo
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Dilane Bakwa
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Forward Igor Jesus

Comments:

League position: 11th . Newcastle United had now kept a clean sheet in five of their last eight home games in the Premier League. . Nick Woltemade had now become the third player to score in each of his first three appearances at St James’ Park for the Magpies in the Premier League: previously Les Ferdinand in September 1995 and Alan Shearer in September 1996. . They had now scored from 23 of their last 25 penalties in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 17th . Nottingham Forest were now without a win in their last nine games in all competitions (lost six). . Ange Postecoglou had now become the first manager to fail to win in his first four league games in charge of Forest since Andy Beattie in September 1960 in League Division One (eight). . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 12 away games in the Premier League.

2 Newcastle United

Manager: Eddie Howe

Goals:

Bruno Guimarães 58 G
Nick Woltemade penalty 84 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Nick Pope
Defender Sven Botman
Defender Dan Burn
Defender/Midfielder Malick Thiaw
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier
Midfielder Bruno Guimarães
Midfielder Sandro Tonali
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Gordon
Midfielder/Forward Joelinton
Midfielder/Forward Nick Woltemade

Substitutions:

Harvey Barnes for Anthony Gordon 70
Jacob Murphy for Anthony Elanga 70
Lewis Miley for Joelinton 90+2
Will Osula for Nick Woltemade 90+2

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Emil Krafth
Defender Jamaal Lascelles
Defender Fabian Schär
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Miley
Midfielder Jacob Murphy
Midfielder Joe Willock
Midfielder/Forward Harvey Barnes
Forward Will Osula

Comments:

League position: 11th . Newcastle United had now kept a clean sheet in five of their last eight home games in the Premier League. . Nick Woltemade had now become the third player to score in each of his first three appearances at St James’ Park for the Magpies in the Premier League: previously Les Ferdinand in September 1995 and Alan Shearer in September 1996. . They had now scored from 23 of their last 25 penalties in the Premier League.

0 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Ange Postecoglou

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Matz Sels Goalkeeper
Jair Cunha Defender
Nikola Milenković Defender
Morato Defender
Nicoló Savona Defender
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Ryan Yates Midfielder
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Dan Ndoye Midfielder/Forward
Chris Wood Forward

Substitutions:

Callum Hudson-Odoi for Ryan Yates 64
Igor Jesus for Chris Wood 64
Omari Hutchinson for Dan Ndoye 65
Dilane Bakwa for Morato 77

Cards:

Ryan Yates 32 Y
Neco Williams 34 Y
Morato 68 Y
Elliott Anderson 83 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Victor
Defender Murillo
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Dilane Bakwa
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Forward Igor Jesus

Comments:

League position: 17th . Nottingham Forest were now without a win in their last nine games in all competitions (lost six). . Ange Postecoglou had now become the first manager to fail to win in his first four league games in charge of Forest since Andy Beattie in September 1960 in League Division One (eight). . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 12 away games in the Premier League.