Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest, 26 December 2023

Score3-1 to Nottingham Forest
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt James' Park
Attendance52,207

View Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest head to head

Kick-off: 12.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 11 Newcastle United won: 7 Drawn: 3 Nottingham Forest won: 1 Newcastle United scored: 20 Nottingham Forest scored: 8 . Prior to this game, Nottingham Foreast were the only team that Newcastle United had met five or more games in the Premier League without losing.

1 Newcastle United

Manager: Eddie Howe

3 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Alexander Isak penalty 23 P

Goals:

Chris Wood 45+1 G
Chris Wood 53 G
Chris Wood 60 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka
Defender Sven Botman
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Fabian Schär
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier
Midfielder Bruno Guimarães
Midfielder Anthony Gordon
Midfielder Lewis Miley
Midfielder/Forward Miguel Almirón
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Alexander Isak

Starting lineup:

Matt Turner Goalkeeper
Gonzalo Montiel Defender
Murillo Defender
Moussa Niakhaté Defender
Ola Aina Defender/Midfielder
Danilo Midfielder
Callum Hudson-Odoi Midfielder
Ibrahim Sangaré Midfielder
Anthony Elanga Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Chris Wood Forward

Substitutions:

Tino Livramento for Dan Burn 55
Callum Wilson for Miguel Almirón 55
Joelinton for Sean Longstaff 71
Lewis Hall for Sven Botman 79

Substitutions:

Neco Williams for Gonzalo Montiel 70
Ryan Yates for Ibrahim Sangaré 70
Nicolás Domínguez for Callum Hudson-Odoi 80
Joe Worrall for Anthony Elanga 90
Cheikhou Kouyaté for Danilo 90+1

Cards:

Anthony Gordon 27 Y
Bruno Guimarães 85 Y
Fabian Schär 88 Y

Cards:

Ibrahim Sangaré 26 Y
Gonzalo Montiel 28 Y
Neco Williams 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Loris Karius
Defender Paul Dummett
Defender Emil Krafth
Defender Alex Murphy
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Hall
Defender/Midfielder Tino Livramento
Midfielder Matt Ritchie
Midfielder/Forward Joelinton
Forward Callum Wilson

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos
Defender Nuno Tavares
Defender Joe Worrall
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Orel Mangala
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Forward Divock Origi

Comments:

League position: 8th . Newcastle United had won their preceding seven home games in the Premier League; their longest such run since January 2003. . The Magpies had now scored the opening goal in all ten of their home games so far in this Premier League season. . Chris Wood became the second former Newcastle United player to score a hat-trick in the Premier League against them; previously Andy Cole for Manchester United in August 1999.

Comments:

League position: 16th . Nottingham Forest had now won two of their last 15 games in the Premier League (lost eight). . This was the first time that they had conceded the opening goal but recovered to win an away game in the Premier League since a 3-1 victory at Leeds United in April 1996. . Chris Wood had now scored Forest's second hat-trick in the Premier League; previously Kevin Campbell at Coventry City in August 1996.

1 Newcastle United

Manager: Eddie Howe

Goals:

Alexander Isak penalty 23 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka
Defender Sven Botman
Defender Dan Burn
Defender Fabian Schär
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Trippier
Midfielder Bruno Guimarães
Midfielder Anthony Gordon
Midfielder Lewis Miley
Midfielder/Forward Miguel Almirón
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Alexander Isak

Substitutions:

Tino Livramento for Dan Burn 55
Callum Wilson for Miguel Almirón 55
Joelinton for Sean Longstaff 71
Lewis Hall for Sven Botman 79

Cards:

Anthony Gordon 27 Y
Bruno Guimarães 85 Y
Fabian Schär 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Loris Karius
Defender Paul Dummett
Defender Emil Krafth
Defender Alex Murphy
Defender/Midfielder Lewis Hall
Defender/Midfielder Tino Livramento
Midfielder Matt Ritchie
Midfielder/Forward Joelinton
Forward Callum Wilson

Comments:

League position: 8th . Newcastle United had won their preceding seven home games in the Premier League; their longest such run since January 2003. . The Magpies had now scored the opening goal in all ten of their home games so far in this Premier League season. . Chris Wood became the second former Newcastle United player to score a hat-trick in the Premier League against them; previously Andy Cole for Manchester United in August 1999.

3 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Chris Wood 45+1 G
Chris Wood 53 G
Chris Wood 60 G

Starting lineup:

Matt Turner Goalkeeper
Gonzalo Montiel Defender
Murillo Defender
Moussa Niakhaté Defender
Ola Aina Defender/Midfielder
Danilo Midfielder
Callum Hudson-Odoi Midfielder
Ibrahim Sangaré Midfielder
Anthony Elanga Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Chris Wood Forward

Substitutions:

Neco Williams for Gonzalo Montiel 70
Ryan Yates for Ibrahim Sangaré 70
Nicolás Domínguez for Callum Hudson-Odoi 80
Joe Worrall for Anthony Elanga 90
Cheikhou Kouyaté for Danilo 90+1

Cards:

Ibrahim Sangaré 26 Y
Gonzalo Montiel 28 Y
Neco Williams 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos
Defender Nuno Tavares
Defender Joe Worrall
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Orel Mangala
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Forward Divock Origi

Comments:

League position: 16th . Nottingham Forest had now won two of their last 15 games in the Premier League (lost eight). . This was the first time that they had conceded the opening goal but recovered to win an away game in the Premier League since a 3-1 victory at Leeds United in April 1996. . Chris Wood had now scored Forest's second hat-trick in the Premier League; previously Kevin Campbell at Coventry City in August 1996.