Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest, 30 December 2016
| Score | 3-1 to Newcastle United |
| Referee | Keith Stroud |
| Competition | League Championship |
| Venue | St James' Park |
| Attendance | 52,228 |
View Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest head to head
Kick-off: 7.45pm
Goals:
| Matt Ritchie | 4 |
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| Dwight Gayle | 63 |
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| Dwight Gayle | 80 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Karl Darlow
Defender
Ciaran Clark
Defender
Paul Dummett
Defender
Jamaal Lascelles
Defender
DeAndre Yedlin
Defender/Midfielder
Jack Colback
Defender/Midfielder
Isaac Hayden
Midfielder
Christian Atsu
Midfielder
Matt Ritchie
Midfielder/Forward
Ayoze Pérez
Forward
Dwight Gayle
Substitutions:
| Mo Diamé for Jack Colback | 67 |
| Achraf Lazaar for Matt Ritchie | 83 |
| Aleksandar Mitrović for Dwight Gayle | 88 |
Cards:
| Ciaran Clark | 12 | Y |
| Jack Colback | 53 | Y |
| DeAndre Yedlin | 65 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Matz Sels
Defender
Chancel Mbemba
Defender/Midfielder
Vurnon Anita
Defender/Midfielder
Achraf Lazaar
Midfielder/Forward
Mo Diamé
Midfielder/Forward
Yoan Gouffran
Forward
Aleksandar Mitrović
Comments:
League position: 1stGoals:
| Nicolau Dumitru-Cardoso | 29 |
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Starting lineup:
Vladimir Stojković
Goalkeeper
Thomas Lam
Defender
Eric Lichaj
Defender
Matt Mills
Defender
Jack Hobbs
Defender/Centre back
Matty Cash
Defender/Midfielder
Hildeberto
Defender/Midfielder
Pajtim Kasami
Midfielder
Ben Osborn
Midfielder/Forward
Nicklas Bendtner
Forward
Nicolau Dumitru-Cardoso
Forward
Substitutions:
| Britt Assombalonga for Nicolau Dumitru-Cardoso | 73 |
| David Vaughan for Nicklas Bendtner | 81 |
| Anel Ahmedhodžić for Thomas Lam | 84 |
Cards:
| Thomas Lam | 26 | Y |
| Matt Mills | 59 | Y |
| Matt Mills | 60 | Y |
| Matt Mills | 60 | R |
| Hildeberto | 61 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Stephen Henderson
Defender
Anel Ahmedhodžić
Midfielder
Muzzy Carayol
Midfielder
Jorge Grant
Midfielder
David Vaughan
Forward
Britt Assombalonga
Forward
Apostolos Vellios