Newcastle overcame Nottingham Forest, 2x3, on Saturday, on matchweek 24. In this competition, both teams came from a draw. Bruno Guimarães runned the show.
With 10 minutes on the clock, Bruno Guimarães opened the scoring for Newcastle. After 26 minutes, Anthony Elanga fired home for Nottingham Forest. Shortly before the interval, Fabian Schär struck the second goal for Eddie Howe's team. Shortly before the interval, Hudson-Odoi scored the second goal for Nuno Espírito Santo's team.
In the 66th minute, Bruno Guimarães wrapped things up.
After the result Newcastle are 7th in the table, with 36 points, while Nottingham Forest sit 16th place, with 21 points. In their next fixture, Eddie Howe's team will host Bournemouth. Meanwhile, Nuno Espírito Santo's team will play at home against West Ham.
Nottingham Forest | Newcastle | |||
7 | 3 | Shots | 2 | 8 |
2 | Shots on target | 2 | ||
3 | Total Tackles | 3 | ||
1 | Tackles Won | 1 | ||
8 | 7 | Ball steals | 14 | 7 |
8 | 50 | Total Passes | 111 | 7 |
8 | 45 | Passes Completed | 102 | 7 |
7 | 2 | Saves | 1 | 8 |
7 | 4 | Fouls Committed | 2 | 8 |
3 | Fouls Suffered | 3 |