Newcastle will hope to reduce the seven-point gap between them and the top four when they host Nottingham Forest in the Premier League’s early kick-off on Boxing Day.
The injury-stricken Magpies suffered a fifth defeat in six games in all competitions with a surprise 1-0 failure at Luton on Saturday but have lost just once at St. James’ Park in league action so far in 2023/24.
Forest continue to struggle on the road with just one away league win from nine matches this season and couldn’t make a winning start to the Nuno Espirito Santo era as they were beaten 3-2 by Bournemouth. They now sit just two points above the relegation zone.
Here’s 90min’s preview of this Boxing Day clash.
Newcastle vs Nottingham Forest H2H Record (Last Five Games)
Current form (all competitions)
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United Kingdom |
Amazon Prime Video |
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United States |
nbcsports.com, USA Network, NBC Sports App |
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Canada |
fuboTV Canada |
Newcastle lineup vs Nottingham Forest (4-3-3): Dubravka; Trippier, Botman, Schar, Burn; Miley, Guimaraes, Longstaff; Almiron, Isak, Gordon.
Nottingham Forest lineup vs Newcastle (4-2-3-1): Turner; Aina, Murillo, Niakhate, Montiel; Danilo, Sangare; Hudson-Odoi, Gibbs-White, Elanga; Wood.
Things aren’t looking pretty for Newcastle right now. With their players either injured or on the edge of severe burnout, it could be an ideal time for Forest to attempt to steal some points from St James’ Park on Tuesday.
However, the Magpies remain strong at home and key attacking personnel like Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon should thrive against a Forest defence that has conceded 33 goals so far this season.
Prediction: Newcastle 2-1 Nottingham Forest
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