Newcastle are aiming to win four successive league meetings with Nottingham Forest for the first time since 1937. The Garibaldi Reds have won only once in the league at St James' Park since 1988, this a memorable 3-1 victory on Boxing Day 2023, with Chris Wood scoring a hat-trick.
Newcastle vs Nottingham Forest preview
After these two sides endured mixed fortunes in European competition during the week, an intriguing Premier League clash awaits from the North East on Sunday.
Newcastle United claimed their biggest-ever Champions League victory in Wednesday's early kick off, demolishing Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 4-0 in Brussels. Nick Woltemade's impudent flick broke the deadlock at Stade Constant Vanden Stock, Anthony Gordon emphatically converted a pair of penalties, before Harvey Barnes completed the rout ten minutes from time. With back-to-back home games against Benfica and Athletic Club to come, the Toon Army appear well-placed to reach the knockout stages.
Back in the Premier League, Eddie Howe's side have still only won once in six attempts, beating bottom of the table Wolves 1-0 at home. Last Sunday, the Magpies were really on the wrong end of a sucker punch, defeated 2-1 by Arsenal at home, conceding in the 85th and then 96th minute, having been leading for so long. Here, can Newcastle get back to winning ways on Tyneside?
Well, for any team in need of a victory, Nottingham Forest may be the ideal opponents at this moment in time. On Thursday night, the City Ground hosted European football for the first time since March 1996, but the party atmosphere turned toxic pretty quickly. The Garibaldi Reds were beaten 3-2 by Midtjylland, falling behind early and never really able to recover, leading to home supporters angrily chanting "you're getting sacked in the morning" towards under fire manager Ange Postecoglou.
That's because, since Evangelos Marinakis decided to replace the ultra-popular Nuno Espírito Santo with the Australian, Forest have failed to win any of their six matches. In Premier League terms, they are without a win since the opening day, defeated 1-0 by Sunderland last Saturday, so sit just one point and one place above the drop zone. Between this international break and the November window, Forest face Chelsea, Bournemouth, Manchester United and Leeds, as well as Porto and Sturm Graz in the Europa League, which certainly won't be easy, hence why Postecoglou could badly do with a victory here, even if everything points towards a Newcastle win on Tyneside.
Newcastle United vs Nottingham Forest head-to-head record
- Matches Played: 119.
- Newcastle United Wins: 57. Draws: 27. Nottingham Forest Wins: 35.
Newcastle team news
Eddie Howe confirmed during Friday's press conference that Tino Livramento will be sidelined for around eight weeks after suffering a knee injury against Arsenal, but that Jacob Ramsey is in contention to feature, having recovered from an ankle issue quicker than expected.
At the back, despite being available again, Fabian Schär is set to once again begin on the bench, given that summer signing Malick Thiaw has been immense in both matches so far this week. In attack, Anthony Elanga will face the club he departed this summer, chosen over Jacob Murphy.
Newcastle United predicted lineup vs Nottingham Forest: (4-3-3): Pope; Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Burn; Guimarães, Tonali, Joelinton; Elanga, Woltemade, Gordon.
Newcastle player to watch vs Nottingham Forest
Nick Woltemade's opener against Royale Union Saint-Gilloise means he has bagged three in four starts for Newcastle, so will hie excellent form continue?
Nottingham Forest team news
Ange Postecoglou remains without full-backs Oleksandr Zinchenko and Ola Aina, while star central defender Murillo hobbled off again on Thursday, so Nicolò Savona is set to come in.
Elsewhere, Douglas Luiz is out, so Ibrahim Sangaré could once again partner former Newcastle midfielder Elliot Anderson, with Nicolás Domínguez and Ryan Yates the alternatives.
Omari Hutchinson was controversially not included in the UEFA squad, but could play a role on Tyenside, while Igor Jesus has started both Europa League matches in attack, but may be back on the bench here.
Nottingham Forest predicted lineup vs Newcastle United: (4-3-3): Sels; Savona, Milenković, Morato, Williams; Sangaré, Anderson, Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood.
Nottingham Forest player to watch vs Newcastle
Chris Wood came off the bench to convert a penalty against Midtjylland, having seen two goals ruled out for offside. The Kiwi is therefore set to start this time, facing one of his many former clubs, having scored a sublime hat-trick on Tyneside two seasons ago.
Newcastle vs Nottingham Forest prediction
We're forecasting that Nottingham Forest's winless streak will continue, backing Newcastle to make home advantage count and add to Postecoglou's misery: Newcastle United 2-1 Nottingham Forest.
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What is the date and kick-off time for Newcastle United vs Nottingham Forest in the Premier League?
Newcastle United vs Nottingham Forest takes place on Sunday 5 October 2025, with kick off at 14:00 (BST), 9:00 (EDT) & 6:00 (PDT).