Follow live coverage as Nottingham Forest face Newcastle United today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Nottingham Forest FC 1 - 3 Newcastle United FC
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
16:08Newcastle come away from the City Ground with three points after a superb second half sees them notch a 3-1 away win. In a relatively even, fast-paced encounter, Murillo's powerfully-taken header was the difference maker in the first half. Elanga's free-kick cross picked out the Brazilian in the 23rd minute and he headed down past Pope for his first Forest goal in 47 club appearances. After the break, the Magpies were a changed side, managing to adapt to the frenetic tempo. Isak restored parity in the 54th minute, as a corner wasn't cleared by the hosts. It dropped to the Swede, and he fired in off the left post. In the 72nd minute, the visitors were deadly on the counter to double their tally as Joelinton came in off the right to curl in off the left post. Barnes' introduction from the bench brought goal number three as Howe's side strode away from the men in red. Again, it was a counter, as several passes carved through Forest before Barnes jinked in from the left to hit the bottom-left corner with power. After their 0.58 xG outing, the defeated Forest stay in third. Their 1.56 xG visitors Newcastle go eighth after this victory. Thank you for joining us today, goodbye!
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:58FULL-TIME: NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1-3 NEWCASTLE UNITED
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:58Through the tired legs, Guimaraes works the space well and Barnes drives forwards. The substitute is in on goal, yet fires over.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:57Substitution Alexander Isak William Idamudia Daugard Osula
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:54Forest need a goal and Murillo has a go from miles out! He hits it well, but the rasping shot is way too high.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:53Tonali takes the ball to the corner in the Forest final third. It's then out for a goal-kick with Sels.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:52There will be a whopping seven minutes of added time at the City Ground. Awoniyi is targeted by Aina and a Newcastle head manages to nod it behind. The subsequent right-sided corner is cleared at the near post.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:50Talk about isolation... Wood hasn't managed a single touch in the opposition box today against Newcastle.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:50Yates fouls Guimaraes in the centre circle. Yates has now committed five fouls in this game, more than any other player (ahead of Guimaraes who has three fouls).
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:47Substitution Alexandre Moreno Lopera James Michael Edward Ward-Prowse
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:47Newcastle United have scored three goals in a game for the first time since 19th May 2024 against Brentford (W4-2). It could be more as Schar of all people is up to try and latch onto an Isak pass, however, the defender stumbles and loses the ball.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:47Substitution Anthony David Junior Elanga Taiwo Micheal Awoniyi
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:46Only Papiss Cisse (eight) and Callum Wilson (seven) have scored more goals as a substitute in the Premier League for Newcastle than Harvey Barnes (six).
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:43Aina and Jota work on the right for Forest, but their industry comes to a frustrating end.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:43Goal Harvey Lewis Barnes
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:40After pulling up while tracking back to defend, Gordon's injury is presumably muscular. Harvey Barnes comes on for the Scouser.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:40Jota crosses from the right and Elanga heads wide left! He practically takes it off the men at the back post.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:38After Wood rises to a right-sided cross that Sels claims, Guimaraes rushes an effort from deep. We're not really sure what the logic was, as it squirms low and wide left.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:37Going back to the goal... Joelinton is the 12th Brazilian player to score 20+ Premier League goals with only France (24) and Spain (14) having more different scorers in the competition (excluding Home Nations).
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:36Newcastle United have attempted 5 shots on target in this match, higher than their season average of 4.0 in the Premier League.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:36Sosa is instantly involved as Forest surge forward to offer a response. However, his effort is blocked well.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:33Substitution Nicolás Martín Domínguez Ramón Sosa Acosta
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:33Elanga crosses for Wood, but Pope claims as the Kiwi falls under the challenge of Burn. Newcastle break...
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:32Assist Alexander Isak
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:31Goal Joelinton Cássio Apolinário de Lira
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:31Forest have a free-kick, yet Newcastle clear. They just haven't been able to pick Wood out today.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:30Newcastle United have attempted 13 shots in this match, higher than their season average of 12.1 in the Premier League.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:29ISAK! Elanga's cross sticks in and around the box before Jota is dispossessed allowing Gordon to break with Willock on the right. Isak is found at the back post and volleys agonisingly wide right of Sels' goal!
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:28After Hall opts to spray the free-kick out to the left for the cross, Sels punches and Forest counter. Burn brings down Jota and he could be in trouble! It's just a warning for the big man, as the men in red have a set-piece in a useful crossing position.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:28Substitution Joseph George Willock Sandro Tonali
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:26That card has been due. Yates has committed the most fouls in this match (four).
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:25Joelinto drives towards the right byline and lifts it back across. Gordon heads it goalward, yet Sels isn't tested.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:25Yellow Card Ryan James Yates
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:22Yates meets a Forest corner from the right. He does the right thing and powers it into the ground but Pope is able to easily gather.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:20Nuno Espirito Santo makes a double change. Gibbs-White comes off for former Newcastle youth product Elliot Anderson.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:19Substitution Callum James Hudson-Odoi João Pedro Ferreira Silva
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:19Newcastle's tails are up now after Isak's goal and Murillo has to make a brilliant last-ditch tackle to keep it 1-1. This game has a ridiculous pace to it.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:18Isak has now scored his fourth Premier League goal against Nottingham Forest, only netting more often in the competition against West Ham and Tottenham (both five).
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:14Dominguez! Wood feeds the Argentinian who was floor-bound earlier. He sprints down the right on the counter before firing from a tight angle. Pope saves with his feet!
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:14Goal Alexander Isak
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:13Forest have movement on their bench as the hosts seem to have a double change on the cards.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:13Guimaraes! After Sels palms a left-sided cross out, the Brazilian goes for an audacious effort with the outside of his right foot as he looks for the top-left corner after dancing centrally. It's just over!
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:10Forest then counter with Hudson-Odoi, and he works it in-field to Gibbs-White. Newcastle get bodies back to slow the move and the midfielder stumbles over the ball as the away side regain possession.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:09The day's visitors are enjoying much of the ball early in this second half. Livramento tries to make inroads on the right, yet Murillo clears well. Newcastle keep on coming.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:07Newcastle take the kick-off with Isak and we're back in action for the second half. The Magpies have work to do.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
15:01While Yates is lucky, on further review, to not be booked for his elbow on the defender. With another risque challenge on Longstaff in the centre, he was lucky the Magpie didn't go down easy, otherwise he could've been in trouble. If anything, these small moments have added to a wider intense atmosphere on the bank of the Trent. Newcastle put in 19 crosses to Nottingham Forest's seven in the opening half but only one of the Magpies' was successful. Murillo recorded seven clearances in the first 45 minutes, the most of any Nottingham Forest player and six more than any Newcastle player. Forest have exceeded their 0.33 xG with Murillo's well-taken header, while Newcastle have underperformed their 0.42 xG. This is the fourth time in six Premier League away matches this season that Newcastle have trailed at half-time, however, they can still stay confident in their abilities, as they have only lost one of the previous three (W1 D1).
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:58Nottingham Forest lead Newcastle 1-0 at the City Ground as we enter the interval. In a relatively even, fast-paced encounter, Murillo's powerfully-taken header is the difference maker. The game's tempo was set almost immediately. Yates managed to evade punishment with an accidental elbow to Livramento's face before Burn was booked for a cynical foul on Gibbs-White in the seventh minute. Willock consistently looked like a promising outlet for Newcastle on the left, yet when he was forced to defend in the 20th minute, he gave away the game's so-far influential free-kick as Elanga was tripped on the right byline. The Swede got up and crossed excellently and his ball was met brilliantly by Murillo to head down past Pope for his first Forest goal in 47 club appearances. There have been a handful of half-bothered penalty shouts, yet with two physical defences playing a big part in this end-to-end match, referee Taylor has remained unmoved.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:51HALF-TIME: NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1-0 NEWCASTLE UNITED
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:51It's a bit of a crowd scene on the edge of the Forest box. newcastle's pressure culminates in a Schar shot from range that gets blocked. Wood nearly counters, but Burn deals with the danger.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:50Gibbs-White and Joelinton's battle continues, as this time, the England man fouls his Brazilian opponent.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:49Tensions come to a boil as Gibbs-White and Joelinton clash. It's more handbags than anything else, yet the Forest man isn't happy with the Brazilian after a heavy challenge. This phase follows a superb tackle from Murillo as Isak tries to get in behind him down the right-central channel. Livramento then goes down in the area after colliding with Moreno, yet again though, Taylor isn't interested. There will be three minutes of added time.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:46Willock goes down in the Forest area, yet Taylor is unmoved. The Trees break, yet the visitors track back well to slow the move down.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:45Forest have ridden the pressure well and now look to come forward again themselves. Gibbs-White fires from range after a series of passes on the left-centre. Schar blocks, Newcastle come out, and Gordon is fouled.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:44Hall plays it into the near post before its cleared. The next Hall ball in is collected by Sels and the hosts nearly break away.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:43Livramento sneaks round the back of Hudson-Odoi with a smart give-and-go on the right. The right-back is fouled by the winger, with a real attacker's tackle. It's just outside the box. Similar position to Elanga's cross for the Forest goal.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:42Hall has had the most touches so far in this match (50) while he has also made the most passes in the final third (13).
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:40Moreno runs forward after beating Livramento in the air to chase his own flicked header on the left. He crosses low for Wood, but Schar puts it behind. Corner to come from the left. The delivery comes in but it's off Gibbs-White's head at the near post and comfortably off target.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:38Aina's long throw from the right is headed out of the Newcastle box. Forest get the ball down and look to continue a sustained spell of pressure and possession.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:38Joelinton crosses from the right and Moreno deflects it up. Sels flaps at it off his line under the challenge of Wood in the air, and Forest eventually look to counter. However, Elanga's ball in-field from the right is looped out of the box by Schar it looks like.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:35Livramento crosses, but Murillo's header sees the ball out for another Newcastle corner. Gordon takes and Murillo is up again before Isak's shot is blocked in one phase, as Longstaff's is saved by Sels at his left post in the next.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:35Wood slips in Elanga after the winger darts off the big man's hold-up play. He jinks in from the right, but his effort is blocked and ricochets up for an easy Sels claim.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:33The free-kick from Gordon on the right is lofted over. Joelinton rises, yet it's off the top of his head and over comfortably.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:33Gordon's corner is headed out by the men in red and the Magpies have to push back into their own half before trying to fly forward once more. Hudson-Odoi clips Guimaraes and now the visitors have a free-kick on the right in a dangerous crossing position.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:29Willock continues to be a big part of Newcastle's response. He shimmies and drives down the left, calling Milenkovic into action to block him off for another corner on the left.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:29Interestingly, no side have scored more goals via set pieces (excluding penalties) than Nottingham Forest in the Premier League this season. They have five - level with Arsenal and Aston Villa.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:27Newcastle look to bounce back after conceding and the Trees part on the edge of the Forest box. Guimaraes fires powerfully and Sels has to tip away well to his right! The corner comes in, yet Milenkovic deals with the trouble.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:27Elanga has now assisted three goals in three appearances in the Premier League against Newcastle United.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:23Assist Anthony David Junior Elanga
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:23The corner finds Aina on the edge. He thinks about shooting but feeds the ball back to Elanga on the right and Willock wipes out the winger as he touches it past him.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:22Goal Murillo Santiago Costa dos Santos
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:22The visitors keep up their pressure here, until Dominguez cuts out the danger. Hudson-Odoi looks to fuel a break and crosses from the left to try and find Elanga. It's nodded out, before the next phase sees Yates shoot from the right byline and Pope is forced into a low save at his near post. Corner.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:19Newcastle look threatening on the left. Willock is tricky in the pockets and fashions some space on the left of the box before crossing to the back post for Gordon. The former Everton man can only lash his effort high over the bar from the angle on the right byline.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:18And what about Forest's goals? Well, we wrote of Woods' influence so far this term. He has scored in his last four Premier League games. It’s his third such run in the competition (also September 2020 and April 2024) but he’s never scored in five in a row before. Can he do it today?
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:17Possession is changing hands quite quickly in the middle of the park as both teams spar in a gritty spell. So, how about a stat? Last season, Newcastle became just the second-ever club to have 20 different goalscorers (excluding own goals) in a single Premier League season, along with Manchester United in 2012-13. So far this season, only Crystal Palace (four) have had fewer different scorers than the Magpies (five).
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:14Newcastle build up to Forest's box, and Hudson-Odoi's header is only half-clear. Willock picks up the ball and fires on Sels' goal, yet it's wide left of the target.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:13Having a central defender on a yellow for more than 80 minutes is not ideal with the pace Forest have on the counter-attack. As well as Newcastle's high line, things may have to change at the interval, depending on how the Magpies can organise their defence.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:11Livramento is patched up after a slight bloody lip. Murillo then plays the free-kick forward, yet Elanga can't be found and Newcastle retain possession with a throw.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:09Speaking of Hall's earlier block, the youngster makes his 29th Premier League appearance for Newcastle today. Hall joins Jermaine Jenas (69), Steve Watson (53), James Milner (47) and Steven Taylor (41) as the only Englishmen to make more for the Magpies before turning 21.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:08Yellow Card Daniel Johnson Burn
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:07Willock crosses low into the Forest box from the left and it's put behind. The resulting corner on the right is cleared out by Moreno.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:05Big block from Hall! Elanga whips in an early free-kick from the right as Forest whack on the pressure right from the get go. Yates is in there and it drops out to Wood but Hall blocks bravely. The flag is up though, for offside.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:04And we're off at the City Ground.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
14:02Today's head referee is Anthony Taylor. He leads the players out to a bubbling atmosphere. In accordance with Remembrance Sunday, there will be a respectful ceremony before kick-off today, as we honour troops past and present that have given so much for the freedoms we enjoy today. We will remember them. After a touching Last Post rendition, it looks like the hosts will get us underway.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
13:58Nottingham Forest have won just one of their 12 Premier League games against Newcastle (D3 L8), picking up a 3-1 win at St James’ Park last season with Chris Wood scoring a hat-trick. This season, the New Zealander is on fire, sitting joint-second in the scorer's charts with eight goals. Level with Bryan Mbuemo and Mohamed Salah, Wood has scored his eight goals from just 21 shots. No player to have had at least 20 attempts has a better conversion rate than the Kiwi (38.1%) in the competition this term. Newcastle United's leading players in the final third so far have been Alexander Isak and Harvey Barnes, who have each netted three times. Isak, particularly, is one to watch. He loves this fixture, scoring three goals in his two Premier League games against Nottingham Forest, only netting more against Tottenham and West Ham (five each).
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
13:53Newcastle are also unchanged from their last game, a 1-0 win against Arsenal. The Magpies, who won at the City Ground in the Carabao Cup in August, are looking to keep their winning formula intact to stretch their unbeaten league run at the stadium to seven games. This game is just the second Premier League fixture this season between two sides with unchanged starting XIs after Fulham v Leicester in August.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
13:48In an impressive run of form, Nottingham Forest are unsurprisingly unchanged from last week's 3-0 win over West Ham. James Ward-Prowse returns to the bench, having been unable to face his parent club, along with defender Morato as Forest seek a fourth successive Premier League win for the first time since 1995.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
13:43SUBS: Martin Dubravka, Lloyd Kelly, Matt Targett, Lewis Miley, Sandro Tonali, Harvey Barnes, Jacob Murphy, Miguel Almiron, William Osula.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
13:38NEWCASTLE (4-3-3): Nick Pope; Tino Livramento, Fabian Schar, Dan Burn, Lewis Hall; Sean Longstaff, Bruno Guimaraes, Joe Willock; Anthony Gordon, Alexander Isak, Joelinton.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
13:38SUBS: Carlos Miguel, Morato, Neco Williams, Willy Boly, Elliot Anderson, James Ward-Prowse, Jota Silva, Ramon Sosa, Taiwo Awoniyi.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
13:38NOTTINGHAM FOREST (4-2-3-1): Matz Sels; Ola Aina, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo, Alex Moreno; Ryan Yates, Nicolas Dominguez; Anthony Elanga, Morgan Gibbs-White, Callum Hudson-Odoi; Chris Wood.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
13:32High-flying hosts Nottingham Forest have exceeded many expectations so far this term and occupy third place with 19 points after 10 matches. Forest won their last Premier League match 3-0 at home against West Ham United, extending their unbeaten streak to four (W3 D1 L0). Newcastle United defeated Arsenal 1-0 at home in their last league match to snap a five-match winless streak, putting them in 12th place on 15 points. The previous league fixture between these sides saw Newcastle emerge victorious 3-2 at The City Ground last season. Bruno Guimaraes led the Magpies with two goals, scoring in the 10th and 66th minute. Fabian Schar was also on the scoresheet. Anthony Elanga and Callum Hudson-Odoi were the scorers for Forest.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
13:32Hello everyone, and welcome to the Premier League's 11th matchday. This afternoon's live text commentary brings you Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
13:30Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United
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