Newcastle vs Nottingham preview and prediction: An attacking feast.
The match between Newcastle and Nottingham in the English Premier League will take place at 9:00 PM on February 23rd. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the form, provides football commentary, and predicts the score.
Latest Newcastle vs Nottingham team news
Despite suffering a heavy defeat against Man City, Newcastle at least don't face any new injury concerns. This means that manager Eddie Howe is likely to have only three players absent for this weekend's match.
Joelinton, Jamaal Lascelles, and Sven Botman are all recovering from knee injuries. Although Botman's problem isn't too serious, manager Howe has confirmed that the centre-back is unlikely to feature. Given Botman's extensive injury history, Newcastle will not risk using him.
In attack, despite failing to score in the last two matches, Isak remains the biggest hope, having scored in all three previous encounters with Nottingham Forest.
For Nottingham Forest, the visitors welcome back Callum Hudson-Odoi, who came off the bench in the defeat against Fulham. The presence of the former Chelsea player may lead manager Nuno Espírito Santo to revert to his familiar 4-2-3-1 formation, instead of using a three-centre-back system. This could result in Morato having to give way to Hudson-Odoi, who will partner Chris Wood, Anthony Elanga, and Morgan Gibbs-White in attack.
Nottingham Forest have only two injury concerns: Taiwo Awoniyi (nose injury) and goalkeeper Carlos Miguel (hamstring). However, their number one goalkeeper, Matz Sels, is still leading the race for the Premier League Golden Glove with 10 clean sheets.
Latest predicted lineups for Newcastle vs Nottingham
Newcastle United:
Dubravka; Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall; Guimaraes, Tonali, Longstaff; Murphy, Isak, Gordon
Nottingham Forest:
Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Danilo, Anderson; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood
Latest football match prediction: Newcastle vs Nottingham
Newcastle's busy schedule with important EFL Cup matches, where they reached the final against Liverpool, and their extensive involvement in the FA Cup appear to be impacting their Premier League form. Evidence of this is their three defeats in their last four matches.
Eddie Howe's side's only victory during this period was against Southampton, a team struggling at the bottom of the table. Meanwhile, Man City followed in the footsteps of Bournemouth and Fulham to deal another blow to Newcastle's ambitions of breaking into the top four.
The crushing 0-4 defeat against Man City not only puts Newcastle at a significant disadvantage in the race for a Champions League spot next season, but also puts them at risk of suffering three consecutive home defeats in the Premier League for the first time since Steve Bruce. This worst-case scenario hasn't happened since February 2021.
Nevertheless, a victory against Nottingham Forest would rekindle Newcastle's hopes of closing the gap with the Champions League qualification spots. However, they need to be extremely cautious as Forest have won both of their last two encounters with Newcastle, including an impressive 3-1 victory at St James' Park on Boxing Day in 2023.
On the visitors' side, Nottingham Forest shared a similar fate with Newcastle, having just suffered a defeat against Fulham. Chris Wood's 18th goal of the Premier League season was still not enough to prevent Forest from losing 1-2.
That defeat marked Forest's second consecutive away loss, following their humiliating 0-5 defeat to Bournemouth. Despite this, they remain in third place and are guaranteed a top-four finish after this round of matches.
Manager Nuno Espírito Santo has never experienced a run of three consecutive away defeats since taking over Forest. In fact, “The Tricky Trees” haven’t had a run of three consecutive away defeats since Steve Cooper’s time in December 2023.
However, Newcastle somewhat redeemed themselves in this encounter with a 3-1 victory at Forest's City Ground in November 2024. Can the Magpies avenge their home defeat from last season, or will Nottingham Forest continue to inflict heartbreak on them?
Latest Newcastle vs Nottingham score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Newcastle vs Nottinghamas follows:
- Sportsmole:Newcastle 2-0 Nottingham
- WhoScore:Newcastle 2-1 Nottingham
- Our newspaper predicts:Newcastle 1-1 Nottingham
When and where can I watch Newcastle vs Nottingham live?
To watch the Newcastle vs Nottingham match live in the English Premier League at 9:00 PM on February 23rd, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.
