Newcastle United vs Nottingham Forest Tips & Preview - Magpies to overcome unconvincing visitors

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Newcastle United host Nottingham Forest in EPL.
Both teams struggling for consistency and clean sheets.
Newcastle won both matches last season; Forest winless under new manager.

Newcastle United vs Nottingham Forest

Newcastle United host Nottingham Forest in an English Premier League clash on Sunday, with both teams looking to get some traction for their campaign.

The Magpies have picked up a few key results lately and will be keen to use that as a spark to jumpstart their season. They also have a good record in this fixture and should get the better of the visitors, who remain winless under the new manager.

Newcastle United News

Newcastle United’s form this season has been patchy, and they are currently down in the bottom half of the table. They suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Arsenal last time out in the Premier League despite taking the lead through Nick Woltemade.

The Magpies have picked up a few key results this season, like the 4-1 EFL Cup home victory over Bradford City. They will also head into this clash off the back of a 4-0 UEFA Champions League win at Union Saint-Gilloise, and manager Eddie Howe will be keen to replicate that performance.

Newcastle United have shown some attacking quality, scoring in four of their last five matches across all competitions. However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last three home matches, all of which have produced over 2.5 goals.

Nottingham Forest News

Things appear to be getting worse for Nottingham Forest, who remain without a win under new manager Ange Postecoglou. They are just one point above the relegation zone and fans are already calling on the gaffer to be sacked after barely three weeks in charge.

The visitors suffered a 1-0 home defeat to newly promoted Sunderland in their previous Premier League fixture. They followed up that result with a 3-2 loss to Danish side Midtjylland in the UEFA Europa League.

One similarity with Newcastle United is that Nottingham Forest also look shaky at the back and are without a clean sheet in their last nine matches across all competitions. However, they have found the net in six of those matches, while six fixtures on this run have also produced over 2.5 goals.

Head to Head

Newcastle United have seven wins while Nottingham Forest have picked up four victories, with one draw in the last 12 matches. The hosts did the double last season, winning 3-1 away before a 4-3 home victory in the reverse fixture.

Verdict

Newcastle v Nottm Forest

Newcastle United look like they are slowly getting back their rhythm this season and will aim to build on the win over Union Saint-Gilloise. Having also done the double last season, they should once again have the upper hand over Nottingham Forest, who look completely out of sorts at the moment.

Both teams have scored in their last five meetings, all of which have produced over 2.5 goals. Sunday's clash is expected to serve up a similar outcome.

Newcastle United

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