Newcastle United vs Nottingham Forest – Match preview, form & H2H

Premier League Premier League Round 18
Newcastle
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Nottingham Forest
St. James' Park

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Last 5 matches

Newcastle 1 W · 1 D · 3 L
  1. D Fulham – Newcastle Premier League · 1–1
  2. L Newcastle – Everton Premier League · 0–1
  3. W Crystal Palace – Newcastle Premier League · 0–2
  4. L Newcastle – Aston Villa Premier League · 0–1
  5. L Coventry City – Newcastle Premier League · 4–1
Nottingham Forest 1 W · 1 D · 3 L
  1. W Nottingham Forest – Manchester City Premier League · 3–1
  2. L Brentford – Nottingham Forest Premier League · 2–0
  3. D Ipswich – Nottingham Forest Premier League · 1–1
  4. L Nottingham Forest – Arsenal Premier League · 0–1
  5. L Crystal Palace – Nottingham Forest Premier League · 3–1

Last 5 in numbers

In their last 5 matches, all competitions.
Statistic Newcastle Nottingham Forest
Goals scored 4(0.8 per match) 5(1 per match)
Goals conceded 7(1.4 per match) 8(1.6 per match)
Matches without conceding 1 of 5 0 of 5
Matches without scoring 2 of 5 2 of 5
Yellow cards 16(3.2 per match) 11(2.2 per match)
Corners 21(4.2 per match) 28(5.6 per match)
League position Premier League
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Newcastle United Newcastle 10 3 3 4 13 16 -3 12
16 Nottingham Forest 10 2 3 5 9 13 -4 9
Uefa Champions League Uefa Europa League Relegation

Gap between teams: 3 points

Full Premier League standings

This season compared

Premier League 2026/2027
Newcastle Nottingham Forest
10 Matches played 10
1.3 Goals scored per match 0.9
1.6 Goals conceded per match 1.3
50% Average possession 45%
5 of 10 Matches with 3 or more goals 4 of 10
4.3 Corners per match 4.5
2.7 Yellow cards per match 2.4
2 of 10 Matches without conceding 1 of 10

Top scorers

Premier League 2026/2027
Newcastle United
Harvey Barnes

Attacker

2 Goals
2 Assists
Minutes per goal 444'
Pass accuracy 80.8%
Matches played 10
Minutes played 887'

Also scoring

  1. Anthony Elanga Attacker · 165' per goal 2 Goals 0 Assists
  2. Joe Willock Midfielder · 286' per goal 2 Goals 0 Assists
Nottingham Forest
Liam Delap

Attacker

3 Goals
0 Assists
Minutes per goal 227'
Pass accuracy 61.2%
Matches played 9
Minutes played 682'

Also scoring

  1. Dan Ndoye Attacker · 313' per goal 2 Goals 0 Assists
  2. Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder · 810' per goal 1 Goals 3 Assists

Minutes per goal: how many minutes, on average, the player needs to score. Lower is better.

Head to head Last 5 meetings
Newcastle United wins
Draws
Nottingham Forest wins
4
1
0
80%
20%
0%
Total goals 20 Across 5 meetings
Avg goals 4 4 per match
Newcastle United goals 13 2.6 per match
Nottingham Forest goals 7 1.4 per match
Both teams scored 80% 4/5 matches
Over 2.5 goals 60% 3/5 matches
Avg corners per match 8.4 Across 5 meetings
Avg cards per match 3.2 Yellow + red cards
Last meeting 1 - 1
Nottingham Forest 1–1 1 1 Newcastle United
Newcastle United 2–0 2 0 Nottingham Forest
Newcastle United 4–3 4 3 Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest 1–3 1 3 Newcastle United
Nottingham Forest 2–3 2 3 Newcastle United

See full Newcastle United vs Nottingham Forest history & stats

About the match

Newcastle United vs Nottingham Forest will be played on 30 December 2026 at 19:30 UTC at St. James' Park in the Premier League.

Ahead of kick-off, Newcastle United are 12th in the Premier League standings, while Nottingham Forest are 16th.

Head-to-head

Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest have met 8 times in the available head-to-head data.

Newcastle United won 6 times, while Nottingham Forest won once, with one meeting ending in a draw.