Newcastle v Nottingham Forest result

Full-time · Newcastle 2–0 Nottingham Forest

Premier League · Sun, 05 Oct 2025 14:00 BST · St. James' Park

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Newcastle · Nottingham Forest · Head-to-head

Newcastle 2–0 Nottingham Forest — Newcastle won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Newcastle: 3.92 to 0.34 in expected goals, from 18 shots to 5, ahead on xG from the 10th minute (per-shot expected goals for this match).

The result

Newcastle beat Nottingham Forest 2–0 at St. James' Park in the Premier League on Sunday 5 October. Nottingham Forest are winless in their last nine matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Newcastle: Bruno Guimarães (58’, assisted by D. Burn) and Nick Woltemade (84’ pen).

Discipline

P. Bankes showed four yellow cards — against 3.8 yellows a game across the last 17 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Nottingham Forest: Ryan Yates (32’), Neco Williams (34’), Morato (68’) and Elliot Anderson (83’).

What it changes

Newcastle move up from 15th to 11th (seven league matches played).

Nottingham Forest move down from 16th to 17th (seven league matches played).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle) 9.1, Nick Woltemade (Newcastle) 6.9 and Sandro Tonali (Newcastle) 4.7 led the match.

Next up

Newcastle next travel to Crystal Palace on 25 October 2026.

Nottingham Forest next travel to Ipswich on 23 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Newcastle: Crystal Palace v Newcastle, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Nottingham Forest: Ipswich v Nottingham Forest, Friday 23 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Newcastle 2–0 Nottingham Forest · Premier League
Venue: St. James' Park · Newcastle upon Tyne
Referee: P. Bankes
Head-to-head (last 6): Newcastle 4 · draws 1 · Nottingham Forest 1 · 4.17 goals/game
Recent form: Newcastle 2W 1D 2L · Nottingham Forest 0W 2D 3L

Newcastle 2–0 Nottingham Forest (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 1

Goals

against 1 / 2.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.88 / 5.75

Corners

against 5.13 / 4.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.5 / 4.63

Shots on target

against 3.88 / 4.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.38 / 2

Cards

against 2.5 / 2 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.76 yellows

Referee · P. Bankes

1.76 home / 2 away

over 17 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 October 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 October 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Newcastle for / against	Line	Nottingham Forest for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.88 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.75 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12 for · 12 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.88 for · 11.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.5 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.63 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.5 for · 12 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.25 for · 10.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.38 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: P. Bankes — 3.76 yellow cards a game, 0.18 red cards, 21.59 fouls over 17 matches (1.76 to the home side, 2 to the away side).

Home 1.76Away 2

Newcastle

Newcastle — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
W. Osula n 8	34.9	4.5 5/4	0.6 2/0	—
J. Willock n 8	41.1	2.2 6/2	0.8 3/0	—
Joelinton n 8	77.6	1.7 8/3	1 5/2	E. Anderson
N. Woltemade n 8	60.5	1.5 5/1	2.2 6/4	Morgan Gibbs-White
D. Burn n 8	90	1.4 7/3	0.5 3/1	—

Newcastle — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Gordon n 8	73.6	2.4 7/4	1.5 6/3
W. Osula n 8	34.9	1.9 2/1	1.6 2/1
H. Barnes n 8	39.3	1.7 4/2	0.9 2/1
J. Murphy n 8	56.4	1.6 3/3	0.8 3/1
N. Woltemade n 8	60.5	1.5 4/2	0.9 4/1

Newcastle — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
W. Osula n 8	34.9	1 2/1	0.3 1/0
N. Woltemade n 8	60.5	0.7 4/0	0 0/0
H. Barnes n 8	39.3	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
A. Gordon n 8	73.6	0.5 2/1	0 0/0
Bruno Guimarães n 8	88.8	0.1 1/0	0.3 1/1

Newcastle — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Lewis Hall n 8	60.1	5.4 8/5
J. Willock n 8	41.1	3 6/2
A. Murphy n 8	71.8	2.7 7/6
Bruno Guimarães n 8	88.8	2 7/6
L. Miley n 8	44.6	2 5/3

Newcastle — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Pope n 8	90	3 6/5

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
R. Yates n 8	23.1	3.4 3/2	1.9 2/1	—
Igor Jesus n 8	33.1	2 5/1	1 2/1	—
E. Anderson n 8	90	1.6 5/5	2.9 7/6	Joelinton
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	73.5	1.4 7/2	0.6 4/0	N. Woltemade
I. Sangaré n 8	67.5	1.3 3/2	0.2 1/0	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Wood n 8	66.3	3.2 8/6	1.5 7/2
Igor Jesus n 8	33.1	3.1 6/2	2.7 5/2
C. Hudson-Odoi n 8	58	1.6 5/2	1 4/1
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	73.5	1.5 8/2	0.6 4/0
O. Hutchinson n 8	61	1.5 5/3	0.7 3/1

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Igor Jesus n 8	33.1	1.4 2/2	0 0/0
D. Ndoye n 8	69.5	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/1
D. Bakwa n 8	46.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	73.5	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
C. Wood n 8	66.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Anderson n 8	90	2.8 8/6
N. Williams n 8	86.4	2.7 8/7
O. Zinchenko n 8	76.3	2.5 7/5
Morato n 8	76.1	2.1 7/3
Douglas Luiz n 8	33.9	2 4/1

Nottingham Forest — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Sels n 8	90	2.6 7/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Newcastle		Nottingham Forest
51%	Possession	49%
3.45	Expected goals (xG)	0.30
18	Shots	5
9	Shots on target	4
4	Shots off target	1
5	Blocked shots	0
13	Shots inside the box	4
8	Corners	1
0	Offsides	2
16	Fouls	15
0	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	7
464	Passes	452
83%	Pass accuracy	82%

Newcastle player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
N. Pope	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
K. Trippier	90	0	0	0	0	3	3	7.3
M. Thiaw	90	0	0	2	1	1	1	7.2
S. Botman	90	0	0	1	1	1	1	7.5
D. Burn	90	0	1	0	0	1	1	6.9
Bruno Guimarães	90	1	0	1	1	1	3	9.5
S. Tonali	90	0	0	2	1	2	3	7.2
Joelinton	89	0	0	3	2	1	1	6.6
N. Woltemade	89	1	0	2	1	1	2	7.2
A. Elanga	70	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
A. Gordon	70	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.3
H. Barnes sub	20	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.5
J. Murphy sub	20	0	0	1	1	2	0	7
L. Miley sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
W. Osula sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Sels	90	0	0	0	0	0	8.6
Jair	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
N. Milenković	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
N. Savona	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
E. Anderson	90	0	0	0	2	Y	6.9
N. Williams	90	1	1	1	4	Y	7.2
Morgan Gibbs-White	90	2	1	0	0	0	7
Morato	77	0	0	0	1	Y	7
D. Ndoye	65	0	0	2	1	0	6.9
R. Yates	64	1	1	0	0	Y	6.5
C. Wood	64	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. Hudson-Odoi sub	26	1	1	0	0	0	6.6
Igor Jesus sub	26	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
O. Hutchinson sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
D. Bakwa sub	13	0	0	1	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Newcastle v Nottingham Forest — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

NewcastleLDWLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 2 scored / 1 conceded per game

Nottingham ForestLDDLL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 1.4 scored / 2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Newcastle 4 · 1 draw · Nottingham Forest 1 · 4.17 goals/game

2025-02-23 Newcastle 4–3 Nottingham Forest
2024-11-10 Nottingham Forest 1–3 Newcastle
2024-08-28 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Newcastle
2024-02-10 Nottingham Forest 2–3 Newcastle
2023-12-26 Newcastle 1–3 Nottingham Forest
2023-03-17 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Newcastle

League standing · 2025/26

Newcastle#12 pos49 pts38 pl-2 GD

Nottingham Forest#16 pos44 pts38 pl-3 GD

Goals per game

Newcastle scored1.39

Nottingham Forest scored1.26

Newcastle conceded1.45

Nottingham Forest conceded1.34

Shot map and expected goals

Newcastle 3.92 xG from 18 shots, Nottingham Forest 0.34 from 5. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Newcastle (attacking right)Nottingham Forest (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Newcastle	18	2	3.92
Nottingham Forest	5	0	0.34

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What is the head-to-head record between Newcastle and Nottingham Forest?: In their last 6 meetings, Newcastle won 4, Nottingham Forest won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 4.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Newcastle and Nottingham Forest?: Recent form — Newcastle 2W 1D 2L; Nottingham Forest 0W 2D 3L.

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