Newcastle scored 4 objectives in 11 first-half minutes as they edged a seven-goal thriller towards Nottingham Forest to spice up their Champions League qualification hopes with a 4-3 house win.
Forest took a sixth-minute lead by means of Callum Hudson-Odoi however Lewis Miley’s Twenty third-minute equaliser sparked a Newcastle flurry as Jacob Murphy accomplished the comeback two minutes later adopted by Alexander Isak’s double, which noticed him attain 50 Premier League objectives.
However Forest threatened a surprising second-half comeback as Nikola Milenkovic pulled one again within the 63rd minute earlier than Ryan Yates hit a Ninetieth-minute aim as Newcastle survived a nervy ending to maneuver as much as fifth within the Premier League and stage on factors with fourth-placed Manchester Metropolis.
Forest, who stay third however are actually solely three factors forward of Newcastle, made a quick begin at St James’ Park as Hudson-Odoi capitalised on Murphy’s error to fireside in from outdoors the field.
Callum Hudson-Odoi provides Nottingham Forest lead at Newcastle after poor defending from the house aspect
However on his first Premier League begin of the season, Miley struck a low leveller earlier than Murphy atoned for his error by bundling house Newcastle’s second two and a half minutes later.
Lewis Miley will get Newcastle stage
Jacob Murphy fires Newcastle in entrance to finish the turnaround
The Magpies have been then awarded a penalty after VAR despatched referee Jarred Gillett to the pitchside monitor following an Ola Aina handball, and Isak transformed the Thirty third-minute spot-kick.
A weird Alexander Isak penalty prolonged Newcastle lead
The Sweden worldwide scored his second 111 seconds later with a cool one-on-one end seeing him attain 50 Premier League objectives in simply 76 appearances – solely six gamers within the competitors’s historical past have hit that tally sooner – whereas it was his nineteenth Premier League aim of the season, with solely Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (24) netting extra.
Alexander Isak made it 4 for Newcastle earlier than half-time
Newcastle, nonetheless, took their foot off the fuel within the second half as they did not have a shot on track, permitting Forest to get themselves again into it as Milenkovic hooked house earlier than Yates’ low end arrange a tense end.
Nikola Milenkovic flicked Nottingham Forest again into the competition
However Forest couldn’t discover a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser as they misplaced three right away league video games for the primary time since December 2023.
Ryan Yates gave Forest hope late on
