Newcastle vs Nottingham Forest

2 - 0
🕒 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 14:00 Europe/London 📍 St. James' Park 🧑‍⚖️ Peter Bankes 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 7
Regular Season Table
Newcastle 12 · Nottingham Forest 16
Referee Stats
22 matches · 3.82 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.82
Reds avg 0.18
Penalties avg 0.27
Over 4.5 cards 41%
Home wins 64%
Draws 14%
Away wins 23%
How the match was won
  • Newcastle outshot their opponent (18-5).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
  • Newcastle had the sharper finishing (9-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Newcastle (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 10-2-7

Goals For / Against

36 / 30
Avg: 1.89 / 1.58

Points

32
Avg: 1.68

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

1
Nottingham Forest (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-3-9

Goals For / Against

28 / 28
Avg: 1.47 / 1.47

Points

24
Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.68
PPG
1.26
1.89
GF
1.47
1.58
GA
1.47
79%
O2.5
63%
79%
BTTS
47%
68%
Score 1st
42%

League-position context

Newcastle rank12th
Nottingham Forest rank16th
Newcastle points49
Nottingham Forest points44
Newcastle: #12 · 49 pts · GD -2
29 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Nottingham Forest: #16 · 44 pts · GD -3
34 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Newcastle last 5 home

W W L L W
Points9/15
Weighted index67
Goals10-7
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Nottingham Forest last 5 away

L W W W D
Points10/15
Weighted index62
Goals15-6
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Newcastle trend breakdown

Over 2.579%
BTTS79%
BTTS + O2.579%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 95% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 16%

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.563%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Newcastle score at home95%
Newcastle clean sheet at home16%
Nottingham Forest score away74%
Nottingham Forest clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Newcastle score first68%
Newcastle win after scoring first69%
Nottingham Forest score first42%
Nottingham Forest win after scoring first75%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Newcastle 17% · Nottingham Forest 22%
Avg first goal minute: Newcastle 30.8' · Nottingham Forest 18.8'

Vs league average

Newcastle score at home1.89 vs 1.53
Newcastle concede at home1.58 vs 1.22
Nottingham Forest score away1.47 vs 1.22
Nottingham Forest concede away1.47 vs 1.53
Newcastle score 24% above league average, while Nottingham Forest score 20% above league average.
Defensive side: Newcastle are 29% above league average at home, and Nottingham Forest are 3% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals4.00
BTTS80%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.75 goals on average across the last 4.

Newcastle goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
61-75 8
16-30 7
31-45 6
0-15 4
46-60 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 13
31-45 8
46-60 4
61-75 4
16-30 2
0-15 1

Nottingham Forest goal timing (away)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
0-15 7
46-60 6
31-45 3
61-75 3
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
46-60 7
76-90+ 5
16-30 4
61-75 4
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
9
4
Total Shots
18
5
Shots off Goal
4
1
Blocked Shots
5
0
Shots Inside Box
13
4
Shots Outside Box
5
1
Ball Possession
52%
48%
Corner Kicks
8
1
Fouls
16
15
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
4
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
4
7
Total Passes
457
432
Passes Accurate
381
353
Passes %
83%
82%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
32'
32' R. Yates
34'
34' N. Williams
58' ⚽
⚽
58' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
Bruno Guimarães
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Burn
64' ↑↓
↑↓
64' ⇄ R. Yates
1st substitution · For: C. Hudson-Odoi
64' ↑↓
↑↓
64' ⇄ C. Wood
2nd substitution · For: Igor Jesus
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ D. Ndoye
3rd substitution · For: O. Hutchinson
68'
68' Morato
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ A. Gordon
1st substitution · For: H. Barnes
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ A. Elanga
2nd substitution · For: J. Murphy
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ Morato
4th substitution · For: D. Bakwa
83'
83' E. Anderson
84' ⚽
⚽
84' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
N. Woltemade
Penalty
90+2' ↑↓
↑↓
90+2' ⇄ N. Woltemade
3rd substitution · For: W. Osula
90+2' ↑↓
↑↓
90+2' ⇄ Joelinton
4th substitution · For: L. Miley

Newcastle vs Nottingham Forest 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Newcastle beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 on Sunday, 05 October 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Peter Bankes. It was played at St. James' Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. R. Yates received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 32'. N. Williams received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 34'.

Second half: Newcastle took the lead at 58' when Bruno Guimarães scored, with the assist credited to D. Burn, making the score 1-0. Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 64', with R. Yates replacing C. Hudson-Odoi. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 64', with C. Wood replacing Igor Jesus. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 65', with D. Ndoye replacing O. Hutchinson. Morato received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 68'. Newcastle made their 1st substitution at 70', with A. Gordon replacing H. Barnes. Newcastle made their 2nd substitution at 70', with A. Elanga replacing J. Murphy. Nottingham Forest made their 4th substitution at 77', with Morato replacing D. Bakwa. E. Anderson received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 83'. Newcastle extended the lead at 84' when N. Woltemade scored (Penalty), making the score 2-0. Newcastle made their 3rd substitution at 90+2', with N. Woltemade replacing W. Osula. Newcastle made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with Joelinton replacing L. Miley.

Newcastle used 4 substitutions while Nottingham Forest used 4 substitutions. Nottingham Forest got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Newcastle outshot their opponent (18-5).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
  • Newcastle had the sharper finishing (9-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins6
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals5 (62.5%)
BTTS6 (75.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)

Newcastle vs Nottingham Forest Head-to-Head History by Season