Newcastle vs Nottm Forest 2022-23 English Premier League
Dominant Newcastle spoil Forest's top-flight return
Newcastle United made a comfortable start to the new season thanks to goals from Fabian Schar and Callum Wilson in a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest.
Match Commentary
- 15': Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 56': Lewis O'Brien (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a corner.
- 63': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Sam Surridge.
- 75': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Orel Mangala replaces Lewis O'Brien.
- 78': Goal! Newcastle United 2, Nottingham Forest 0. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Joelinton.
- 80': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Joe Willock.
- 81': Substitution, Newcastle United. Ryan Fraser replaces Miguel Almirón.
- 83': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Alex Mighten replaces Moussa Niakhaté.
- 89': Substitution, Newcastle United. Chris Wood replaces Callum Wilson.
- 90': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Allan Saint-Maximin.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sven Botman replaces Bruno Guimarães.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Nottingham Forest 0.
Game Information
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,245
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +44 | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 3 |
| +49 | Arsenal | 32 | 71 | 5 |
| +41 | Liverpool | 32 | 71 | 3 |
| +19 | Aston Villa | 33 | 63 | 8 |
Statistics
 NFO |
NEW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 7 | Saves | 0 |
| 38.6 | Possession | 61.4 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 207 | Accurate Passes | 379 |
| 294 | Passes | 469 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 9 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 15 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 36 | Clearances | 14 |
Newcastle United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Nick Pope (GK) |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 5 | Fabian Schär |
| 13 | Matt Targett |
| 2 | Kieran Trippier |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 7 | Joelinton |
| 28 | Joe Willock |
| 9 | Callum Wilson |
| 10 | Allan Saint-Maximin |
| 24 | Miguel Almirón |
Nottingham Forest (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Henderson (GK) |
| 19 | Moussa Niakhaté |
| 26 | Scott McKenna |
| 4 | Joe Worrall  |
| 8 | Jack Colback |
| 14 | Lewis O'Brien |
| 11 | Jesse Lingard |
| 15 | Harry Toffolo |
| 7 | Neco Williams |
| 16 | Sam Surridge |
| 20 | Brennan Johnson |
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