Official club update on two Newcastle United stars who surprisingly missed Nottingham Forest game | OneFootball

Two Newcastle United stars were conspicuous by their absence on Sunday, as the match ended Newcastle 2 Nottingham Forest 0 without them.

Lewis Hall and Jacob Ramsey not featuring in the 20 man squad for this Premier League match ahead of the October international break.

When Eddie Howe gave his pre-match press conference on Friday, the NUFC duo seemingly set to be amongst those up for selection on Sunday.

The Newcastle United Head Coach stating on Friday that Jacob Ramsey was ahead of schedule on his recovery from injury and instead of aimed at the Brighton match after the internationals, the signing from Villa was in line to return to the squad against Forest.

Meanwhile, Lewis Hall played the last twenty or so minutes of the 4-0 victory over Union S-G and Eddie Howe said at that pre-match press conference that he wasn’t aware of any new injuries after that midweek game.

However, when quizzed on their absence following the win over Forest, the Head Coach giving an official update on why the two Newcastle United stars hadn’t featured in his matchday squad on Sunday.

Eddie Howe on Jacob Ramsey:

“He is good and he has trained for two days.

“I just made the decision that I didn’t want to risk him, potentially set him back again.

“I want to give him these two weeks of the international break to make sure he is ready for the next game [against Brighton.”

Eddie Howe on Lewis Hall:

“He felt his hamstring against Union [Saint-Gilloise].

“A real blow for us.

“We have been trying to manage him back, as I said on Friday.

“Unfortunately, he just felt something in that game.

“We have had it scanned, but before we can get conclusive evidence of how long he is going to be out, we need another scan in about ten days.

“So, it is not going to be a short-term injury but we hope it is not going to be a long-term injury. We don’t know yet.”

Newcastle 2 Nottingham Forest 0 – Sunday 5 October 2025 2pm

(Stats via BBC Sport)

Goals:

Newcastle United:

Bruno 58 Woltemade 84 pen

Forest:

Possession was Newcastle 57% Forest 43%

Total shots were Newcastle 13 Forest 17

Shots on target were Newcastle 6 Forest 6

Corners were Newcastle 5 Forest 7

Touches in the box Newcastle 24 Forest 15

Newcastle team v Forest:

Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Burn, Bruno, Joelinton (Miley 92), Tonali, Gordon (Barnes 70), Woltemade (Osula 92), Elanga (Murphy 70)

Unused subs:

Ramsdale, Krafth, Willock, Lascelles, Schar

(BBC Sport comments from ‘neutrals’ – Interesting on Newcastle United after 2-0 Forest match – Read HERE)

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Newcastle United fixtures (All of the Champions League matches will also be available to watch on TV in the UK):

Saturday 18 October – Brighton v Newcastle (3pm)

Tuesday 21st October: Newcastle United vs Benfica (8pm)

Saturday 25 October – Newcastle v Fulham (3pm)

Wednesday 29 October – Newcastle v Spurs (8pm) ITV and Sky Sports

Sunday 2 November – West Ham v Newcastle (2pm) Sky Sports

Wednesday 5th November: Newcastle United vs Athletic Club (8pm)

Sunday 9 November – Brentford v Newcastle (2pm) Sky Sports