PREVIEW | Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle: team news, lineups, predictions (Premier League 10/05)

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·8 maggio 2026

PREVIEW | Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle: team news, lineups, predictions (Premier League 10/05)

Nottingham Forest and Newcastle go head-to-head at The City Ground this Sunday in the Premier League. The match will be broadcast live at 14:00 on Sky Sports Main Event.

Nottingham Forest currently have 42 points and lie in 16th position. In their last game, Vítor Pereira's team lost 4-0 against Aston Villa (UEFA Europa League 2025/26).

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Newcastle have picked up 45 points and currently lie in 13th position. Last time out, Eddie Howe's team triumphed 3-1 against Brighton & Hove Albion (Premier League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Newcastle winning 2-0.

Predicted lineups

Nottingham Forest: Matz Sels, Nikola Milenkovic, Jair Cunha, Morato, Luca Netz, Ryan Yates, Nicolás Domínguez, Dilane Bakwa, Igor Jesus, James McAtee, Taiwo Awoniyi

Newcastle: Nick Pope, Lewis Miley, Sven Botman, Malick Thiaw, Dan Burn, Sandro Tonali, Joe Willock, Bruno Guimarães, Jacob Murphy, Will Osula, Joelinton

Unavailable

Nottingham Forest

Willy Boly - Knee Injury
Callum Hudson-Odoi - Injury
John Victor - Knee Surgery
Nicolò Savona - Knee Injury

Newcastle

Fabian Schär - Surgery
Emil Krafth - Injury
Tino Livramento - Injury

Last starting XIs

Nottingham Forest ( vs Aston Villa 2026-05-07): Stefan Ortega, Jair Cunha, Nikola Milenkovic, Morato, Neco Williams, Omari Hutchinson, Nicolás Domínguez, Elliot Anderson, James McAtee, Chris Wood, Igor Jesus

Newcastle ( vs Brighton & Hove Albion 2026-05-02): Nick Pope, Lewis Miley, Malick Thiaw, Sven Botman, Dan Burn, Bruno Guimarães, Sandro Tonali, Jacob Murphy, Joe Willock, Joelinton, Will Osula

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MANAGERS

Vítor Pereira has faced Eddie Howe on two occasions, recording only defeats.
Eddie Howe has faced Nottingham Forest on 14 occasions, recording nine wins, two draws and three defeats
Vítor Pereira has faced Newcastle on two occasions, recording only defeats.

TEAMS

Away from home, Newcastle currently have a draw in their last 11 games.
Away from home, Newcastle are on a run of three consecutive games conceding goals.
Away from home, Newcastle are on a run of three consecutive games without a win.
Away from home, Newcastle are on a run of three consecutive defeats.
Newcastle currently have a draw in their last 19 games.
Newcastle currently have one win in their last six games.
Newcastle are on a run of six consecutive games conceding goals.
At home, Nottingham Forest currently have one defeat in their last six games.
At home, Nottingham Forest are on a run of four consecutive games scoring goals.
At home, Nottingham Forest are on a run of five consecutive games without defeat.
At home, Nottingham Forest are on a run of three consecutive wins.
Nottingham Forest currently have one defeat in their last 11 games.

HEAD TO HEAD

Nottingham Forest and Newcastle have already faced each other 120 times, with Newcastle holding the advantage: 56 wins, compared with 36 Nottingham Forest victories.
At The City Ground, Nottingham Forest have the upper hand in their meetings with Newcastle: 22 wins in 59 games. Newcastle have 21 victories.
In the English league, the two teams have met 79 times, with 23 Nottingham Forest wins, 18 draws and 38 Newcastle victories.