The best stats ahead of Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest

Newcastle United F.C.

·21 February 2025

The best stats ahead of Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest

Form Guide

Newcastle United - WLWLL

Nottingham Forest - DWLWL

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Premier League form is shown. Form is displayed with the most recent fixture on the right

Last five meetings

Nottingham Forest 1-3 Newcastle United - November 2024 (Premier League)

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Newcastle United (Newcastle United win 4-3 on penalties) - August 2024 (Carabao Cup)

Nottingham Forest 2-3 Newcastle United - February 2024 (Premier League)

Newcastle United 1-3 Nottingham Forest - December 2023 (Premier League)

Nottingham Forest 1-2 Newcastle United - March 2023 (Premier League)

Opposition stat leaders

Goals

18 - Chris Wood

5 - Morgan Gibbs-White

3 - Anthony Elanga, Callum Hudson-Odoi

Assists

8 - Anthony Elanga

5 - Elliot Anderson, Morgan Gibbs-White

2 - Callum Hudson-Odoi, Chris Wood

Chances created

34 - Anthony Elanga, Morgan Gibbs-White, Callum Hudson-Odoi

29 - Elliot Anderson

Newcastle United stat leaders

Goals

17 - Alexander Isak

6 - Anthony Gordon

5 - Harvey Barnes

Assists

8 - Jacob Murphy

6 - Bruno Guimarães

5 - Anthony Gordon, Alexander Isak

Chances created

49 - Anthony Gordon

36 - Bruno Guimarães, Alexander Isak

31 - Lewis Hall

Stats to wow your friends

Newcastle have lost just one of their 13 Premier League meetings with Nottingham Forest (W9 D3), though that defeat did come in this exact fixture last season (1-3).
Nottingham Forest won this exact fixture 3-1 last season, ending a run of seven consecutive league defeats at St James’ Park. They last won consecutive visits to Newcastle in August 1987/October 1988.
Newcastle United have lost three of their last four Premier League matches (W1), more than in their previous 12 combined (W8 D2 L2). The Magpies haven’t lost more than two league games in a row since December/January in 2023-24 (four).
Nottingham Forest have lost their last two away Premier League matches, having won their previous four away games beforehand. Forest are looking to avoid losing three in a row for the first time since December 2023 under former manager Steve Cooper.
Newcastle have lost their last two Premier League games at St James’ Park, last losing three in a row at home back in January/February 2021 under Steve Bruce. Manager Eddie Howe hasn’t lost three consecutive league matches on home soil since November/December 2019 as Bournemouth boss.
Nottingham Forest have netted the opening goal in more Premier League games than any other side in 2024-25 (19). However, when they’ve gone 1-0 down they have lost five out of six games, coming back to win the other 2-1 against Aston Villa in December.
Nottingham Forest sit third in the Premier League, although they have faced more shots (342) than they’d had themselves (318). On record since 2003-04, only two sides have finished in the top-four positions when they’ve had a negative differential between shots taken and faced – Everton in 2004-05 (faced 142 more) and Spurs in 2021-22 (faced 1 more).
Although he has gone two Premier League games without a goal, Newcastle forward Alexander Isak has scored in all three of his games against Nottingham Forest (four goals). Five Magpies players have scored in four in a row against an opponent, most recently Callum Wilson versus Spurs between 2020 and 2023.
Chris Wood has scored 29 Premier League goals in 41 appearances under Nuno Espirito Santo for Nottingham Forest. Among all players to have 50+ shots while playing for a manager on record since 2003-04, Wood under Nuno has the best shot conversion rate (35%, 29 goals from 83 shots).
Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White has been involved in nine goals in his last 11 Premier League appearances (4 goals, 5 assists). Meanwhile, since the start of last season only three Englishmen have more assists than he does (15).