- Forest face Newcastle on Sunday
- Nuno's side looking for third win from four on Tyneside
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Nottingham Forest return to Premier League action on Sunday when they head north to face Newcastle United at St James’ Park (kick-off 2pm).
Nuno’s side are looking to bounce back from defeat against Fulham last weekend and keep up the pressure on Arsenal ahead of next midweek’s head-to-head at The City Ground.
Forest currently sit third in the Premier League table, six point behind the Gunners as the race for European football begins to heat up.
Eddie Howe’s Newcastle meanwhile sit in seventh place and will also be looking to bounce back after going down 4-0 at Man City last Saturday.
Forest claimed maximum points from this fixture last season Nuno’s side bounced back from Alexander Isak’s penalty to claim maximum points in the north east thanks to Chris Wood’s hat-trick.
Victory for the Reds at St James’ Park would make it three wins from four at the home of the Magpies in all competitions.
Classic meeting
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LAST FIVE
Forest
- Southampton (H) – 3-2 win
- AFC Bournemouth (A) – 5-0 loss
- Brighton & Hove Albion (H) – 7-0 win
- Exeter City (A), FA Cup – 2-2 draw (Forest won 4-2 on penalties)
- Fulham (A) – 2-1 loss
Newcastle
- Southampton (A) – 3-1 win
- Fulham (H) – 2-1 loss
- Arsenal (H), Carabao Cup – 2-0 win
- Birmingham City (A), FA Cup – 3-2 win
- Manchester City (A) – 4-0 loss
Man in the middle – Jared Gillett
Jared Gillett has been selected to oversee Forest’s clash with Newcastle at St James’ Park.
The Australian official has previously taken charge of seven Premier League matches this season including Newcastle’s 1-1 draw with Manchester City in September. Sunday will be Gillett’s first match officiating Forest this season.
Gillett has been in charge of VAR for 24 Premier League matches this season with two of the matches involving Forest; October’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea and December’s 2-0 win at Brentford.
His most recent VAR match involving Newcastle was the Magpies’ 4-2 defeat at Brentford in December.
When on the pitch this season, Gillett has produced 32 yellow cards in his seven Premier League matches but is yet to produce a red card. He has awarded one penalty so far in 2024/25.
Assisting Gillett on Sunday will be Darren Cann and Mark Scholes with Tony Harrington acting as fourth official.
The VAR will be Peter Bankes with Ian Hussin the Assistant VAR.
Tickets/Travel
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Audio streaming
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