Newcastle United vs Nottingham Forest prediction and preview

Premier League · Wednesday 30 December 2026, 19:30 UTC

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Newcastle United vs Nottingham Forest

Premier League · Wednesday 30 December 2026, 19:30 UTC · St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Newcastle United vs Nottingham Forest preview

Newcastle United host Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Wednesday 30 December 2026, kick-off 19:30 UTC at St. James' Park in Newcastle upon Tyne. Newcastle United are 13th in the table with 11 points from 9, while Nottingham Forest go into the round 19th, on 6 points from 9 games.

Recent form: Newcastle United L-W-L-L-W, Nottingham Forest L-D-L-L-L (most recent first). Over their last 6, Newcastle United have scored 1.0 and conceded 1.8 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Nottingham Forest average 0.7 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

The sides have met 8 times in the records we hold: Newcastle United won 6, 1 game was drawn and Nottingham Forest won 1. Those games averaged 3.6 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 10 May 2026, ended Nottingham Forest 1-1 Newcastle United.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
13Newcastle United93241215-311WLLWL
19Nottingham Forest9135612-66LLLDL

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Head-to-head

8 meetings: Newcastle United 6, draws 1, Nottingham Forest 1.

Team news

Newcastle United expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Lukas Hornicek, Lewis Hall, Harvey Barnes, Joe Willock, Nico González, Joelinton, Lewis Miley

Nottingham Forest expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Matz Sels, Murillo, Jair Cunha, Neco Williams, James McAtee, Xaver Schlager, Liam Delap, Dan Ndoye, Morgan Gibbs-White

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