Newcastle United welcomed Nottingham Forest at St. James’ Park earlier today as they looked to earn all three points in front of their home fans. The Magpies made a strong start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at half-time.
Fabian Schar broke the deadlock with a powerful strike in the 58th minute before Callum Wilson made it 2-0 to Newcastle just 20 minutes later with a great finish. The match ended with the Tyneside outfit securing an impressive 2-0 win at home.
Let’s take a look at how each Newcastle player performed during the clash against Nottingham Forest.
GK: Nick Pope – 6.5/10
Pope didn’t have a save to make in the game and secured a comfortable clean sheet today.
RB: Kieran Trippier – 7.5/10
He was solid when defending inside his half and managed to create a couple of decent chances in the opponent’s half.
CB: Fabian Schar – 8.5/10
Schar dealt with mostly everything that the opposition threw at him and opened the goal-scoring with an excellent strike in the 58th minute.
CB: Dan Burn – 7.5/10
The Newcastle centre-back cleared the danger when needed and was a threat at the other end of the field as well.
LB: Matt Targett – 7.5/10
Targett performed his defensive duties well and made a few promising chances in the final third.
CM: Joe Willock – 7/10
Willock got stuck in with some solid tackles and was quite lively in the attacking end of the pitch.
CM: Bruno Guimaraes – 8/10
He made a few decent runs with the ball and managed to orchestrate some decent openings for his teammates.
CM: Joelinton – 8.5/10
Joelinton was a constant menace in the opposition half and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
RW: Miguel Almiron – 7/10
Almiron had a few bright moments in the game but didn’t do enough to score today.
ST: Callum Wilson – 7.5/10
The English talent caused a few problems for the Nottingham defenders and got his name on the scoresheet with a great finish in the 78th minute.
LW: Allan Saint-Maximin – 7/10
He showed some flashes of what he is capable of during the game but failed to register a goal.
Substitutes:
CM: Sean Longstaff – 6/10
Longstaff added more energy to Eddie Howe’s midfield.
LW: Ryan Fraser – 6/10
He made one good chance after coming off the bench.
RW: Jacob Murphy – N/A
Murphy didn’t get enough minutes to warrant a rating.
ST: Chris Wood – N/A
He came on for the final few minutes of the match.
CB: Sven Botman – N/A
Botman hardly had any time to influence the game.
