Newcastle United entertained Nottingham Forest at St. James’ Park earlier today as they hoped to earn all three points at home in the Premier League. The Magpies made a decent start to the game and scored the opening goal in the 23rd minute thanks to Alexander Isak’s penalty. However, Chris Wood equalised for the visitors in the first half injury time as Eddie Howe’s men went into the half-time interval with a 1-1 scoreline.
Chris Wood scored again for Nottingham in the 53rd minute before going on to complete his hattrick against his former club at the hour mark. The Tyneside club failed to mount a comeback and crashed to a poor 3-1 loss in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Newcastle United player performed during the clash against Nottingham Forest.
GK: Martin Dubravka – 6.5/10
Dubravka made some solid saves at the back but conceded three goals during the game.
RB: Kieran Trippier – 6.5/10
He earned the ball back a few times and made a couple of key chances in the final third.
CB: Fabian Schar – 6/10
Schar did his fair share of defending and was good on the ball. However, his efforts were not enough today.
CB: Sven Botman – 6/10
He made two crucial clearances at the back but was far from convincing inside his half.
LB: Dan Burn – 6/10
He failed to keep things solid defensively and was replaced in the 54th minute.
CM: Lewis Miley – 6/10
Miley caused some problems for the opposition but didn’t do enough to register a goal.
CM: Bruno Guimaraes – 6.5/10
He failed to protect his backline but made some decent runs with the ball.
CM: Sean Longstaff – 5.5/10
Longstaff failed to get a foothold in the game and was replaced in the 70th minute.
RW: Miguel Almiron – 6/10
He caught the eye at times but failed to make a difference in the final third.
ST: Alexander Isak – 8/10
Isak was a constant menace up top and scored Newcastle’s only goal from the penalty spot.
LW: Anthony Gordon – 6/10
He was not shy of having a strike at goal but was lackluster in the opponent’s half.
Substitutes:
ST: Callum Wilson – 6/10
Wilson failed to make a difference.
RB: Tino Livramento – 6/10
He made one good run with the ball.
CM: Joelinton – 6/10
Joelinton‘s impact on the game was minimal.
LW: Lewis Hall – 6/10
He earned the ball back once.
