Newcastle vs Nottingham Forest Predictions - Hosts backed for victory

Ralph Staniforth

Editor

Last updated: 21 Feb 2025

Add to Calendar

Ralph Staniforth 21 Feb 2025

Share this article

Newcastle has won 6 of their last 8 home games.
Nottingham Forest has lost 2 consecutive away matches.
Betting on a Newcastle win at full-time could be favorable.

Newcastle have won 2 consecutive EPL matches against Nottingham Forest (Getty)

Newcastle vs Nottingham Forest Predictions

Newcastle have beaten top teams at St James’ Park this season and Forest have shown frailties away. The Toon can strike with a second consecutive home victory on Sunday.

Newcastle vs Nottingham Forest Predictions
Head to Head
Newcastle Form
Newcastle Injuries & Team News
Nottingham Forest Form
Nottingham Forest Injuries & Team News

Newcastle have won 6 of their last 8 at home.
Newcastle have won 2 consecutive EPL matches against Nottingham Forest.
Nottingham Forest have lost 2 Premier League away matches in a row.

Head to Head

Newcastle have a 56-35 advantage against Nottingham Forest in 118 meetings with 27 draws. The Toon were 3-1 winners when the sides last met in November.

Newcastle Form

Eddie Howe’s Newcastle have kept chase with the Premier League’s top four after seven wins in their last 10. The Tyneside club are three points off the Champions League places.

Newcastle won nine consecutive games between December and January. That run ended with back-to-back home losses to Bournemouth 4-1 and Fulham 2-1.

Howe’s team replied with a solid 2-0 EFL Cup semi-final home win against Arsenal and a 3-2 victory at Birmingham.

The Toon couldn’t build on the Birmingham win and lost 4-0 at Man City. Newcastle were 3-0 down at half time, allowed 2.12 XG and conceded again in the second period.

Newcastle Injuries & Team News

Defender Jamaal Lascelles and midfielder Joelinton are injured and unlikely to feature.

Forward Anthony Gordon has scored five and set up two goals in his last 10 games.

Nottingham Forest Form

Nottingham Forest remain inside the Premier League’s top four after sealing 14 wins from 25 games. Forest’s form has dipped recently and they have won once in their last four.

The downturn in form began with a 5-0 thrashing at Bournemouth. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side replied with a 7-0 win against Brighton before drawing 2-2 at Exeter.

The Reds’ patchy run of form continued on Saturday with a 2-1 defeat at mid-table Fulham. Chris Wood equalised after Fulham’s opener but Forest struggled with 0.33 XG and conceded the winner before half time.

Nottingham Forest Injuries & Team News

Goalkeeper Carlos Miguel and striker Taiwo Awoniyi are unavailable through injury.

Chris Wood is set to lead the line after scoring eight goals in his last nine appearances.

Verdict

Newcastle v Nottm Forest

Nottingham Forest have had a few poor results away recently and Newcastle are strong at St James’ Park. A low outlay on a home Premier League victory is worth a shot here.