It ended Union Newcastle 2 Nottingham Forest 0.
A hard fought first half, Joelinton comes to score twice, but Sels makes good saves.
Then it was Captain Bruno who took a grip on the second half.
Great work by Dan Burn Bruno set up for a cracking finish from outside the box.
Then determined to finish them after Sels and the Houtwerk had kept it at 1-0, Bruno cracked a long crack to close the forest and ended polluted with a spot kick to finish it late.
Gordon was immersed, so Big Nick got the chance and buried his penalty in the upper corner.
Looking at the individuals in black and white, interesting to get an independent perspective on how this happened.
‘Whoscored ratings use data from each Premier League match, more than 200 raw statistics that are included in the automated calculation of the assessment of a player, weighed according to their influence within the game.
With every important interest, a positive or negative effect on the weighted assessments in relation to the area on the field and the outcome are taken into account. ‘
Now whoscored have published their automated player classifications for this Newcastle 2 Nottingham Forest Match:
As you can see, ten players received a rating of 7.0 or more, nine of them played for United.
Bruno (8.5) The best player on the field and rightly gets the top MOTM assessment.
Malick Thiaw (7.7) had a really good game and was in second place, then Big Nick Woltemade (7.4).
Newcastle 2 Nottingham Forest 0 – Sunday 5 October 2025 2 p.m.
(Statistics via BBC Sport))
Goals:
Newcastle United:
Bruno 58 Woltemade 84 Pen
Forest:
Possess Was Newcastle 57% forest 43%
Total number of shots were Newcastle 13 Forest 17
Shots on goal were Newcastle 6 Forest 6
Corner were Newcastle 5 Forest 7
Touches in the box Newcastle 24 Forest 15
Newcastle team against Forest:
Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Burn, Bruno, Joelinton (Miley 92), Tonali, Gordon (Barnes 70), Woltemade (Osula 92), Elanga (Murphy 70)
Unused Subs:
Ramsdale, Krafth, Willock, Lascelles, Schar
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Newcastle United Rebatures (all Champions League matches will also be available to watch on TV in the UK):
Saturday, October 18 – Brighton V Newcastle (3 p.m.)
Tuesday, October 21: Newcastle United vs Benfica (8 p.m.)
Saturday, October 25 – Newcastle in Fulham (3 p.m.)
Wednesday 29 October – Newcastle V Spurs (8 pm) ITV and Sky Sports
Sunday 2 November – West Ham against Newcastle (2 p.m.) Sky Sports
Wednesday, November 5: Newcastle United vs Athletic Club (8 p.m.)
Sunday, November 9 – – Brentford v Newcastle (2 p.m.) Sky Sports
Saturday, November 22 – – Newcastle V Man City (5.30 pm) Sky Sports
Tuesday, November 25: Olympique Marseille vs Newcastle United (8 p.m.)
Saturday, November 29 – Everton v Newcastle (5.30 pm) Sky Sports
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