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Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle lineups

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Nottingham Forest host Newcastle at City Ground on 3 March 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 28 of the Premier League. They last met on 10 May 2026, when Nottingham Forest and Newcastle drew 1-1.

Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle match facts

Kick-off
Wed 3 Mar 2027, 20:00
Stadium
City Ground, Nottingham
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 28

Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle head to head

4
Nottingham Forest wins
2
Draws
8
Newcastle wins

24–30 on goals in 14 meetings since 20 September 2011

Recent Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle results

  1. Nottingham Forest1–1NewcastlePremier LeagueCity Ground
  2. Newcastle2–0Nottingham ForestPremier LeagueSt. James' Park
  3. Newcastle4–3Nottingham ForestPremier LeagueSt. James' Park
  4. Nottingham Forest1–3NewcastlePremier LeagueThe City Ground
  5. Nottingham Forest1–1NewcastleLeague CupThe City Ground

Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle history

Nottingham Forest have won none of the last five, with two drawn. Newcastle have not won any of their two visits to City Ground. One of the last five was decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in four of the last five. Newcastle are unbeaten in the last six meetings.

Last meeting: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Newcastle, May 2026

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Nottingham Forest, 3-4-2-1
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Newcastle, 4-2-3-1
Nottingham Forest crest
Nottingham ForestFormation 3-4-2-1
  1. 26Matz SelsG
  2. 31Nikola MilenkovićD
  3. 23CunhaD
  4. 4MoratoD
  5. 3Neco WilliamsM
  6. 16Nicolás DomínguezM
  7. 8Elliot AndersonM
  8. 25Luca NetzM
  9. 29Dilane BakwaF
  10. 19Igor JesusF
  11. 9Taiwo AwoniyiF

Bench

  1. 27Stefan OrtegaG
  2. 11Christopher WoodF
  3. 22Ryan YatesM
  4. 24James McAteeM
  5. 17Eric Emanuel da Silva MoreiraF
  6. 20Lorenzo LuccaF
  7. 21Omari HutchinsonF
  8. 51Archie WhitehallM
  9. 61Jimmy SinclairM

Coach: Vitor Pereira

Newcastle crest
NewcastleFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Nicholas PopeG
  2. 3Lewis HallD
  3. 12Malick ThiawD
  4. 4Sven BotmanD
  5. 33Daniel BurnD
  6. 8Sandro TonaliM
  7. 39Bruno GuimaraesM
  8. 23Jacob MurphyM
  9. 27Nick WoltemadeM
  10. 7JoelintonM
  11. 18William OsulaF

Bench

  1. 32Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 2Kieran TrippierD
  3. 28Joseph WillockM
  4. 9Yoane WissaF
  5. 10Anthony GordonF
  6. 41Jacob RamseyM
  7. 11Harvey BarnesM
  8. 20Anthony ElangaF
  9. 37Alex MurphyD

Coach: Eddie Howe

Nottingham Forest lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Newcastle in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 10 May 2026 in the Premier League. It finished 1-1. Harvey Barnes and Elliot Anderson scored. Matz Sels and Nicholas Pope started in goal.

Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle lineups — common questions

When is Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle?
Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle kicks off at 20:00 UK time on 3 March 2027 at City Ground in Nottingham. The match is Matchweek 28 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
What was the score in the last Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle match?
In the meeting before this one, Nottingham Forest and Newcastle drew 1-1 on 10 May 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Newcastle won 2-0 on 5 October 2025 in the Premier League. Nottingham Forest have won 4 of the 14 meetings between the clubs and Newcastle have won 8.

Newcastle vs Nottingham Forest at St. James' Park

Updated 23 September 2026