Newcastle 3-1 Nottingham Forest — EFL Championship, 30 Dec 2016
Newcastle beat Nottingham Forest 3-1 in the EFL Championship on 30 December 2016 at St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne. M. Ritchie and D. Gayle scored for Newcastle; N. Dumitru for Nottingham Forest. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 1 meeting, Newcastle have won 0 and Nottingham Forest 1.
· kickoff·St James' Park · Newcastle upon Tyne·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-04'
- 12'
- 26'
- 1-129'assist: E. Lichaj
- Half-time1-1
- 53'
- 59'
- 60'
- 60'
- 61'
- 2-163'
- 65'
- 67'out: M. Diamé
- 73'
- 3-180'
- 81'
- 83'out: A. Lazaar
- 84'
- 88'out: A. Mitrović
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Newcastle
- 8.5Dwight GayleF
- 7.7Matt RitchieM
- 7.3Isaac HaydenM
- 7.1Mohamed DiaméM
- 7.1DeAndre YedlinD
- 6.9Paul DummettD
- 6.7Jamaal LascellesD
- 6.7Jack ColbackM
- 6.7Karl DarlowG
- 6.7Ayoze PérezF
- 6.5Aleksandar MitrovićF
- 6.5Christian AtsuM
- 6.5Ciaran ClarkD
- 6.2Achraf LazaarD
Nottingham Forest
- 6.9Nicolao DumitruF
- 6.8Pajtim KasamiM
- 6.8David VaughanM
- 6.8Eric LichajD
- 6.6Jack HobbsD
- 6.6Vladimir StojkovićG
- 6.5Nicklas BendtnerF
- 6.5Matthew CashM
- 6.4Matthew MillsD
- 6.4Thomas LamD
- 6.4Anel AhmedhodžićD
- 6.3Britt AssombalongaF
- 6.1Benjamin OsbornM
- 5.8Hildeberto PereiraD
Line-ups
Nottingham Forest4-2-3-1
Newcastle4-4-1-1
Substitutes
NewcastleRafael Benítez
Substitutes
- 18Chancel MbembaD
- 45A. Mitrović88'F6.5
- 28Matz SelsG
- 15M. Diamé67'M7.1
- 7A. Lazaar83'D6.2
- 8V. AnitaM
- 20Y. GouffranM
Nottingham ForestP. Montanier
Substitutes
- 18M. CarayolM
- 48Anel Ahmedhodžić84'D6.4
- 39A. VelliosF
- 37Jorge GrantM
- 24D. Vaughan81'M6.8
- 9B. Assombalonga73'F6.3
- 30S. HendersonG
Team statistics
59%Possession41%
16Total shots8
8Shots on target3
2Shots off target3
6Blocked shots2
9Corners1
0Offsides2
18Fouls12
3Yellow cards4
0Red cards1
2Goalkeeper saves5
507Total passes349
402Accurate passes246
79%Pass accuracy70%
Newcastle
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight Gayle | 88 | 2 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 0 | 8.5 |
| Matt Ritchie | 83 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.7 |
| Isaac Hayden | 90 | – | – | 2 | 5 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Mohamed Diamé | 23 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 7.1 |
| DeAndre Yedlin | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.1 |
| Paul Dummett | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Jamaal Lascelles | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Jack Colback | 67 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Karl Darlow | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Ayoze Pérez | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Aleksandar Mitrović | 2 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Christian Atsu | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.5 |
| Ciaran Clark | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Achraf Lazaar | 7 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolao Dumitru | 73 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Pajtim Kasami | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| David Vaughan | 9 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Eric Lichaj | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Jack Hobbs | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Vladimir Stojković | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Nicklas Bendtner | 81 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Matthew Cash | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Matthew Mills | 60 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Thomas Lam | 84 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.4 |
| Anel Ahmedhodžić | 6 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Britt Assombalonga | 17 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Benjamin Osborn | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.1 |
| Hildeberto Pereira | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 5.8 |
Recent Form
NewcastleLWWWL
- L26 Dec 16HSheffield Wednesday0-1
- W17 Dec 16ABurton Albion2-1
- W14 Dec 16AWigan2-0
- W10 Dec 16HBirmingham4-0
- L02 Dec 16ANottingham Forest1-2
Head-to-head
- 02 Dec 16Nottingham Forest2-1Newcastle
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2016/17
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 46 | +45 | 94 |
| 2 | Brighton | 46 | +34 | 93 |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | +4 | 85 |
| 19 | Birmingham | 46 | -19 | 53 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 46 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 | Blackburn | 46 | -12 | 51 |
| 23 | Wigan | 46 | -17 | 42 |
Before and after
Newcastle
- Previous: Newcastle 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday, 26 Dec 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Blackburn 1-0 Newcastle, 2 Jan 2017 · EFL Championship
Nottingham Forest
- Previous: Huddersfield 2-1 Nottingham Forest, 26 Dec 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Nottingham Forest 0-1 Barnsley, 2 Jan 2017 · EFL Championship
Data updated