Overview
- Kick-off is 2pm BST on Sunday at St James’ Park, with live coverage on Sky Sports Main Event.
- Newcastle arrive on the back of a 4-0 Champions League victory at Union Saint-Gilloise, with summer signing Nick Woltemade up to three goals in four appearances.
- Ange Postecoglou is still seeking his first win as Nottingham Forest manager after six matches, following a 3-2 European defeat to Midtjylland.
- Bookmakers list Newcastle as clear favourites at around 1-2, and recent meetings have been goal-heavy with both teams scoring in 11 of the last 12 clashes.
- Pre-match reports note injury absences on both sides, including Yoane Wissa and Tino Livramento for Newcastle and Ola Aina, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Douglas Luiz for Forest.