Forest took a sixth-minute lead through Callum Hudson-Odoi but Lewis Miley’s 23rd-minute equalizer sparked a Newcastle flurry as Jacob Murphy completed the comeback two minutes later followed by Alexander Isak’s double, which saw him reach 50 Premier League goals. But Forest threatened a stunning second-half comeback as Nikola Milenkovic pulled one back in the 63rd minute before Ryan Yates hit a 90th-minute goal as Newcastle survived a nervy ending to move up to fifth in the Premier League and level on points with fourth-placed Manchester City.

Forest, who remain third but are now only three points ahead of Newcastle, made a fast start at St James’ Park as Hudson-Odoi capitalized on Murphy’s error to fire in from outside the box. But on his first Premier League start of the season, Miley struck a low leveler before Murphy atoned for his error by bundling home Newcastle’s second two and a half minutes later. The Magpies were then awarded a penalty after VAR sent referee Jarred Gillett to the pitch side monitor following an Ola Aina handball, and Isak converted the 33rd-minute spot-kick.

The Sweden international scored his second 111 seconds later with a cool one-on-one finish seeing him reach 50 Premier League goals in just 76 appearances – only six players in the competition’s history have hit that tally faster – while it was his 19th Premier League goal of the season, with only Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (24) netting more.

Newcastle, however, took their foot off the gas in the second half as they failed to have a shot on target, allowing Forest to get themselves back into it as Milenkovic hooked home before Yates’ low strike set up a tense finish. But Forest could not find a dramatic stoppage-time equalizer as they lost three straight away league games for the first time since December 2023.