Nottingham vs Newcastle prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2024-11-09 14:00.
[p]It’s all rosy for Nottingham Forest of late, who along with surprisingly poaching Arsenal’s sporting director Edu, find themselves in the early top-four race after a stunning start to their Premier League season (W5, D4, L1). With three straight wins under their belt ahead of this Sunday’s clash against Newcastle, one more would secure a first run of four successive Premier League victories since they did so on the way to a third-place finish in 1995.[/p]
[p]That’s exactly where they sit before this round of games, as they welcome Newcastle whilst above them in the top-flight table for the first time since playing out a 1-1 draw back in 1989. A similarly tight affair wouldn’t be surprising if Forest boss Nuno EspĂrito Santo’s record against the Magpies is anything to go by, with the Portuguese boss playing out stalemates in half of his ten touchline meetings (W3, L2) – his first win in charge of Forest was against Newcastle on Boxing Day last year. [/p]
[p]Newcastle travel here after securing consecutive domestic victories by beating Chelsea in the EFL Cup then Arsenal in the Premier League, with the latter result ending their five-game winless run of league games (D2, L3). The Magpies will be looking to build on that in a fixture they’ve enjoyed down the years, avoiding defeat in 11 of the prior 12 Premier League H2Hs (W8, D3). [/p]
[p]Newcastle remained unbeaten in all six such away meetings (W3, D3) – against no other side can they boast a longer such record. Maintaining that record this time is by no means a given, although boss Eddie Howe may feel quietly confident when considering his own profitable personal record against Forest (W7, D1, L4), which includes a win at the City Ground in cup action this season. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Chris Wood scored decisively in each of Forest’s three consecutive wins ahead of this clash with his old side, and will relish this fixture after scoring a hat-trick against Newcastle last season. For the visitors, Bruno Guimarães scored in both halves in last term’s corresponding fixture, whilst each of his last seven scoring appearances at club level came in victories. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Nottingham Forest scored first in nine of their ten league games, yet went on to draw in four of them (W5).[/p]
[p][i]Written by Matthew Billon[/i][/p]