Sportsball Stats

Newcastle UnitedvNottingham Forest

Thu, 31 Dec 2026, 7:00 am AEDT

St. James' Park

2026-27 · Gameweek 18

Season comparison

Newcastle United2026-27Nottingham Forest
3Played3
1Won0
2Drawn2
0Lost1
6Goals for2
4Goals against3
DWDLast 5DDL

Key stats

Newcastle UnitedPer match · 2026-27Nottingham Forest
  • 0.5Half-time goals0.5

    Half-time goals: Newcastle United 0.5, Nottingham Forest 0.5. The score at the break.

  • 1.13xG1.46

    xG: Newcastle United 1.13, Nottingham Forest 1.46. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.

  • 1.13Non-penalty xG1.20

    Non-penalty xG: Newcastle United 1.13, Nottingham Forest 1.20. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.

  • 10.7Shots12

    Shots: Newcastle United 10.7, Nottingham Forest 12. Attempts at goal, on target or not.

  • 2.7On target2.3

    On target: Newcastle United 2.7, Nottingham Forest 2.3. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.

  • 1.3Big chances0.7

    Big chances: Newcastle United 1.3, Nottingham Forest 0.7. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.

  • 4.5Corners4

    Corners: Newcastle United 4.5, Nottingham Forest 4. Corners won.

  • 1.3Shots from corners2

    Shots from corners: Newcastle United 1.3, Nottingham Forest 2. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.

  • 0.7From free kicks0.3

    From free kicks: Newcastle United 0.7, Nottingham Forest 0.3. Shots struck directly from a free kick.

  • 1Headed shots2.3

    Headed shots: Newcastle United 1, Nottingham Forest 2.3. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.

  • 0Penalties0.3

    Penalties: Newcastle United 0, Nottingham Forest 0.3. Penalties awarded and taken.

  • 217.7Passes in their third169.3

    Passes in their third: Newcastle United 217.7, Nottingham Forest 169.3. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.

  • 6.3Deep completions6

    Deep completions: Newcastle United 6.3, Nottingham Forest 6. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.

  • 12.5Fouls12.5

    Fouls: Newcastle United 12.5, Nottingham Forest 12.5. Fouls conceded.

  • 3.3Yellow cards2.3

    Yellow cards: Newcastle United 3.3, Nottingham Forest 2.3. Summed from the players.

  • 11.6PPDA12.6

    PPDA: Newcastle United 11.6, Nottingham Forest 12.6. Passes the opposition completes per defensive action. A LOW number means pressing high and often; a high one means sitting off.

  • 0.79Expected points1.60

    Expected points: Newcastle United 0.79, Nottingham Forest 1.60. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.

Head to head

6 Newcastle United · 1 drawn · 1 Nottingham Forest8 meetings on record, 3.6 goals a game

  • Nottingham Forest11Newcastle United2025-26 · 11 May
  • Newcastle United20Nottingham Forest2025-26 · 6 Oct
  • Newcastle United43Nottingham Forest2024-25 · 24 Feb
  • Nottingham Forest13Newcastle United2024-25 · 11 Nov
  • Nottingham Forest23Newcastle United2023-24 · 11 Feb
  • Newcastle United13Nottingham Forest2023-24 · 26 Dec
  • Nottingham Forest12Newcastle United2022-23 · 18 Mar
  • Newcastle United20Nottingham Forest2022-23 · 7 Aug

Last time out

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest 00 Tottenham Hotspur · 5 Sept

Substitutes used (4)

Players to watch

Newcastle United

Nottingham Forest

Defence vs position

2026-27 season. Only 3 matches behind the thinner of the two clubs, so read the ranks as an early indication rather than a record.

ForwardsNewcastle United v Nottingham Forest defNottingham Forest v Newcastle United def
Goals0.33v0.335th/5th0.00v0.0010th/11th
Assists0.33v0.003rd/8th0.00v0.007th/8th
Shots1.3v3.019th/5th2.7v3.37th/3rd
Shots on target0.3v0.315th/13th0.7v1.07th/5th
Key passes0.7v0.312th/18th1.3v1.32nd/2nd
Big chances0.33v0.6710th/5th0.33v1.0010th/1st
xG0.23v0.4716th/8th0.48v0.6810th/2nd
Attacking midNewcastle United v Nottingham Forest defNottingham Forest v Newcastle United def
Goals1.33v0.332nd/9th0.67v0.677th/6th
Assists0.33v0.676th/4th0.33v0.006th/14th
Shots6.0v2.710th/19th3.3v9.715th/1st
Shots on target2.0v1.07th/16th0.7v2.316th/5th
Key passes2.7v2.713th/15th1.0v2.719th/15th
Big chances1.00v0.006th/18th0.33v0.3313th/12th
xG0.74v0.147th/20th0.66v0.679th/9th
MidfieldersNewcastle United v Nottingham Forest defNottingham Forest v Newcastle United def
Goals0.00v0.339th/3rd0.00v0.339th/3rd
Assists0.00v0.0010th/11th0.00v0.3310th/3rd
Shots0.3v2.320th/11th3.7v2.74th/5th
Shots on target0.0v0.314th/10th0.7v0.37th/10th
Key passes2.0v1.715th/15th5.7v3.01st/7th
Big chances0.00v0.009th/9th0.00v0.339th/3rd
xG0.02v0.0820th/16th0.24v0.349th/4th
DefendersNewcastle United v Nottingham Forest defNottingham Forest v Newcastle United def
Goals0.00v0.007th/5th0.00v0.007th/5th
Assists0.67v0.002nd/10th0.00v0.008th/10th
Shots2.0v3.39th/4th2.0v3.39th/4th
Shots on target0.0v0.317th/11th0.0v1.717th/2nd
Key passes2.0v2.79th/5th0.7v4.319th/3rd
Big chances0.00v0.339th/6th0.00v0.009th/10th
xG0.11v0.3213th/5th0.13v0.2011th/9th

Each cell is what that club’s forwards in that position produce per match, against what the opposition concedes to that position — and the two ranks beneath them, out of 20. First rank 1 produces the most; second rank 1 concedes the most. So a low pair is a good attack meeting a soft defence, which is the matchup worth finding. A substitute counts towards the position he usually starts in, because the source names a position only for players who start and substitutes are a fourteenth of this league’s goals.

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