Newcastle 4-3 Nottingham Forest: Alexander Isak scores twice as Magpies transfer as much as fifth in Premier League

Newcastle scored 4 targets in 11 first-half minutes as they edged a seven-goal thriller towards Nottingham Forest to spice up their Champions League qualification hopes with a 4-3 residence win.

Forest took a sixth-minute lead by means of Callum Hudson-Odoi however Lewis Miley’s Twenty third-minute equaliser sparked a Newcastle flurry as Jacob Murphy accomplished the comeback two minutes later adopted by Alexander Isak’s double, which noticed him attain 50 Premier League targets.

However Forest threatened a shocking second-half comeback as Nikola Milenkovic pulled one again within the 63rd minute earlier than Ryan Yates hit a Ninetieth-minute purpose as Newcastle survived a nervy ending to maneuver as much as fifth within the Premier League and stage on factors with fourth-placed Manchester Metropolis.

Forest, who stay third however are actually solely three factors forward of Newcastle, made a quick begin at St James’ Park as Hudson-Odoi capitalised on Murphy’s error to fireplace in from outdoors the field.

However on his first Premier League begin of the season, Miley struck a low leveller earlier than Murphy atoned for his error by bundling residence Newcastle’s second two and a half minutes later.

The Magpies have been then awarded a penalty after VAR despatched referee Jarred Gillett to the pitchside monitor following an Ola Aina handball, and Isak transformed the Thirty third-minute spot-kick.

The Sweden worldwide scored his second 111 seconds later with a cool one-on-one end seeing him attain 50 Premier League targets in simply 76 appearances – solely six gamers within the competitors’s historical past have hit that tally sooner – whereas it was his nineteenth Premier League purpose of the season, with solely Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (24) netting extra.

Newcastle, nevertheless, took their foot off the fuel within the second half as they didn’t have a shot on the right track, permitting Forest to get themselves again into it as Milenkovic hooked residence earlier than Yates’ low end arrange a tense end.

However Forest couldn’t discover a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser as they misplaced three immediately league video games for the primary time since December 2023.

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