Nottingham Forest 1-2 Newcastle: Alexander Isak scores dramatic late winner over Forest

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By Emma SandersBBC Sport astatine the City Ground

Last updated connected 5 minutes ago.From the conception Premier League

Alexander Isak scores for NewcastleAlexander Isak is the archetypal Swedish subordinate to people astatine slightest 5 goals successful his archetypal 10 Premier League games

Newcastle's Alexander Isak scored a melodramatic stoppage-time victor astatine Nottingham Forest from the punishment spot to support their hopes of a top-four decorativeness firmly alive.

Isak, who had earlier cancelled retired Emmanuel Dennis' opener successful the archetypal half, coolly placed his spot-kick into the close country aft Moussa Niakhate was penalised for handball successful the box.

In an eventful encounter, Newcastle substitute Elliot Anderson thought helium had made it 2-1 erstwhile helium thumped successful a header astatine the backmost post, lone for it to beryllium ruled retired by VAR for offside successful the build-up.

Newcastle were connected apical for ample spells and deed the crossbar doubly successful the archetypal half, either broadside of a glorious accidental fired implicit by Joe Willock from adjacent range.

Forest's opener came against the tally of play erstwhile Newcastle defender Sven Botman unforgivably talented possession to Dennis, who smartly chipped it implicit the players lasting defender connected the goalline.

The visitors' unit yet paid disconnected erstwhile Willock set-up Isak for a precise volley into the acold country connected the changeable of half-time and the Swedish striker aboriginal delivered the victor to spark celebratory scenes successful the distant extremity successful Nottingham.

The effect leaves Newcastle conscionable a constituent down Tottenham successful 5th - and inactive with a crippled successful manus - portion Forest stay 2 points supra the relegation zone.

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Nottingham Forest

  1. Squad number12Player nameNavas

  2. Squad number24Player nameAurier

  3. Squad number38Player nameFelipe

  4. Squad number19Player nameNiakhaté

  5. Squad number32Player nameRenan Lodi

  6. Squad number22Player nameYates

  7. Squad number6Player nameShelvey

  8. Squad number20Player nameJohnson

  9. Squad number10Player nameGibbs-White

  10. Squad number25Player nameDennis

  11. Squad number34Player nameA Ayew

  1. Squad number7Player nameN Williams

  2. Squad number16Player nameSurridge

  3. Squad number23Player nameFreuler

  4. Squad number31Player nameGustavo Scarpa

Newcastle United

  1. Squad number22Player namePope

  2. Squad number2Player nameTrippier

  3. Squad number5Player nameSchär

  4. Squad number4Player nameBotman

  5. Squad number33Player nameBurn

  6. Squad number36Player nameS Longstaff

  7. Squad number39Player nameBruno Guimarães

  8. Squad number28Player nameWillock

  9. Squad number23Player nameMurphy

  10. Squad number14Player nameIsak

  11. Squad number10Player nameSaint-Maximin

  1. Squad number11Player nameRitchie

  2. Squad number32Player nameAnderson

Line-ups

Nottm Forest

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 12NavasBooked astatine 90mins
  • 24Aurier
  • 38Felipe
  • 19Niakhaté
  • 32LodiBooked astatine 90mins
  • 22YatesSubstituted forFreulerat 58'minutesBooked astatine 90mins
  • 6ShelveySubstituted forFurtado Scarpaat 90+4'minutes
  • 20Johnson
  • 10Gibbs-WhiteBooked astatine 59mins
  • 25DennisBooked astatine 22minsSubstituted forN Williamsat 79'minutes
  • 34A AyewSubstituted forSurridgeat 79'minutes

Substitutes

  • 4Worrall
  • 7N Williams
  • 8Colback
  • 13Hennessey
  • 15Toffolo
  • 16Surridge
  • 23Freuler
  • 28dos Santos de Oliveira
  • 31Furtado Scarpa

Newcastle

Formation 4-3-3

  • 22Pope
  • 2Trippier
  • 5Schär
  • 4Botman
  • 33BurnBooked astatine 33mins
  • 36S Longstaff
  • 39Bruno Guimarães
  • 28Willock
  • 23MurphySubstituted forRitchieat 84'minutes
  • 14Isak
  • 10Saint-MaximinSubstituted forAndersonat 45'minutes

Substitutes

  • 1Dúbravka
  • 3Dummett
  • 6Lascelles
  • 9Wilson
  • 11Ritchie
  • 12Lewis
  • 13Targett
  • 19Manquillo
  • 32Anderson

Referee:Paul Tierney

Attendance:29,362

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Newcastle United 2.

  2. Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Newcastle United 2.

  3. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.

  4. Foul by Gustavo Scarpa (Nottingham Forest).

  5. Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.

  6. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.

  7. Foul by Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest).

  8. Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Gustavo Scarpa replaces Jonjo Shelvey.

  9. Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Newcastle United 2. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) converts the punishment with a close footed changeable to the apical close corner.

  10. Keylor Navas (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellowish card.

  11. Remo Freuler (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellowish card.

  12. Penalty conceded by Moussa Niakhaté (Nottingham Forest) with a manus shot successful the punishment area.

  13. Attempt blocked. Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Joe Willock with a cross.

  14. Nick Pope (Newcastle United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  15. Foul by Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest).

  16. Attempt saved. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner.

  17. Attempt blocked. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross.

  18. Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  19. Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).

  20. Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Ritchie replaces Jacob Murphy.

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