Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle Prediction & Picks - Premier League
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by Mikaella McIntosh | in Premier League Picks
Nottingham Forest host Newcastle at City Ground this Sunday in the third from last fixture of the EPL season. All things considered, the early odds for Harvey Barnes to score should be shorter
The hosts will be extremely fatigued and disheartened after their 4-0 thrashing in the Europa League just three days prior, whilst Newcastle are arriving here after a 3-1 win over Brighton. The Magpies are able to play with freedom, with a view to bettering their position in the table.
Newcastle rotate their squad often, but with a goal last time out in the final 20 minutes of the game, Harvey Barnes looks likely to start this game, and he’ll be hoping to build on what was an encouraging effort as a sub.
The Tricky Trees playing a difficult game just a couple days earlier is a big factor, whilst they don’t have the easiest run of games to end the season considering the points needed to keep clear from the relegation zone, so they cannot afford to come away with nothing here, and this should allow a player like Barnes to profit on the break.
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Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle Form
Table
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
12
|
49 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | -2 |
|
16
|
44 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | -3 |
Nottingham Forest and Newcastle Latest Matches
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
May 7, 2026 - Europa League
May 4, 2026 - Premier League
Apr 30, 2026 - Europa League
Apr 24, 2026 - Premier League
Apr 19, 2026 - Premier League
Apr 16, 2026 - Europa League
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Apr 30, 2026 - Europa League
Apr 19, 2026 - Premier League
Apr 16, 2026 - Europa League
Apr 12, 2026 - Premier League
Mar 15, 2026 - Premier League
Mar 12, 2026 - Europa League
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
May 7, 2026 - Europa League
May 4, 2026 - Premier League
Apr 24, 2026 - Premier League
Apr 9, 2026 - Europa League
Mar 22, 2026 - Premier League
Mar 19, 2026 - Europa League
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
5/6 (83%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
May 2, 2026 - Premier League
Apr 25, 2026 - Premier League
Apr 18, 2026 - Premier League
Apr 12, 2026 - Premier League
Mar 22, 2026 - Premier League
Mar 18, 2026 - Champions League
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
May 2, 2026 - Premier League
Apr 18, 2026 - Premier League
Mar 22, 2026 - Premier League
Mar 10, 2026 - Champions League
Mar 7, 2026 - FA Cup
Mar 4, 2026 - Premier League
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
4/6 (67%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Apr 25, 2026 - Premier League
Apr 12, 2026 - Premier League
Mar 18, 2026 - Champions League
Mar 14, 2026 - Premier League
Feb 21, 2026 - Premier League
Feb 18, 2026 - Champions League
Nottingham Forest against Newcastle : Head to Head (H2H)
17 %
17 %
67 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
Oct 5, 2025 - Premier League
Feb 23, 2025 - Premier League
Nov 10, 2024 - Premier League
Aug 28, 2024 - Carabao Cup
Feb 10, 2024 - Premier League
Dec 26, 2023 - Premier League
Nottingham Forest against Newcastle Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Substitutes
S. Ortega
DefenderE. da Silva Moreira
MidfielderJ. McAtee
O. Hutchinson
J. Sinclair
R. Yates
A. Whitehall
ForwardC. Wood
L. Lucca
A. Ramsdale
DefenderA. Murphy
K. Trippier
J. Ramsey
J. Willock
ForwardH. Barnes
A. Gordon
A. Elanga
Y. Wissa
Missing players
O. Aina
N. Savona
MidfielderM. Gibbs-White
Murillo
ForwardC. Hudson Odoi
D. Ndoye
F. Schar
T. Livramento
MidfielderL. Miley
Most goals and assists
Nottingham Forest
Newcastle
M. Gibbs-White
(15 Goals)
B. Guimaraes
(9 Goals)
O. Hutchinson
(5 Assists)
B. Guimaraes
(5 Assists)
Nottingham Forest - Newcastle Key Points
- Nottingham Forest endured a taxing game just three days prior.
- Harvey Barnes is averaging 0.35 xG per 90 minutes in the league.
- Harvey Barnes has scored an average of 0.30 goals per 90 minutes in the EPL this season.
- Harvey Barnes comes into this game having scored last time out.
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Our Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle Prediction
With Anthony Gordon likely not yet fit enough to start, the hosts will be looking to someone like Harvey Barnes to hurt a tired and dejected Nottingham Forest team, and looking at the early odds of +300, the winger is worth betting on to do just that by scoring.
It had been a while since Barnes had scored, but he ended his baron spell from the bench last time out, scoring with a nice finish against Brighton. After that, he ought to be brimming with confidence, and as a player, who typically scores his goals in purple patches, this really does look like a great chance for him to continue in form, especially given the predicament that the hosts find themselves in having taken a battering on Thursday night.
Our Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle Pick: Harvey Barnes to Score.
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