ON THIS DAY 2025: Newcastle United 4 – 3 Nottingham Forest – Toon score four first half goals in eleven minutes

ON THIS DAY 2025:

A rampant first-half performance from Newcastle United helped them beat Nottingham Forest at St James’ Park.

Forest took an early lead through Callum Hudson-Odoi before Newcastle grabbed control of the game with four goals in eleven frantic first-half minutes.

Miley got the first with a great swivel and shot, before Hall’s deflected cross was touched in by Murphy to take the lead.

Isak scored a penalty that ex-Mag Sels nearly looked to have saved before collapsing into the Gallowgate net.

Isak added another a minute later where his deflected shot looped into the net.

Newcastle went in at half-time 4-1 up and in complete control.

In the second half, Milenkovic took advantage of a defensive lapse to pull a goal back for Forest, before substitute Ryan Yates set up a nervy finish with a close-range goal following a corner in the 90th minute.

But Newcastle held on for a victory that moved them up to fifth in the table, with Forest above them in third.

This was one of the most nervy endings to a game I remember, and I think holding on was the catalyst to winning the league cup and our season turning around. Fuck me it was nearly an absolute all timer bottle job though.