Newcastle vs Nottingham: Newcastle is in action on Saturday when they welcome Nottingham Forest for their opening Premier League match.
Match Details:
Teams: Newcastle vs Nottingham Forest
Venue: St James’ Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
Date: Saturday 6th August, 2022
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.hotstar.com/
Preview
Newcastle United head into this after a 2-1 win over Athletic Club in their previous and final pre-season clash on Saturday.
Wilson and Saint Maximin scored in either half to ensure a positive end to proceedings as the Magpies ended their campaign with successive wins.
Newcastle had a decent outing in pre-season winning 3 of the 5 matches alongside 2 losses. With a return to the Premier League, they aim to improve and start this season in the same manner as they played the 2nd half of last season.
On the other hand, Nottingham Forest played out a 1-1 draw against Valencia in their previous pre-season clash last week.
Soler and Johnson scored for either side to ensure a share of the spoils. Forest did not end the pre-season positively and hope to capture good performances in the EPL.
The newly promoted team has managed just a sole win from their last 5 pre-season friendlies.
Nottingham secured a return to EPL after winning the play-off final from the EFL Championship. On return, they will be pumped to start off on a bright note.
Both these teams last met in the EFL Cup 2018 Round 2, where Nottingham Forest won 3-1.
Form Guide
Newcastle: WWLLW
Nottingham: DDLWD
Last Matches of both teams:
Newcastle 2-1 Athletic Club
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Valencia
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Newcastle vs Nottingham in India?
The match is live streamed on Hotstar VIP App and JioTV.
Team News
Fernandez, Lewis, Manquilo and Shelvey are out of contention for the hosts due to injuries. Meanwhile; Richards and Yates are doubts for the visitors.
Newcastle possible 11:
Pope, Trippier, Schar, Botman, Targett, Willock, Guimaraes, Joelinton, Almiron, Wilson and Saint-Maximin
Nottingham Forest possible 11:
Henderson, McKenna, Cook, Worrall, Williams, O’Brien, Colback, Toffolo, Lingard, Johnson and Awoniyi
Prediction: Newcastle 2-1 Nottingham
Newcastle starts as favourites given their form in pre-season coupled with the fresh faces and rapturous home crowd.
Nottingham needs to be at their best to manage a result. However; this is a testing place for visitors.
We see Newcastle pipping the visitors here due to the quality they possess.
Players to watch out for: Saint-Maximin, Guimaraes, Lingard and Awoniyi.
