Newcastle beats Nottingham Forest in the Premier League

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The home team opened the scoring in the first half, but conceded three goals in the second half and lost after four games in the competition

Newcastle beats Nottingham Forest in the Premier League
Newcastle beats Nottingham Forest in the Premier League

SUMMARY

Newcastle defeated Nottingham Forest 3-1 in a comeback victory on Sunday in the 11th round of the Premier League. Murillo opened the scoring for the home team at the City Ground. The visiting team equalized with Isak, and turned the game around with Joelinton and Barnes. With the result, Newcastle climbed to eighth place, with 18 points, while Nottingham Forest remained in third place, with 19.

Joelinton is elected the best on the field

Brazilian Joelinton, nicknamed Big Joe by Newcastle fans, was named man of the match and celebrated the result after the match.

– The whole group deserves congratulations for the performance they played. We didn’t get our act together in the first half, but we corrected it at half-time and had a great second half, with a much more confident performance. I’m very happy to have helped with the winning goal, which gave us more peace of mind and the mentality to achieve an important victory for us – said Joelinton, who scored his second goal in this edition of the Premier League.