From four successive shots, between the 23rd and 34th minutes, Newcastle scored four times — and that clinical 11-minute spell includes the two-minutes-plus taken to award a penalty following a VAR review.

Newcastle United scored four goals in 11 first-half minutes to keep alive their Champions League qualification hopes with a thrilling 4-3 victory over Nottingham Forest at St James’ Park on Sunday but had to hold on under heavy pressure in the second period.

Head coach Nuno Espirito Santo has named his Nottingham Forest team to face Newcastle United in this afternoon’s crunch Premier League clash. The Reds go into today’s match at St James’ Park eager to rediscover their form on the road. Last weekend’s 2-1 defeat at Fulham made it successive away defeats in the league for Nuno’s men.