Newcastle vs Nottingham Forest Bet Builder Tips: 22/1 fourfold for key clash

Nottingham Forest head to St James’ Park on Sunday (14:00, Sky Sports Main Event) to take on Newcastle United in a crucial game in the race for Europe in the Premier League. 

Forest are third in the Premier League, six points clear of a Newcastle side who entered the weekend in seventh. Given the scale of this game in the chase for the Champions League, we’ve picked out a 22/1 Bet Builder for what should be an entertaining encounter.

Newcastle vs Nottingham Forest Odds

Alexander Isak to score anytime

Nottingham Forest's success this season has been built on excellent defending, but there are signs in recent weeks that standards are slipping. They've conceded at least 0.9 Expected Goals in each of their last eight league games, shipping 9.1 xG in total across their six Premier League matches in 2025. 

Forest also have a poor record against the league's top teams, conceding 20 times across 10 meetings with the top eight this term. 

That should allow Alexander Isak - who has scored seven goals in 11 league games at St James' - to shake off a recent quiet spell.  

Chris Wood to score anytime 

Chris Wood was moved on from Tyneside in favour of Isak, but the New Zealand international is outscoring the Swede 18 goals to 17 so far this season. 

Wood has been a revelation in Forest's push for Europe and he has scored in six of his last seven Premier League appearances. 

The striker scored a hat-trick at this ground in December 2023 and he can profit from a home defence that has conceded 11 times across their last four league outings.  

Fabian Schar to be carded

Defender Fabian Schar has been cautioned on eight occasions for Newcastle this term, with five of those bookings coming at St James' Park. 

Not only does the Switzerland international need to worry about keeping Wood quiet, this Forest side can easily get their opponents into trouble. 

Forest's opponents this term have received 71 yellow cards in 25 matches - a league-high. Given that Schar ended up in the book in Newcastle's last home game, he's a good bet for a caution this weekend. 

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Morgan Gibbs-White to commit 2+ fouls

This could be a busy afternoon for the referee, as Newcastle rank third for most fouls won this season. Their opponents have committed a combined 324 fouls this term, with Bruno Guimaraes alone drawing 83 fouls from opposition players. 

Sandro Tonali and Joelinton rank third and fourth in the squad for fouls drawn, so this is a crafty midfield. 

And, even with Joelinton absent, the Magpies are likely to get on the wrong side of Forest midfielder Gibbs-White. 

Only Ryan Yates has committed more fouls than the England international for Forest this season, while he's made two or more fouls on nine occasions this season. 

Given the record of Newcastle's midfield, back Gibbs-White to make two or more fouls.

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