Nick Woltemade and Bruno Guimarães struck within the second half as Newcastle United earned a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest, pilling extra stress on under-fire supervisor Ange Postecoglou.
The defeat prolonged Forest’s winless begin beneath Postecoglou to seven video games, with only one level from their opening 4 Premier League matches. With the membership now sitting simply above the relegation zone, scrutiny over the Australian’s future is about to dominate the worldwide break.
After a tense first half at St James’ Park, Guimarães broke the impasse with a curling effort from exterior the field simply earlier than the hour mark. Forest gamers protested, claiming a foul by Guimarães on Morgan Gibbs-White within the build-up, however the aim stood after a VAR verify.
Newcastle, who had been the league’s lowest scorers heading into the match, pressed for a second. Matz Sels denied Sandro Tonali and Malick Thiaw with sensible saves, however he might do nothing to cease Woltemade’s thumping strike off the underside of the bar following a nook.
The Forest goalkeeper saved the scoreline respectable with additional stops from Harvey Barnes, however Newcastle sealed the lead to stoppage time. Woltemade calmly transformed from the penalty spot after Guimarães was introduced down by Elliot Anderson.
Postecoglou endured chants of “you’re getting sacked within the morning” from the house crowd as Newcastle celebrated their second league win of the marketing campaign. Forest, in the meantime, stay mired in seventeenth and winless beneath their new boss, whose future seems to be more and more unsure.
