Newcastle United 2-0 Nottingham Forest

Match ends, Newcastle United 2, Nottingham Forest 0.

Second Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Nottingham Forest 0.

Substitution, Newcastle United. Sven Botman replaces Bruno Guimaraes.

Foul by Chris Wood (Newcastle United).

Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Fabian Schaer (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest).

Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Allan Saint-Maximin.

Substitution, Newcastle United. Chris Wood replaces Callum Wilson.

Foul by Matt Targett (Newcastle United).

Alex Mighten (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Attempt missed. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sean Longstaff.

Attempt missed. Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Fraser.

Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Alex Mighten replaces Moussa Niakhate.

Substitution, Newcastle United. Ryan Fraser replaces Miguel Almiron.

Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Joe Willock.

Matt Targett (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest).

Goal! Newcastle United 2, Nottingham Forest 0. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Joelinton.

Attempt saved. Miguel Almiron (Newcastle United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Guimaraes.

Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Orel Mangala replaces Lewis O'Brien.

Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Miguel Almiron.

Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).

Lewis O'Brien (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Offside, Newcastle United. Joe Willock tries a through ball, but Callum Wilson is caught offside.

Attempt missed. Dan Burn (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a set piece situation.

Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest).

Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Sam Surridge.

Attempt missed. Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross.

Attempt blocked. Joe Willock (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Wilson.

Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Neco Williams.

Goal! Newcastle United 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Fabian Schaer (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a corner.

Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Scott McKenna.

Attempt blocked. Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Almiron.

Attempt saved. Joe Willock (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Wilson.

Lewis O'Brien (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Miguel Almiron (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Lewis O'Brien (Nottingham Forest).

Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Jesse Lingard (Nottingham Forest).

Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Joe Worrall.

Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Scott McKenna.

Attempt missed. Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.

Offside, Newcastle United. Matt Targett tries a through ball, but Dan Burn is caught offside.

Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).

Second Half begins Newcastle United 0, Nottingham Forest 0.

First Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Nottingham Forest 0.

Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).

Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Dean Henderson.

Attempt missed. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.

Attempt blocked. Jesse Lingard (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Attempt saved. Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joelinton.

Attempt saved. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Willock.

Foul by Callum Wilson (Newcastle United).

Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt saved. Joelinton (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Guimaraes.

Attempt missed. Joelinton (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Guimaraes.

Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Jesse Lingard (Nottingham Forest).

Attempt blocked. Lewis O'Brien (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesse Lingard.

Foul by Joe Willock (Newcastle United).

Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Attempt missed. Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Targett with a headed pass.

Attempt blocked. Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Almiron with a cross.

Joe Willock (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Moussa Niakhate (Nottingham Forest).

Attempt missed. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joelinton with a cross.

Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).

Fabian Schaer (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest).

Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).

Lewis O'Brien (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt saved. Joelinton (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dan Burn.

Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Harry Toffolo.

Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Neco Williams.

Foul by Matt Targett (Newcastle United).

Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt blocked. Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).

Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest).

Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Joe Worrall.

Foul by Miguel Almiron (Newcastle United).

Harry Toffolo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt missed. Dan Burn (Newcastle United) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a corner.

Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Moussa Niakhate.

Attempt missed. Dan Burn (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fabian Schaer with a cross following a set piece situation.

Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).

Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Scott McKenna.

Attempt blocked. Joe Willock (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Allan Saint-Maximin.

Foul by Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle United).

Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt saved. Dan Burn (Newcastle United) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Matt Targett.

Attempt blocked. Fabian Schaer (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Targett.

Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Moussa Niakhate.

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.