Newcastle United welcome Nottingham Forest at St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne on Wednesday, Dec 30 at 9:00 PM in a Premier League fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 1 point split them in the table.

Newcastle United come into this fixture in mixed form (0W 1D 0L). Nottingham Forest travel in mixed form (0W 0D 1L), which may hand the initiative to the hosts.

History strongly favours Newcastle United here — they've won 6 of 10 previous meetings against Nottingham Forest, with 2 draws. Their last encounter ended in a 1–1 draw. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 3.4 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives Newcastle United a slight edge, but Nottingham Forest are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.