With the drums of war stirring in the Premier League's Christmas matches, Newcastle hosted Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night (26th) in the "Gift Opening Day". This season, Newcastle's performance has been marred by a series of injuries and illnesses, and not only have they suffered defeat in the UEFA Europa League and the EFL Cup, which has dealt a severe blow to the team's morale. In the intensive schedule and adversity, the team may be difficult to adjust quickly, half a draw may be worth paying attention to. (Now 621 Tuesday 8:30pm Simulcast)
Under the double pressure of incomplete lineup and multi-line battles, Newcastle has suffered a comprehensive Waterloo recently, losing 5 out of the last 6 matches, including the bottom of the UEFA Europa League group stage and a 12-yard loss in the EFL Cup. Last time out, the visitors were defeated by Luton 0-1, with the players showing signs of fatigue. With key players such as Zuenton, Nicky Purby and Zulwelock continuing to recuperate, it is expected that the team will play a solid game and try to avoid a dent in their confidence.
Nottingham Forest's situation is also not optimistic, coach Guba was recently fired, Portuguese coach Newnu took over, but the team's decline has not been curbed, the last round of home 2-3 defeat to Brentford. As a defensive coach, Newcastle will first ensure that they don't concede a goal in the first half of this match. Considering Newcastle's recent slow playing style, the last 4 league home halves were all tied with their opponents, this game is expected to maintain the half-time draw.
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Tuesday 20:30 Premier League Newcastle v Nottingham Forest
Tue 23:00 EPL Brentford v Fulham
Tue 23:00 EPL West Bromwich v Luton
Wednesday 01:30 EPL Crystal Palace v Liverpool
