Newcastle's 'sensational' match winner - and the one who trumped a former team-mate

How did the players fare in Newcastle United's 3-1 win at Nottingham Forest?

NOTTM FOREST (4-2-3-1):

Sels 4; Aina 5, Milenkovic 4, Murillo 5, Moreno 4 (Ward-Prowse 88); Yates 4, Dominguez 5; ELANGA 6 (Awoniyi 88), Gibbs-White 6 (Anderson 58, 5), Hudson-Odoi 6 (Silva 58, 4); Wood 4.

Subs (not used): Miguel (gk), Morato, Williams, Sosa, Boly.

NEWCASTLE (4-3-3):

7 Pope: Made a good save from Dominguez with his foot, and dealt with crosses into the area effectively

8 Livramento: Excellent again down the right-hand side – was a major factor in Newcastle’s attacking

7 Schar: Another strong showing from the centre-half, who was positionally excellent throughout

8 Burn: Dominated his personal battle against Wood, completely marking the former Magpie out of the game

8 Hall: Another strong showing from the full-back, whose surges down the left caused Forest problems

7 Longstaff: Did the dirty work again at the heart of midfield and helped keep Newcastle on the front foot

7 Guimaraes: A key factor in Newcastle’s second-half surge as he pushed forward – looks better higher up the field

7 Willock: Got into some excellent positions down the left and linked up well with those around him

6 Gordon: Wasn’t a factor while playing on the right, but showed signs of improvement after switching flanks

8 Isak: His fine recent form continues – scored and also claimed an assist in a fine attacking display

9 JOELINTON: Excellent on the left, and even better when switched to the right – scored with a brilliant strike

Subs:

8 Tonali (for Willock, 69): Was heavily involved in Newcastle’s final two goals – made a big impact

Barnes (for Gordon, 80)

Osula (for Isak, 90+6)

(not used): Dubravka (gk), Targett, Kelly, Miley, Almiron, J Murphy.

Man Of The Match: JOELINTON – The Brazilian capped a superb performance with a sensational curled strike.