He Newcastle United dropped to Nottingham Forest of the cloud with many Aleksander Isak, Joelinton and Harvey Barnes and broke the streak of three consecutive victories of the Nuno Holy Spirit.
He forest came to win the match, thanks to a header from the Brazilian Murillo in the first half and are almost a point clear of Manchester City and six clear of the lead held by Liverpool.
With Espirito Santo back on the bench following his three-game suspension, Forest held a 1-0 lead until the 54th minute, when Isak took advantage of a disturbance in the area to head home a loose ball.
The ‘Magpies’ tie was in question for several minutes, as VAR reviewed a possible foul, but they finally got on the scoreboard and laid the first stone for the comeback.
The Swedish striker scored the assist for 1-2, but this time the main star was Joelinton. The attacker, unable to defend Forest’s 1-0 lead well, took revenge on Alex Moreno with his right foot and put it past the far post with his left foot. An excellent goal which would have put Newcastle in eighth position with 18 points, one clear of the fourth place currently defended by Brighton.
With seven minutes remaining, Harvey Barnes crowned a counterattack led by Sandro Tonali and ensured the three points went to Newcastle.
Forest, who have won in a row against Crystal Palace, Leicester City and West Ham United, are left with 19 points in third place.
match lineup
26
34
19
16
31
5
21
22
11
10
14
22
21
20
39
5
33
36
28
14
10
7
The City of the City
Nick Pope22
Tino Livramento21
87′
Lewis Hall20
73′
Bruno Guimaraes39
Fabian Schär5
21′
Dan Burns33
6′
87′
Sean Longstaff36
64′
Joe Willock28
68′
Alexander Isaac14
53′
97′
58′
Anthony Gordon10
79′
58′
Joelinton7
71′
Replacements
Martin Dubravka1
Matt Targett13
Lloyd Kelly25
Sandro Tonali8
68′
58′
Harvey Barnes11
79′
82′
87′
Jacob Murphy23
87′
Miguel Almiron24
58′
Lewis Miley67
73′
William Osula18
97′
coach
Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo
Eddie Howe
Source: La Verdad
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