Newcastle United's thrilling 4-3 victory over Nottingham Forest on Sunday may have been exciting for the fans, but not so much for the winning

Newcastle scored four goals in 11 minutes against Nottingham Forest, but still had to withstand a late fightback to seal a 4-3 win in the Premier League on Sunday. A first-half goal spree — including two more for Alexander Isak -- gave Newcastle a 4-1 lead at the break at St James' Park.

Newcastle United moved up to fifth in the Premier League table with a 4-3 victory over Nottingham Forest at St James’ Park. The Magpies were cruising at half-time, leading 4-1 at half-time through Alexander Isak’s brace and goals from Lewis Miley and Jacob Murphy.

Newcastle United scored four goals in 11 first-half minutes to keep alive their Champions League qualification hopes with a thrilling 4-3 victory over Nottingham Forest at St James’ Park on Sunday but had to hold on under heavy pressure in the second period.

Newcastle United beat Nottingham Forest 4-3 at St James’ Park - here are the player ratings from the match. Eddie Howe made three changes to the side that were beaten 4-0 at Manchester City last weekend with Nick Pope,