Pressure increases on Postecoglou as Forest lose to Newcastle

The win lifts Newcastle to 11th spot in the standings on nine points while Postecoglou's Forest are 17th with five points

Premier League - Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest - St James' Park, Newcastle, Britain - Oct 5, 2025 Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White and Nottingham Forest manager Ange Postecoglou look dejected after the match Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith

Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes scored a brilliant goal and won a penalty as his side beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 at home in the Premier League on Sunday to heap even more pressure on under-fire boss Ange Postecoglou.

After a scrappy goalless first half, Guimaraes gave his side the lead in the 58th minute with a superb strike, picking up a pass from Dan Burn outside the box and curling it beyond the despairing dive of Matz Sels in the Forest goal.

Sels pulled off a string of fine saves to keep his side in it, but there was little he could do when Elliot Anderson scythed down Guimaraes in the 82nd minute to concede a penalty, and striker Nick Woltemade fired home confidently from the spot.

The win lifts Newcastle to 11th spot in the standings on nine points while Postecoglou's Forest, who are without a win in seven games in all competitions, are 17th with five points from their seven league games this season, one point above the drop zone.