Magpies legend Alan Shearer wants to see a strong response from Eddie Howe's side after what was an unusually timid performance against Manchester City seven days ago, and that means attacking Forest in front of an expectant home crowd.

Following respective setbacks in their pursuits of Champions League football, Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest have some mistakes to rectify in Sunday's fascinating Premier League tussle at St James' Park.

Jan. 18, and the Tricky Trees did them one better at 7W-1D-0L. Since then, though, just three points from a possible nine for each side as Bournemouth combined to put nine goals past them in a pair of resounding victories that kept a whole host of teams in the top-four (of maybe five) race when they might have otherwise fallen away.

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