The confirmed alignments as Pope starts at the goal

Nick Pope returns to the Newcastle line for the big game against Nottingham Forest on Sunday.

Newcastle has lost only one of its 13 Premier League games against Forest, but this came last season, when former Newcastle striker Chris Wood marked a hat-trick.

Forest would go three points from the second place with a victory.

It then shows how the sides align.

Newcastle team news

Nick Pope returns to the goal while Sandro Tonali and Kieran Tripper are lost. Tino Livamento starts back, while Lewis Miley has the opportunity in the midfield.

Howay Newcastle! ✊ pic.twitter.com/HZBY6QP10V

– Newcastle United (@nufc) February 23 2025

Newcastle XI: Nick Pope, Lewis Hall, Dan Burn, Fabian Schär, Tino Livamento, Joe Willock, Bruno Guimales, Lewis Miley, Anthony Gordon, Alexander Isak, Jacob Murphy

News of Nottingham Forest Team

All eyes will be in the wood in front of the forest on a seated side.

Your forest XI to face Newcastle. 👊 pic.twitter.com/ogus4taext

– Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) February 23 2025

Morgan Gibbs-White has participated in nine goals in his last 11 appearances in the Premier League and could be re-introduced. Midfielding Elliot Anderson begins against the club he left last summer.

Nottingham Forest XI: MATZ SEL, NECO Williams, Mulillo, Nikola Milello, Ola Aina, Elliot Anderson, Nicholas Domínguez, Anthony Elanga, Morgan Gibbs-White, Callum Hudson-Doi, Chris Wood