Newcastle prevailed over Nottingham Forest as Alexander Isak, Lewis Miley and Jacob Murphy all got on the scoresheet at St James' Park to narrow th gap to the Premier League's top four

Following a VAR review, Newcastle are awarded a penalty and Alexander Isak converts from the spot to give his side a two-goal cushion against Nottingham Forest.

Alexander Isak has shrugged off his unconvincing penalty after helping Newcastle beat Nottingham Forest 4-3 on Sunday. The visitors went ahead in the sixth minute of the match, with Callum Hudson-Odoi curling his effort beyond the reach of Nick Pope.

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.

From four successive shots, between the 23rd and 34th minutes, Newcastle scored four times — and that clinical 11-minute spell includes the two-minutes-plus taken to award a penalty following a VAR review.

Alexander Isak's double made him the highest-scoring Swedish player in Premier League history, overtaking Freddie Ljungberg (48)

Alexander Isak hit a first-half double as Newcastle United resisted a Nottingham Forest fightback to win a seven-goal thriller at St James' Park on Sunday. Forest had taken an early lead when Callum Hodson-Odoi capitalised on a Jacob Murphy error to fire the visitors in front.