Chris Wood scored a hattrick, and Nottingham Forest won against Newcastle 3-1 at St. James’ Park in the 1st match on Boxing Day as they ended a very tough period. The team had 6 defeats and 1 draw in their past 7 matches in the Premier League before today’s triumph.
For the first time in the competition’s history history, Nottingham Forest have won a Premier League game against Newcastle United.
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Alexander Isak converted a penalty in the 23rd minute to give the Magpies the lead, but Chris Wood netted to tie the result at the extra time of the 1st half.
Anthony Elanga has assisted two goals in a single game twice for Nottingham Forest:
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Chris Wood was the one who scored again for Nottingham to take the lead for the 1st time in the match in the 53rd minute. Wood finished his hat trick in the 60th minute and made the Reds lead 2 goals at St. James’ Park.
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Newcastle are in 7th place with 29 points after 19 games, as the Magpies lost 4 of their last 5 matches in the league.
Nottingham Forest are 16th with 17 points after 19 matches and the team led by Espirito Santo got back on the winning side after a terrible period that cost Steve Cooper’s job.