Newcastle manager Eddie Howe says the second-half struggle against Nottingham Forest was a "tough watch" after his side held on for a 4-3 win, after scoring four first-half goals in 11 minutes.

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.

Newcastle scored four goals in 11 minutes against Nottingham Forest, but still had to withstand a late fightback to seal a 4-3 win in the Premier League.

Newcastle United have won 13 of their last 16 games in all competitions (L3). Since the first match of this run on December 14th, it is the most wins by any Premier League side. Alexander Isak scored his 49th and 50th Premier League goals, making him the highest scoring Swedish player in the competition's history, overtaking Freddie Ljungberg (48).

Newcastle take on Nottingham Forest on Sunday, Feb. 23, at St. James' Park, with kickoff set for 2 p.m. GMT local time in the UK. That makes it a 9 a.m. ET or 6 a.m. PT start in the US and Canada, and a 1 a.m. AEDT kickoff in Australia early Sunday morning.

As the BBC's predictions expert I always try to go with my head and not my heart. That's what I am doing with this game, which is big for both teams in the battle for the top four. I'd love to say my boyhood club,

How Newcastle United predicted to line-up for their Premier League clash against Nottingham Forest at St James’ Park.

"I don't know, this is what I'm going to work on now. This is a game which is good to reflect on. "We made mistakes. Newcastle made mistakes also. But it was two totally different halves. We started well, we scored, and they just rolled over us. "There was nothing else in the first half about us. Every time Newcastle had the ball they scored.