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

Newcastle United held off a late comeback from Nottingham Forest to move back into the top five of the Premier League.

Before kick-off, much was made of the looming midfield duel between Miley and another Newcastle academy graduate, Forest’s Elliot Anderson but of that pair, it was Howe’s No 67 who built the stronger case for a senior England call-up.

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.

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

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 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.