Overview
- Newcastle drew 1-1 at Nottingham Forest, which left them 13th in the Premier League with only a faint chance of Europe.
- Lewis Hall returned to the starting XI in an unfamiliar right-back role after recent weeks out of the lineup.
- Injuries to Tino Livramento and Lewis Miley opened the slot on the right, with veteran Kieran Trippier left out.
- Hall said he "wasn't best pleased" to be dropped but welcomed his recall and the chance to help the team.
- He rejected claims the team is soft, pointing to a need to fix leads that slip, with 27 points lost from winning positions and two games left against West Ham and Fulham.