English Premier League early Saturday morning (18th)
Newcastle
Down by a goal, with Swedish scorer Aleksandar Ishak scoring twice.
The visitors beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 to move into 4th place behind Tottenham Hotspur.
1 point, plus Newcastle
With 1 game less, they can overtake their opponents at any time, making this season's Premier League
The battle for the top 4 spots in the UEFA Europa League is getting more and more intense.
Nottingham Forest have been in a slump recently, but in the opening 26 minutes of this match, they capitalized on the mistakes of the opponent's defense and opened the scoring with a goal by Emmanuel Dennis. Newcastle
Pouring on the counterattack, the team equalized before the end of the first half with a goal by Alexandre Ishak.
After the change of sides, Newcastle.
The goal was scored by Arylo Andersen, but was disallowed due to offside. Until extra time, Newcastle
Gaining 12 yards, Aleksandr Ishaq fired a shot into the net for a 2-1 comeback win. Newcastle.
Since December 2015 against Tottenham Hotspur
First time in the Premier League after
The visitors scored in extra time to shut out their opponents.
Alexandru Ishak, who is valued at £70 million, joined Newcastle from Real Sociedad this season.
In the Premier League
Scored 6 goals in 10 appearances, averaging 1 goal in 115 minutes. Calculated on the basis of players with 5 or more goals, the Swedish international, known as the new Ibar, is second only to Manchester City, who averages 1 goal in 76 minutes.
Shooter Ainin Shalant.
Newcastle
After the win, Tottenham are only 4th place behind them.
1 point, 1 game less, and behind 3rd place Man Utd.
3 points for believing in the Premier League
The third and fourth places are a 3-team race.