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.

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.

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.

City have conceded the game's opening goal on 12 occasions in the Premier League this season - already the joint-most in a single campaign under Pep Guardiola after 2019-20. City now trail Liverpool by 20 points in the table - the furthest they have been away from the top of the table at the end of a day since 14th July 2020,