Bruno Guimaraes scored three goals in five home league starts last term
Forest have spent big to improve an attack which ranked third in the Championship last term
Newcastle won seven of their final eight home games last season
Forest making a statement

There are only three current top-flight sides who can say they’ve won their last three Premier League games. Liverpool and Tottenham are two of them, after their desperate run-ins last term. Nottingham Forest are the other, although they’ve been waiting 23 years to extend that run to four.

The two-time European champions have made a noisy return to the top-flight with an incredibly busy transfer window. They’ve spent big and bought more than a team’s worth of players in a bid to get ready for Premier League football.

It’s odd to look at this game and be focused on Forest’s business, given the riches available to Newcastle. They finished last season on a high note with a great finish, but they haven’t really pushed any boundaries in the window. Will that impact their start?

Where do Magpies go from here?

Newcastle have brought Nick Pope and Sven Botman to the club this summer, while they’ve made Matt Targett’s stay permanent. Those are solid but unspectacular moves, which have slightly dampened the optimism built up by the turnaround from Eddie Howe’s side since the turn of the year.

Newcastle fans are at pains to tell anyone who will listen that they aren’t expecting superstar signings and a top-four finish. They did do some good January business too, which means they don’t need to panic buy anytime soon.

Adding Bruno Guimaraes was a shrewd addition and he managed to score three goals at St James’ in five league starts. The potential signing of James Maddison might limit his attacking output in the future, but Guimaraes looks set to break from midfield this weekend and that makes him a great anytime scorer option.

Big spending Forest pack a punch

Newcastle have already won more league games in 2022 (12) than in both 2020 (9) and 2021



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布鲁诺·吉马良斯上赛季在5次主场联赛首发中打进3球
森林队在上赛季的英冠联赛中排名第三，他们花了很多钱来提高攻击力
纽卡斯尔在上赛季最后8场主场比赛中赢得了7场胜利
Forest发表声明

目前只有三支顶级球队能说他们赢得了最近三场英超比赛。利物浦队和热刺队就是其中的两个，在上个赛季的激烈交锋之后。诺丁汉森林是另一个，尽管他们已经等了23年才把这段时间延长到4年。

两届欧洲冠军在令人难以置信的繁忙转会窗口喧闹地重返顶级联赛。为了准备参加英超联赛，他们花了很多钱，买了比一支球队价值还多的球员。

看着这场比赛，把注意力集中在森林的生意上是很奇怪的，因为纽卡斯尔可以获得大量的财富。上个赛季，他们以优异的成绩结束了赛季，但他们并没有真正突破任何界限。这会影响他们的开始吗?

喜鹊将何去何从?

纽卡斯尔在这个夏天引进了尼克·波普和斯文·博特曼，同时他们将马特·塔吉特永久留下来。这些都是坚实但不引人注目的举措，这略微削弱了艾迪-豪在今年年初以来所建立起来的乐观情绪。

纽卡斯尔的球迷煞费苦心地告诉所有愿意听他们讲话的人，他们不指望签下超级巨星，也不指望进入前四。他们1月份的确有一些不错的生意，这意味着他们不需要很快就恐慌性买入。

引进布鲁诺·吉马良斯是一个精明的补充，他在圣詹姆斯的联赛首发5次打进3球。詹姆斯·麦迪森的潜在签约可能会限制他在未来的进攻能力，但是吉马良斯在这个周末似乎会从中场突破，这使他成为一个很好的任何时候的得分选择。

阔绰的森林带来了沉重的打击

纽卡斯尔在2022年赢得了12场联赛，超过了2020年和2021年的9场