On his 76th Premier League appearance Isak scored his 50th goal in the league; only six players have reached that milestone quicker. The second half was a different story, with the hosts looking shaky at set-pieces and unable to control the game.

Alexander Isak scored twice in a 12-minute, 4-goal first-half blitz as Newcastle United needed every bit to beat Nottingham Forest 4-3 at St. James' Park on Sunday.

Newcastle blew Nottingham Forest away with four goals in 11 minutes as Alexander Isak's double inspired a vital 4-3 win in the race to finish in the Premier League’s top four.

Sunday Summaries from English football (home teams listed first): Newcastle: Lewis Miley (23), Jacob Murphy (25), Alexander Isak (33, 34). Nottingham Forest: Callum Hudson-Odoi (6), Nikola Milenkovic (63), Ryan Yates (90). Halftime: 4-1. Watford: Tom Dele-Bashiru (11), Edo Kayembe (23). Halftime: 2-0.

However, he could not have done anything about Ryan Yates' finish. Schar was unlucky not to score ... It was also Hall's cross that hit Ola Aina's arm, which was deemed a penalty — where Alexander Isak scored from. Guimaraes had a surprisingly subdued ...

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

During Newcastle’s stunning 11-minute destruction of Nottingham Forest, Alexander Isak claimed an impressive bit of Premier League history. The striker scored two of the Magpies four goals between

Alexander Isak scored twice as Newcastle came from behind to beat Nottingham Forest 4-3 in a Premier League thriller .

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.

Newcastle United triumphed 4-3 over Nottingham Forest in a thrilling seven-goal encounter at St James' Park on Sunday afternoon, with Alexander Isak powering the victory as he reached 50 Premier League goals.

However, Eddie Howe’s men reacted exquisitely as they scored four times in just over 10 minutes midway through the first half. The visitors netted twice inside the final 30 minutes of the match, but the seven-goal thriller ended 4-3 in favour of the Toon Army. Below are the Newcastle United players rated in their 4-3 win against Nottingham Forest.