The final goal of the afternoon summed up Newcastle's clinical nature perfectly. Another substitute, Harvey Barnes, flicked the ball around the corner inside his team's own final third - and 12 seconds later he was celebrating with the away fans after scoring beyond Sels at the near post.

Forest have three wins and a draw in their last four matches, and have only lost once this Premier League season. That’s pushed them to third on the table, as close to first as 12th and firmly establishing Nuno Espirito Santo as a Manager of the Year candidate.