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Town manager Paul Jewell wants his centre-halves to score six or seven goals each this season. Damien Delaney and Tommy Smith both had a number of chances from corners during Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to Hull but failed to take them, the Irish international coming closest when he hit the bar just before the break.

IAN LADYMAN AT THE CITY GROUND: This was an intense, frenetic and at times utterly chaotic game of football that Steve Coopers Forest eventually came out the right side of.

Nottingham Forest are showing no signs of slowing down in the transfer market as they reportedly close to bringing in Houssem Aouar from Lyon.

Premier League transfer news; Steve Cooper Nottingham Forest are set to sign Atalantas Remo Freuler and Watfords Emmanuel Dennis.

Town boss Roy Keane has named a very young provisional squad for Tuesday evening’s Carling Cup first round tie at Shrewsbury (KO 7.45pm). Academy duo Luke Hyam (pictured) and Ronan Murray are perhaps the most surprising names included, alongside the likes of Reggie Lambe, Jack Ainsley, Troy Brown, Ian McLoughlin and Shane O’Connor.

The Magpies had to wait until the second half to make their dominance tell.

REPORTING FROM ST JAMES' PARK - Newcastle United got their Premier League campaign off to a winning start with a 2-0 win over newly promoted Nottingham Forest.

The Magpies had to wait until the second half to make their dominance tell.

The Magpies had to wait until the second half to make their dominance tell.

Previewing Nottingham Forest's 2022/23 season, their first back in the Premier League after a 23-year absence.