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

Alexander Isak believes Newcastle United have ‘a lot of things to work on’ after they edged a seven-goal thriller against European rivals Nottingham Forest.The Magpies produced a stunning reaction to falling behind to an early Callum Hudson-Odoi strike as two goals in three minutes from Lewis Miley and Jacob Murphy turned the game on its head.

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.

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 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.

Despite making it to the League Cup final, Newcastle United has recently lacked consistency in the Premier League, with three defeats in their past four outings. After last weekend’s 4-0

Newcastle United moved up to fifth in the Premier League table with a 4-3 victory over Nottingham Forest at St James’ Park. The Magpies were cruising at half-time, leading 4-1 at half-time through Alexander Isak’s brace and goals from Lewis Miley and Jacob Murphy.