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 on Sunday. A first-half goal spree — including two more for Alexander Isak -- gave Newcastle a 4-1 lead at the break at St James' Park.

The gap between 10th and fourth place is just five points and third-place Forest is just three points above that mess. Only two spots are close to settled and all of this is happening with traditional powers Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United not even sniffing the top-seven picture.

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.

Newcastle take on Nottingham Forest on Sunday, Feb. 23, at St. James' Park, with kickoff set for 2 p.m. GMT local time in the UK. That makes it a 9 a.m. ET or 6 a.m. PT start in the US and Canada, and a 1 a.m. AEDT kickoff in Australia early Sunday morning.

Can anyone stop Liverpool's march toward the Premier League title? Not Manchester City, that's for sure. With a 2-0 win at the home of the four-time defending champion on Sunday, Liverpool produced a statement performance to move 11 points clear of Arsenal at the top of the standings.

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.

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