Nottingham Forest star Chris Wood reacts to Nick Pope’s Newcastle message
Nick Pope has posted a message on social media to fans after keeping a clean sheet in Newcastle United’s 3-0 win over Leicester City at the King Power Stadium.
Ruud van Nistelrooy’s men became the first side in the top four tiers of English football to lose eight successive home league games without scoring, following their defeat to Newcastle on Monday evening. (7 April).
The Magpies got off to a flying start with under two minutes on the clock, when former Leicester forward Harvey Barnes and Tino Livramento combined down the left, allowing the latter to square the ball to Jacob Murphy for an easy finish
Murphy doubled his tally on the night with just over ten minutes into proceedings, following Fabian Schar’s audacious effort from his own half crashing off the crossbar, and to the feet of the winger who finished high into the roof of the net.
Leicester’s night went from bad to worse when Joelinton cut inside of Wout Faes and unleashed a low strike, only for it to be parried into the path of Barnes to put the game out of sight before half-time.
Former Newcastle striker reacts to Pope’s message
Following Newcastle’s important victory against all but relegated Leicester, the result saw them overtake Manchester City in fifth place, with a game in hand over Pep Guardiola’s side.
In a post via Instagram on Tuesday (8 April), Pope said: “+3, 3 goals & a solid Monday night performance all round.”
In response, Nottingham Forest and former Newcastle striker, Chris Wood liked the post in support of his ex-teammate.
Newcastle on course to play Champions League football next season
Football Insider verdict
Coming into the business end of the season, Eddie Howe‘s men are on course to qualify for Champions League football for the second time in three years.
It’s quite the achievement and testament to the incredible job Howe has done since joining the club in 2021.
The Magpie’s were on the brink of relegation when the 47-year-old took over, and sat 19th in the Premier League having stagnated under former boss Steve Bruce.
| Newcastle next five Premier League fixtures | Home or away |
| Manchester United | Home |
| Crystal Palace | Home |
| Aston Villa | Away |
| Ipswich | Home |
| Brighton | Away |
Following their comfortable 3-0 win at the King Power Stadium, Newcastle start their next five league games with a home match against Manchester United.
The fans will be pleased to know that they have the opportunity to help Newcastle get over the line, with three of their next five being at St James’ Park.