I was too busy being drunk and not looking to fully understand the confabulation that followed… (Newcastle 3 Nottingham Forest 1)

Matt Ritchie “I’ve beat myself up a little bit about the amount of goals I have scored – hopefully that will give me the confidence.”

Isaac Hayden believes that the team showed ‘character’ to beat Nottingham Forest and a ‘good mentality’.

Rafa Benitez is not going to suddenly change to a more Kevin Keegan/Sir Bobby form of play and try to wipe the opposition off the pitch…

Watch all the key moments once again in these official Newcastle 3 Nottingham Forest 1 match highlights – Was it a red card?

Nottingham Forest fans: ‘Dwight Gayle, easily the biggest diver and play actor in English football. Good striker, complete cheat.’

Rafa Benitez “To have won 17 games at this stage of the season is quite good…”

Ciaran Clark “In the end, they ended up losing it themselves, the sending-off helped us and we obviously made them pay

Philippe Montanier talks of injustice after Newcastle 3 Nottingham Forest 1 “…and 11 against 11 we can hope for a better result.”

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