LONDON: Third-placed Nottingham Forest’s fine run came to an end in a 3-1 home defeat to Newcastle on Sunday.
Forest had won three games in a row to sit just behind Liverpool and Manchester City at the top of the table and their dream run looked set to continue at the City Ground.
Murillo’s towering header from Anthony Elanga’s free kick opened the scoring.
But Newcastle hit back strongly after half time.
Alexander Isak’s fourth goal in as many games began the fightback.
Joelinton then curled in a sensational strike from the edge of the box before Harvey Barnes sealed the three points that lifts the Magpies into eighth.
Arsenal and Chelsea both start the day 10 points behind leaders Liverpool and in desperate need of a win if they are to challenge for the title.
Captain Martin Odegaard starts for the first time in two months for Arsenal, who are aiming to snap a three-game winless streak in the Premier League.
Meanwhile, Manchester United signed off Ruud van Nistelrooy’s temporary stint in charge with a 3-0 win over Leicester on Sunday as Ipswich stunned Tottenham 2-1 for their first Premier League victory in 22 years.
Ipswich will play host to Amorim’s first match in two weeks and go into that game buoyed by their first win since ending a two-decade wait to return to the top flight.
Spurs were finally made to pay for their slow starts at home as they went behind for the 13th time in 15 Premier League games at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2024.
Sammie Szmodics took advantage of statuesque Tottenham defending to open the scoring with an overhead kick on 31 minutes.
Liam Delap doubled the visitors’ lead in far less spectacular fashion as he lashed in from point-blank range after Radu Dragusin directed a cross toward his own goal.
Spurs had come back to win in eight of the previous 12 matches they conceded first at home this year but this time left themselves with too much to do.
Rodrigo Bentancur reduced the arrears with a powerful header from Pedro Porro’s corner but they fell to a fifth league defeat in 11 games.
Ipswich move out of the relegation zone at Crystal Palace’s expense, while Spurs slip to 10th.
Elsewhere, in Italian football, Atalanta moved level with Serie A leaders Napoli on Sunday after coming back from a goal down to beat spirited Udinese 2-1 and continue an unlikely title bid.
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Luis Enrique not rushing to recruit despite key PSG trio’s absence
The trio will be out for several weeks after sustaining injuries in Tuesday’s bruising 2-1 Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich
“We are always open to transfer opportunities, but there’s no rush, no need to hurry,” Enrique said
PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique insisted Saturday there was “no rush” to recruit during the winter transfer window despite injuries to key players Ousmane Dembele, Achraf Hakimi, and Nuno Mendes.
The trio will be out for several weeks after sustaining injuries in Tuesday’s bruising 2-1 Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich.
Ballon d’Or winner Dembele picked up a calf injury and needs a “few weeks” of treatment, the European champions said.
Hakimi was diagnosed with a severely sprained left ankle and faces several weeks out too, while Mendes sprained his left knee.
Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain are on the road at Lyon on Sunday.
“We are always open to transfer opportunities, but there’s no rush, no need to hurry,” Luis Enrique told a pre-match press conference.
The trio’s absence adds to a growing injury list that already included Desire Doue, who was stretchered off with a thigh problem in a Ligue 1 game at Lorient last week.
“Everything has to be planned,” the coach continued.
“There’s no problem, they’re injuries of course, but all teams have them. We’re calm and relaxed, not worried.”
Focusing on the positives of this “very unusual” start to the season, Luis Enrique added: “Every difficulty offers opportunities to give playing time to (other) players.”
South Korean winger Lee Kang-in could play his 100th match for PSG on Sunday.
Meanwhile Lyon captain Corentin Tolisso is doubtful with a hamstring injury, coach Paulo Fonseca announced.
“We’ll see if he can play, but I have my doubts,” Fonseca told a press conference.
“It’s very risky to play him. I don’t want to lose him for the upcoming matches.”
Attacking midfielder Pavel Sulc, Lyon’s top scorer, is also unavailable due to a hamstring injury.
Champions PSG are two points ahead of Marseille at the top of the table with Lyon four points behind the leaders in sixth.
“We are always open to transfer opportunities, but there’s no rush, no need to hurry,” Enrique said
PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique insisted Saturday there was “no rush” to recruit during the winter transfer window despite injuries to key players Ousmane Dembele, Achraf Hakimi, and Nuno Mendes.
The trio will be out for several weeks after sustaining injuries in Tuesday’s bruising 2-1 Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich.
Ballon d’Or winner Dembele picked up a calf injury and needs a “few weeks” of treatment, the European champions said.
Hakimi was diagnosed with a severely sprained left ankle and faces several weeks out too, while Mendes sprained his left knee.
Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain are on the road at Lyon on Sunday.
“We are always open to transfer opportunities, but there’s no rush, no need to hurry,” Luis Enrique told a pre-match press conference.
The trio’s absence adds to a growing injury list that already included Desire Doue, who was stretchered off with a thigh problem in a Ligue 1 game at Lorient last week.
“Everything has to be planned,” the coach continued.
“There’s no problem, they’re injuries of course, but all teams have them. We’re calm and relaxed, not worried.”
Focusing on the positives of this “very unusual” start to the season, Luis Enrique added: “Every difficulty offers opportunities to give playing time to (other) players.”
South Korean winger Lee Kang-in could play his 100th match for PSG on Sunday.
Meanwhile Lyon captain Corentin Tolisso is doubtful with a hamstring injury, coach Paulo Fonseca announced.
“We’ll see if he can play, but I have my doubts,” Fonseca told a press conference.
“It’s very risky to play him. I don’t want to lose him for the upcoming matches.”
Attacking midfielder Pavel Sulc, Lyon’s top scorer, is also unavailable due to a hamstring injury.
Champions PSG are two points ahead of Marseille at the top of the table with Lyon four points behind the leaders in sixth.
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