Forest, who began the day in third place, took an early lead by Callum Hudson-Odoi however had been then blown away by the Magpies, who breathed new life into their very own Champions League problem.
Lewis Miley began the comeback together with his first league objective of the season earlier than Jacob Murphy netted his sixth of the season.
Then Alexander Isak scored his forty ninth and fiftieth Premier League objectives for the membership to push the Magpies as much as fifth – a leap of three locations – regardless of second-half objectives from Nicola Milenković and Ryan Yates.
Miley was certainly one of three adjustments from the earlier week’s defeat at Manchester Metropolis, with Tino Livramento and Nick Pope additionally coming into the beginning XI.
For Pope, it was a primary league begin since December – however the England goalkeeper was choosing the ball out of the web inside six minutes.
The Magpies carelessly surrendered possession from a throw-in and Hudson-Odoi was offered with the house to drive in the direction of objective and hearth past Pope from 20 yards with a low effort.
It was the twentieth time this season that Forest have scored the opening objective in a Premier League sport – greater than some other aspect and a key motive for his or her tremendous kind.
United responded with a Miley shot which was deflected extensive by Murillo, then Gordon narrowly didn’t drive residence from a Livramento cut-back.
Then got here the leveller within the twenty third minute. Lewis Corridor’s deep free kick was met by Bruno Guimarães and saved alive by Joe Willock, permitting Corridor to ship as soon as extra. This time, Miley took a contact and drilled residence with a left-footed strike.
Quite than celebrating scoring in his first Premier League begin in over a 12 months, the 18-year-old raced again to the centre circle – demonstrating his and United’s want to push on from there.
And two minutes later, they had been in entrance. Hudson-Odoi labored house for a shot nevertheless it was gathered by Pope, who then wasted no time in launching an assault. Inside the blink of a watch, the ball was with Anthony Gordon then – through an Isak backheel – Corridor. His cross was deflected into the trail of Murphy, who adjusted his physique properly to divert it int the web.
Corridor was concerned once more as Newcastle made it 3-1, together with his cross from the left blocked by the outstretched arm of Ola Aina. After a VAR verify, referee Jarred Gillett was despatched over to the monitor and awarded a penalty which Isak duly dispatched – though Matz Sels almost saved out his spot-kick.
It meant the Swedish striker maintained his report of scoring in each sport he is performed in opposition to Forest, and he was celebrating once more seconds later when Willock slid him in to make it a half-century of objectives within the prime flight.
On the day earlier than his thirtieth birthday, Murphy was denied a brace of his personal by Sels after a flowing Magpies transfer on the finish of the primary half, then Fabian Schär headed in opposition to a submit from a Corridor nook initially of the second.
However Forest saved on going, and after Anthony Elanga fired over from simply a few yards out, they pulled one again within the 63rd minute with a intelligent end from Milenković.
Miley then blocked a goalbound effort from former United man Elliot Anderson earlier than Murillo headed extensive from a Forest nook and Milenković was astray with one other header within the eighty fifth minute.
As stoppage time approached, Pope pushed a cross-shot from Morgan Gibbs-White over the bar and from the ensuing nook, Yates scrambled residence – however United claimed the three factors because of their four-goal blast within the first half.