Eddie Howe’s side travel to the City Ground on the back of a hard-earned but deserved 2-1 win against Wolves, aiming to do the double against Forest following their 2-0 win on opening day.
However, Steve Cooper’s side have proven to be a tough nut to crack at home this season and will be a major test for Howe’s side.
Whilst Newcastle do have a few injury concerns to contend with ahead of Friday’s game, this is nothing compared to their hosts who have an injury crisis on their hands.
Here, we take a look at the latest injury news from both camps ahead of Friday’s game and the estimated return dates of all those impacted by injury.
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13. Ryan Fraser
Fraser has been training with the Under-21’s and as Howe revealed at the beginning of this month, the former Bournemouth man has no immediate future in the first-team. Last month, Howe said: “Ryan’s training with the Under-21s. I made the decision to concentrate on players that are committed to Newcastle. For the benefit of the group, I’ve made that call.” In an update on Thursday, Howe said: "I think I made comments on that last week. Certainly, I don’t think that’s something I should be commenting on every week." Estimated return date = unknown. Photo: Ian MacNicol
14. Willy Boly
The former Wolves man suffered a hamstring injury during February’s 2-0 defeat to Fulham and has been ruled-out for three months. The timing and extent of Boly’s injury mean he is likely to be missing for the remainder of the season. Cooper said: “We're looking at longer than three months. It's not the news we were hoping for.” Estimated return date = 2023/24 pre-season. Photo: Clive Mason
15. Joelinton
The Brazilian will serve the second game of a two match ban against Nottingham Forest having picked up his 10th yellow card during the game with Manchester City. Estimated return date = 02/04 v Manchester United (h). Photo: Michael Regan