Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe at Nottingham Forest's City Ground

Newcastle United's penultimate away fixture of the season has been shifted on the schedule with TV chiefs forecasting a potential relegation nail-biter for one of the Magpies' top-flight rivals.

United's trip to the City Ground to face Nottingham Forest now kicks off at 2pm on Sunday May 10 and will be played out in front of the Sky Sports cameras as part of their Super Sunday coverage. With Vitor Pereira's men still scrapping for survival, the fixture could prove to be vital for both Forest and Newcastle for different reasons.

Eddie Howe will be praying that Newcastle are still in with a shout of European football while Forest - just three points above the drop zone as things stand - could need a win to stave off the drop. With Roberto De Zerbi now in charge at Tottenham Hotspur a recovery in North London is now possible after Igor Tudor's disastrous stint in charge.

Forest, Spurs and West Ham are battling to avoid joining Wolves and Burnley in the Championship next season with the fate of the bottom two all but...