Eddie Howe praises Sandro Tonali’s ‘great return’ in shoot-out win at Forest

Eddie Howe was pleased by Sandro Tonali’s excellent return from his 10-month betting ban and Newcastle’s Carabao Cup progress on penalties against Nottingham Forest.

Wednesday’s second-round tie at the City Ground saw the 24-year-old make his first competitive appearance in 308 days after serving a ban for a series of betting offences.

Tonali performed well during his 62 minutes on the pitch and received a heartwarming reaction from the Newcastle support before and after the 4-3 shoot-out triumph that followed a 1-1 draw at the City Ground.

“I thought he did well,” Magpies boss Howe said of the Italy international. “He was involved in some lovely little passages of play.

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