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Ange Postecoglou strode for the exit deep in thought, his eyes downcast. Following seven matches in charge with no victories, his prospects looked as uncertain as thick mist over the river.

While the home side were not at their dominant form, late strikes from Bruno Guimarães and the German striker—Woltemade's a spot-kick—eventually earned them a much-needed second Premier League win this campaign.

At kick-off, the manager's insulated anorak wrapped him similar to a duvet, but the Australian's agitated gestures indicated it provided no solace.

No jacket could shield him from the anxiety that his victory-less start by the Trent—taking over as the only coach in a century to go winless in his opening six fixtures—would extend before a likely dismissal during the upcoming pause.

And yet, his side performed reasonably well during a tight at the back first half.

Although the young midfielder on occasion outshone even Sandro Tonali in the center, reminding everyone why the Newcastle boss was so reluctant to let go of the homegrown talent, Nikola Milenkovic contained Woltemade out of the game, and Nicolò Savona gave the full-back difficulties down the home left.

In fairness to Woltemade, who got little service to his feet or head, his team's creative department was not quite clicking.

Admittedly, it took a superb fingertip save from the Forest goalkeeper—a former Magpies goalkeeper—to keep out Joelinton effort, and the player failed to convert a couple other chances, but generally, the visitors' defense was much improved.

Considering it is only a month since Postecoglou succeeded his predecessor and matches have come thick and fast, with precious little time to implement his theories on the training ground, all the talk of an impending dismissal seemed faintly ridiculous.

Or at least it did until Guimarães lifted a effort past Sels and into the upper net from just outside the box.

It left the manager shaking his head in clear despair, wearing the anguished expression of a man who had misplaced his keys.

The Forest squad complained about a possible infraction on their playmaker by the scorer in the buildup, but their protests fell on deaf ears by the officials.

With Tonali now dominant in midfield, the youngster was not the sole visiting player struggling to make an impact.

By now, the coach had removed his anorak and rolled up the sleeves of his sweater. As Forest seldom looking capable of finding the net and Newcastle looking to break down their previously improved backline, he was obviously feeling the heat.

There was a further excellent save from the goalkeeper to deny the midfielder's driven cross-shot, before the resultant corner led to the striker's half-volley hitting the bottom of the bar.

Sels then made an excellent double save from the defender and Harvey Barnes before eventually being beaten by a penalty by the German.

The penalty was given when Anderson's mistimed tackle brought Guimarães crashing to the ground.

Stepping up, the Germany forward to confound Sels by lifting a quite audacious spot-kick into the top left corner.

That marked Woltemade's fourth goal for the club since his seventy-million-pound move from Stuttgart in August, contradicting claims from officials at Bayern Munich that the Magpies were “foolish” to spend so heavily for the striker.

It wasn't his best performance in black and white, but his skill to retain possession and use his adhesive touch to link play is already well on the way to a fan favorite on Tyneside.