It is very difficult for Nottingham Forest to stay in the top four of the table at the moment. Newcastle can only occupy the third place in the table if they win their next match. City is 2 points behind Nottingham and Chelsea are 3 points behind them. So if Nottingham Forest loses a point in the next match, it is uncertain for them to stay in the top four of the table.
If Nottingham Forest qualifies for the Champions League, they may be eliminated in the first round. But for these medium and small teams, qualifying for the Champions League is a big achievement. After that, the Premier League will become more competitive day by day. Small teams like Newcastle and Nottingham Forest are gradually becoming stronger.
Let's see what will happen, but as it is now, I don’t think Nottingham Forest will want to lose points at this time because they are ahead of both Manchester City and Newcastle in the table. They are ahead of Newcastle with one point and Manchester City with two points, and as you said, it’s an opportunity to achieve this, so they will continue trying their best to end the season in the top 4 of the table.
On the other hand, Newcastle are becoming stronger; I can see that their performance is changing positively, so let's see how the battle will go because the three teams will want to end the season in a very good position that won’t affect them next season, so this is going to be an interesting round to see in the Premier League.