Philippe Montanier praised his Nottingham Forest side for their patience after seeing them finally break the stubborn resolve of nine-man Newcastle to claim a ground out 2-1 win at the City Ground.
It needed an 86th-minute own goal from former Forest man Jamaal Lascelles to secure the Reds' third-straight Championship win, and leave Rafael Benitez's men hugely frustrated.
Matt Ritchie gave Newcastle the lead in between two missed penalties for the home side - incidents which also saw Jonjo Shelvey and Paul Dummett red carded, both for fouls on Henri Lansbury.
But firstly Nicklas Bendtner and then Lansbury were denied by the heroics of another former Forest man, keeper Karl Darlow.