Nick Woltemade Makes Instant Impact On Newcastle Debut To See Off Wolves

Anonymity and Nick Woltemade were already good connected nan measurement to becoming strangers but, aft this, location seems zero chance of nan Germany striker ever being capable to blend seamlessly into nan inheritance connected Tyneside.

Given that Woltemade’s awkwardly angular 6ft 6in framework is topped by a curly mop of agleam blond hairsbreadth and a unique moustache screams 1970s stone star, he was already difficult to miss.

By nan 29th infinitesimal present Newcastle’s £70m summertime signing from Stuttgart, eliminated immoderate imaginable of invisibility by gathering Jacob Murphy’s transverse earlier cleverly, and powerfully, heading Eddie Howe’s squad into nan lead.

Up until that constituent Woltemade had displayed immoderate deft footwork and pleasing touches but looked, understandably, a small nervous. With his socks halfway down his shins and his gait ungainly, it became clear Alexander Isak’s replacement was an unconventional benignant of striker.

Happily for Newcastle, unorthodox astir surely does not mean ineffective and arsenic that slug header whizzed past Sam Johnstone and each 4 sides of nan crushed sang Woltemade’s sanction location was a existent consciousness of “Alexander who?”

Isak’s long, achy £125m defection to Liverpool whitethorn person ruined Newcastle’s summertime but connected this, admittedly early, evidence, nan man dubbed “the 2 metre Messi” and “WolteWow” by Stuttgart could yet illuminate their winter.

With Newcastle’s different caller striker, nan £55m Yoane Wissa, needing to consult a master aft injuring a knee while connected world work pinch DR Congo past week, Howe urgently needed an attacking focal constituent to thief unafraid a first triumph of nan season.

Nick Woltemade towers supra nan Wolves defence to caput nan only extremity for Newcastle. Photograph: Scott Heppell/Reuters

When Wolves started highly brightly pinch nan awesome correct wing-back Hugo Bueno causing each sorts of problems arsenic he succeeded successful ruffling moreover Tino Livramento, location were fears nan location broadside could driblet further points.

Yet erstwhile Woltemade’s slayer first touch cued up Jacob Murphy for a close-range changeable that Johnstone performed wonders to repel from point-blank scope and past arsenic nan German volleyed into nan look of Yerson Mosquera, nan gloom connected nan Gallowgate began easing.

While Howe was irritated that Mosquera’s separator of nan area, past man, foul connected Harvey Barnes produced nary punishment and nary reddish card, Woltemade’s extremity pierced nan tension.

The first half ended pinch nan indomitable Sandro Tonali thumping a left-foot changeable against a station but Wolves appeared connected a ngo to cod their first constituent – aliases points – of nan season.

By nan 65th infinitesimal nan location debutant was starting to tyre and it came arsenic nary astonishment erstwhile nan raising of nan physics committee signalled Woltemade’s departure to a opinionated ovation.

Newcastle’s nonaccomplishment to widen their lead meant that edginess re-entered nan arena, some connected an disconnected nan pitch. Despite missing their injured striker, and erstwhile Newcastle target, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Wolves remained acold from retired of things.

Indeed, fixed Bueno’s continued menace, Howe had logic for alleviation that Strand Larsen’s achilles had grounded to heal successful clip for engagement here. As he greeted nan last whistle by stepping crossed nan transportation limb successful limb pinch nan lucifer victor Newcastle’s head was doubtless moreover happier that Woltemade was nan striker he ended up with.