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Newcastle United striker Nick Woltemade has reacted to his Premier League debut goal against Wolves at St James’ Park.
Nick Woltemade enjoyed a dream debut for Newcastle United with a match-winning header against Wolverhampton Wanderers at St James’ Park on Saturday afternoon.
The 23-year-old’s first-half header from Jacob Murphy’s cross saw The Magpies pick up their first win of the new season against the Premier League’s bottom club as the match ended 1-0 in the hosts’ favour.
The £65million club record signing was thrown straight into the side after deadline day arrival Yoane Wissa was ruled out of the match due to a knee injury picked up on international duty.
While there have been questions raised over Woltemade’s price tag, particularly from German media outlets, the German international showed his worth with a vital goal to get his new club’s campaign up and running heading into a busy run of fixtures.
With Barcelona in the Champions League and a trip to AFC Bournemouth coming up, Woltemade will be looking build on his promising start by continuing to lead the line in Wissa’s absence.
Nick Woltemade reacts to Newcastle United debut goal
Following the match, Woltemade said: "Great debut. Can't be better. We won and scored a goal. I'm happy about my goal. It was tough, a good game.
"Murph told me he will always get crosses in. I was ready for it.
"I didn't know what to do [celebrating]. Can't be a better day. I was happy and looking at the faces. To score a goal is important for a striker.
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"It's the right place to be right now. Everyone was really excited for my debut. I'm happy to make them happy."
Woltemade was withdrawn midway through the second half for William Osula and Newcastle were able to hold out for an important win, keeping a third clean sheet in four matches.
Eddie Howe on Nick Woltemade & NUFC win
Reflecting on his side’s first three points of the season, Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe said: “I thought we played pretty well after the first five minutes. The fact we haven't won a game puts more pressure on you in the latter stages.
"The win was all that mattered but we'd love to win in a better style and score more goals. We're defending well as a team.
"It was great to see Nick score on his debut. Very strong, I was very pleased with him. Tactically he understood what we wanted. It was a shift for him, he had cramp at the end. He took his goal brilliantly.
"I didn't see much wrong with the team performance at all. I was really pleased with the commitment of the players."
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