Newcastle evaluation: Woltemade drought a rising concern

Woltemade’s purpose struggles will likely be a rising concern for Howe – and the striker’s barren spell might dent Newcastle’s Champions League hopes.

Simply three objectives in his previous 19 video games will not be a complete Woltemade or his supervisor would have anticipated after a goalscoring debut towards Wolves in September.

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The German scored 5 occasions in his first eight matches after a membership document transfer from Stuttgart in a formidable begin to life within the north east.

However that confidence has ebbed away and the 23-year-old was changed by Wissa halfway by means of the second half after one other fruitless outing.

Woltemade was not given a substantial amount of service, however what he did need to work with he wasted – together with a glancing first-half header which he could have completed higher with.

He nonetheless has seven objectives in 19 appearances, but when he fails to re-find his taking pictures boots it is going to hurt the Magpies’ top-four possibilities.

Newcastle had scored seven objectives of their previous three league matches – all wins – earlier than coming to Molineux, however with only one by a striker (Wissa’s purpose towards Burnley).

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The Magpies didn’t have a shot on the right track whereas Woltemade was on the pitch on Sunday – albeit a statistic he isn’t solely answerable for – and can view a stalemate towards the league’s backside facet as a wasted alternative.

Nevertheless, Wolves have rediscovered their struggle and a degree in a forgettable match was a good outcome, even when Newcastle may have causes to be deflated.

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