{"id":292901,"date":"2023-09-17T23:36:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T23:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=292901"},"modified":"2023-09-17T23:36:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T23:36:12","slug":"wilsons-killer-touch-helped-newcastle-to-end-their-winless-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/wilsons-killer-touch-helped-newcastle-to-end-their-winless-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilson&apos;s killer touch helped Newcastle to end their winless run"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Gladiator Callum Wilson&#8217;s killer touch helped Newcastle to end their winless run and has left Eddie Howe with a selection dilemma over Alexander Isak ahead of AC Milan clash<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Callum Wilson showed his importance to Newcastle with penalty v Brentford\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>Eddie Howe now faces a tough decision over bringing Alexander Isak back<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When confidence is low, it helps to have a player whose self-belief knows no limit. There is something of the gladiator about Callum Wilson. Here, he was Newcastle\u2019s sword and shield.<\/p>\n<p>He led his team\u2019s fight quite literally from the front on a day when perspiration was the superior of inspiration. But when it came to that moment of opportunity, one swoosh of Wilson\u2019s right boot settled the duel.<\/p>\n<p>His 64th-minute penalty \u2014 top corner, no less \u2014 was the difference between a first victory in over a month and the extension of a winless run that was starting to unnerve Eddie Howe. That is why he turned to the nerveless Wilson, deployed for his first start of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old does not like the role of understudy. He is a leading man. A peacock. A showman.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, it was his force of personality that dragged Newcastle across the line. His performance was befitting every stitch of the fabled No 9 jersey.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/17\/21\/75534589-0-image-a-17_1694981223818.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Callum Wilson scored from the penalty spot as Newcastle managed to overcome Brentford<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/17\/21\/75534647-0-image-a-31_1694981489915.jpg\" height=\"433\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Eddie Howe faces a dilemma over whether to restore Alexander Isak to the starting lineup<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/17\/21\/75534669-0-image-a-33_1694981578045.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Wilson has proven to be hugely important for Howe&#8217;s side with his determination<\/p>\n<p>While Alexander Isak is a wonderfully talented and an elite-level striker, Wilson\u2019s leadership and courage is what Newcastle needed to arrest a run of three straight defeats and this is why he was given a one-year contract extension last week. It does, though, leave the question of what to do next?<\/p>\n<p>Howe had probably intended to recall Isak for Tuesday&#8217;s Champions League opener in Milan. But he cannot drop Wilson after this. For Newcastle remain far from their fluent best.<\/p>\n<p>In scoring his 41st Premier League goal for the Magpies, Wilson moved into the club\u2019s top five in that competition. He has achieved that tally in 61 starts and is now only five goals away from taking second place behind Alan Shearer.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12529155\/Gladiator-Callum-Wilsons-killer-touch-helped-Newcastle-end-winless-run-left-Eddie-Howe-selection-dilemma-Alexander-Isak-ahead-AC-Milan-clash.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gladiator Callum Wilson&#8217;s killer touch helped Newcastle to end their winless run and has left Eddie Howe with a selection <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292900,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Wilson&amp;apos;s killer touch helped Newcastle to end their winless run - 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