Newcastle’s Woltemade denied ‘clear’ penalty at Bournemouth, says Howe

Nick Woltemade may be many things. He is an aerial presence, an effective linker of the play and a proven finisher. But he is not Alexander Isak. Newcastle’s struggles in front of goal continued against Bournemouth in a third successive away goalless draw in the league and Eddie Howe admitted it would take time for his team to adapt to their new striker.

“It’s a really strange occurrence, three 0-0s away from home for us,” Howe said. “We’re going to be a different team attacking-wise this year without Alex. I think that’s not why we haven’t scored in three away games but we’ll be attacking with a different emphasis. We’re evolving into a different team, hopefully a better team. That’s the plan. But it may take a bit of time.”