Eddie Howe salutes ‘OUTSTANDING’ Callum Wilson after the Newcastle striker will come off the bench to strike a brace as the Magpies occur from driving to defeat Southampton and continue to keep Champions League qualification on monitor
Eddie Howe hails the influence of Callum Wilson in the victory about Southampton The England striker came off the bench to score 2 times in Newcastle’s 3-1 win Wilson has now scored 15 aims for Champions League chasing Newcastle
Eddie Howe claims the presence of Alexander Isak is guarding Callum Wilson from injury – not that his two-intention match-winner sees it that way.
Wilson came from the bench at 50 %-time with Newcastle trailing 1- to Southampton and levelled in just nine minutes. Theo Walcott then scored an very own goal prior to Wilson built positive of victory late on.
Howe is nevertheless to get started with £60million club-report signing Isak and Wilson with each other.
But with the pair in double figures for the time, the head coach can only see the added benefits of the opposition, not least due to the fact it affords Wilson a relaxation.
‘It completely assists not getting to participate in Callum in each and every recreation,’ explained Howe. ‘I know Callum will in all probability see Alex’s signing as partly adverse for him, simply because he’ll be asking yourself how many minutes he is likely to engage in.
Eddie Howe has hailed the influence of Callum Wilson in Newcastle’s 3-1 win about Southampton
Striker Wilson netted two goals immediately after coming off the bench to support Newcastle defeat Saints
Wilson now has 15 aims this year as Howe’s Magpies facet continue to be on class for a leading 4 spot
‘But I see it as all good since it indicates we can be thorough around his minutes. In a three-activity 7 days formerly, Callum would probably have played every match, and that could have intended he picked up an injury.
‘What I would say is that his perspective has been definitely 1st class. That is why he’s ready to execute as he has. He was excellent below – he transformed the game for us.
‘He’s acquired that drive to score, for the workforce and for himself as very well, and he could have experienced a hat-trick. It was an fantastic exhibit from Callum.’
It was £40m Anthony Gordon taken off at the crack, and Howe said: ‘If I wished to introduce Callum, I experienced to consider somebody off. It actually was a method of that selection, really.
‘I believed Anthony performed well in the 1st fifty percent. Our very best moments arrived by him, so it wasn’t actually a slight on what he had offered the group. I felt I experienced to do something to stimulate the group and give Southampton a various difficulty.’
Meanwhile, Saints keep on being six factors from safety and boss Ruben Selles reported: ‘We are nevertheless alive.
‘I’m going to go and test to gain the subsequent four games.
‘My chances are nevertheless there and I am heading to grab every single solitary share of that. I know it is minimal, but I am going to combat right until the incredibly stop of the time.’