Overview

• Anthony Gordon converted two penalties in the Champions League victory at Union Saint-Gilloise, with Harvey Barnes adding a late fourth after Nick Woltemade’s opener via a flick deflected in off Kevin Mac Allister.
• Gordon said “penalties are mine” now that Alexander Isak has departed and told critics “never doubt us,” framing the performance as a response to a flat start.
• Scene reporting described Woltemade twice trying to take a spot kick before Sandro Tonali instructed him to hand the ball to Gordon.
• Woltemade’s bright start continued with three goals in four games, drawing a rebuke from Gordon for Bayern executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge’s jibe about his £69m fee.
• Eddie Howe’s staff emphasized set-piece work and attacking combinations in the build-up, aiming to carry the European lift into a league campaign with two wins in eight and a current standing of 15th.