Overview

• The 23-year-old converted an 84th-minute penalty in a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest, becoming only the third Newcastle player after Alan Shearer and Les Ferdinand to score in each of his first three home Premier League matches.
• He has four goals in all competitions since arriving from VfB Stuttgart, including a Champions League strike against Union Saint‑Gilloise.
• The German FA said he will not travel to join Julian Nagelsmann’s squad for the time being due to a flu-like infection, with World Cup qualifiers against Luxembourg and Northern Ireland scheduled.
• Newcastle paid a reported £69m (€80m) for the forward after Bayern declined Stuttgart’s price; Bayern figure Karl‑Heinz Rummenigge later called Newcastle chiefs “idiots,” a remark Jamie Carragher labeled “a joke.”
• Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes praised Woltemade’s intelligence, link play and finishing, saying the striker is doing his job very well for Eddie Howe’s side.