Overview
- Newcastle fell 2-1 to Barcelona at St James’ Park as Marcus Rashford scored twice before Anthony Gordon’s late reply.
- Nick Woltemade started on the bench and entered in the 63rd minute, later involved in the move that led to Newcastle’s goal.
- Woltemade joined from VfB Stuttgart at the end of August for €85 million, a club-record fee.
- The 23-year-old scored the winner on his Premier League debut in a 1-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers.
- Teammate Bruno Guimarães praised his talent but joked he cramped after 45 minutes as he adapts to the league’s pace, and analyst Micah Richards lauded his qualities while warning the fee could weigh on expectations.