Overview

• The 23-year-old converted an 84th-minute penalty to seal Newcastle’s 2-0 home win over Nottingham Forest.
• He has scored in each of his first three Premier League home matches, a club feat previously achieved only by Alan Shearer and Les Ferdinand.
• His tally stands at three league goals in four appearances, plus a first Champions League strike last week at Union Saint-Gilloise.
• Home supporters applauded him off and have already adopted a personal chant, underscoring his rapid embrace on Tyneside.
• Debate over his reported €75–90 million fee continued as Jamie Carragher called Karl-Heinz Rummenigge’s “idiot” remark about the buyer “really disrespectful”.