“A big, big goal”
Drama: Woltemade meets – but Newcastle loses top game
28.09.2025 – 8:17 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
The German new addition of the “Magpies” puts his club in the lead in the cracker against arsenal – And gets a private duel with a star of the “Gunners”. But then the game takes a different course.
Even a new header from Nick Woltemade did not give Newcastle United against FC Arsenal to a point. The national player scored 1-0 in the 34th minute at 1-2 (1-0) in the hard -fought top game of the Premier League. In the final phase, however, substitute Mikel Merino (84th) and Gabriel (90.+6) turned the game in favor of the Gunners.
Woltemade had been replaced in the 67th minute and looked the two goals from the bank. In his goal celebration, the 1.98 meter attacker bowed slightly in front of the fans, who cheered him loudly. There was also a lot of applause from the ranks during the replacement of Woltemade, which had been signed by VfB Stuttgart shortly before the transfer.
“Big Nick meets again in St. James’ Park,” the Newcastle United wrote on the X. The commentator of the live game at Sky Sports said: “It’s a big, big goal for a big, big man.”
Woltemade made his strong debut for the ambitious Premier League club: At his home premiere in St. James’ Park two weeks ago, the 23-year-old also hit his head, which had helped the magpies to three points.
After the goal at the referee, the Arsenal players complained about a foul by the German, who had easily gave himself against Gabriel in front of the header with his hands. A short time later, Woltemade complained to Word- and gesture with Gabriel that he had tackled him unfairly in the neck area during a duel. When the Arsenal professional finally handed the hand to reconciliation, Woltemade did not hit.
Arsenal was unlucky after a quarter of an hour when a penalty whistle was withdrawn after video evidence. Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope had apparently still played the ball with the tip of the foot on the Started Viktor Gyökeres in front of the foul.
Pope later also showed some spectacular parades, but in the end had to grab twice. The German central defender Malick Thiaw made a good game in the Newcastle defense.