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Our service to Nick is proving to be an issue, says Howe
The Chronicle
|September 23, 2025
EDDIE Howe admits that service to Nick Woltemade is proving to be an issue that must be improved from his Newcastle United supply men.
The head coach tried his luck in the first half with Jacob Murphy and Joe Willock either side of the German international before Harvey Barnes and Anthony Elanga fared no better after the break.
Howe, completely unprompted, brought the thorny Alexander Isak subject to the table twice in his postgame press conference after the stalemate at Bournemouth's Vitality Stadium
When discussing Woltemade's lack of service, after just two accurate crosses made it into the danger area for United, Howe said: "I think all centre-forwards to a degree rely on the service.
This story is from the September 23, 2025 edition of The Chronicle.
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