Howe rues missing out on 'clear penalty' as Newcastle fire blanks

Nick Woltemade may be many things.

- Billy Munday

He is an aerial presence, an effective linker of the play and a proven finisher. But he is not Alexander Isak. Newcastle’s struggles in front of goal continued against Bournemouth in a third successive away goalless draw in the league and Eddie Howe admitted it would take time for his team to adapt to their new striker.

“It’s a really strange occurrence, three 0-0s away from home for us,” Howe said. “We’re going to be a different team attacking-wise this year without Alex. I think that’s not why we haven't scored in three away games but we'll be attacking with a different emphasis. We're evolving into a different team, hopefully a better team. That’s the plan. But it may take a bit of time.”

The threat posed by Woltemade, Newcastle’s record signing who scored on his debut against Wolves, was largely nullified by Andoni Iraola’s side but the tall Germany striker made himself a nuisance. The travelling supporters were up in arms when, after touching down Tino Livramento’s cross, the tall Germany striker appeared to have his shirt tugged by Bafodé Diakité in the penalty area but the referee, Robert Jones, was not convinced.