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Ciaran Kelly

Allan Saint-Maximin's selfless Newcastle act Howe loved and 'brutal' Alexander Isak introduction

Cometh the hour, cometh the man. When Newcastle United needed him most, Allan Saint-Maximin stepped up with a stunning equaliser at the death against Wolves.

As the minutes ticked by at Molineux, Newcastle were heading for their first defeat of the season after Ruben Neves had put Wolves in front with an absolute screamer in the first half. However, Saint-Maximin had other ideas in the 90th minute.

When Hwang Hee-Chan's sliced clearance fell to Saint-Maximin just outside the area, it did not look like the chance was even on, but the mercurial forward had the vision and technique to rifle a volley past Jose Sa and send Eddie Howe and his staff darting town the touchline in delight. Howe had challenged Saint-Maximin to 'bring it' every week after his menacing display seven days previously against champions Man City and although the 25-year-old was not at his absolute best at Wolves, he stepped up once more to rescue a valuable point.

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