Former England midfielder Joe Cole has claimed that Newcastle United’s capture of Nick Woltemade and Yoane Wissa has put them “in a better position” than they were last season when they had Alexander Isak.
An encouraging performance at St James’ Park saw the Magpies beat Benfica 3-0 in the Champions League league phase on Tuesday night, with Eddie Howe’s side benefitting from improved squad depth as substitute Harvey Barnes scored a brace to wrap up a potentially pivotal result.
