Former Newcastle United defender Jonathan Woodgate has praised Callum Wilson for his 'outstanding finish' in the opening-day win over Nottingham Forest. The number nine opened his account for the new season with the second goal in the comfortable 2-0 home win.
Eddie Howe's side produced a dominant display from start to finish, but struggled to test Dean Henderson in the first-half of the contest on Saturday afternoon. Joelinton came closest to breaking the deadlock following a fine run only to drag his shot wide, while Allan Saint-Maximin could not connect with a close-range header.
It took a thunderbolt from Fabian Schar to open the scoring, with the centre-back beating Henderson at his near post with a fine long-range strike. Wilson made sure of the victory 12 minutes' from time, with a superb improvised finish after meeting Joelinton's cutback.
