Graham Potter has hailed Sven Botman as a 'good player with a high level' after the Brighton boss watched the Newcastle United defender make his full debut for the Magpies at the Amex.
Although Eddie Howe always maintained Botman was ready to play, after a productive pre-season, the Newcastle head coach had initially planned to ease the new arrival in following his big-money move from Lille earlier this summer. However, Howe decided to throw the Dutchman in from the start on Saturday after left-back Matt Targett was ruled out of the goalless draw with a dead leg.
Dan Burn moved across to left-back as a result, where the 30-year-old previously played on a number of occasions for Brighton, and it was Botman who partnered Schar in the heart of the defence. It was certainly a good first test for Botman on an afternoon where Newcastle's backline were very busy during the 0-0 stalemate.
