Former Newcastle United goalkeeper Shay Given has heaped praise on Callum Wilson for not crumbling under pressure as he ended his goal scoring drought against West Ham United. The Toon striker went through one-on-one with Łukasz Fabiański and opened the scoring after three minutes, showing no signs of man out of form.
Wilson's last goal for Newcastle came against Aston Villa back in October, prior to the winter break for the World Cup in Qatar. He's missed just two games for the Magpies since returning from injury earlier this season and has been praised for his performance against the Hammers.
The Toon striker admitted he could and probably should have had another goal to his name after being denied by Fabianski and then again by West Ham defender Nayef Aguerd. Given told Sky Sports: "I think it's been ten games since he last scored. He's a brilliant striker and we spoke about the goal just before, when he was in front of goal with Fabianski just to beat, he looked comfortable.
