Isak Marked His Return From Injury By Scoring For Newcastle Against Fulham

Substitute Alexander Isak ensured that the "work was worth it," according to manager Eddie Howe, as the Newcastle striker scored in the 89th minute against Fulham.

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Isak Marked His Return From Injury By Scoring For Newcastle Against Fulham.

Substitute Alexander Isak ensured that the “work was worth it,” according to manager Eddie Howe, as the Newcastle striker scored in the 89th minute against Fulham.

Record signing at the club On his first league appearance since September, Isak nodded home from close range to send Newcastle back into third place in the Premier League.

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It came after Aleksandar Mitrovic’s converted penalty for Fulham was disallowed because he slipped while striking the ball and accidentally kicked the ball onto his standing foot.

It was a thrilling final 30 minutes to a tight game that Newcastle won despite failing to create clear chances.

Isak, who had made a promising start to life on Tyneside before his injury, was in the right place at the right time to convert strike partner Callum Wilson’s knock-back.

The goal was a special moment,” Howe said.

“You want to hit the ground running at a new club and he did before the injury.

“He had to wait and watch the team do well in his absence. He’s worked hard. For these moments the work was worth it.”

Fulham manager Marco Silva was booked for protesting after the final whistle, as his team’s five-game winning streak came to an end.

Newcastle is now one point behind Manchester City in second place.

As they continue their unexpected push for Champions League qualification, they have a five-point lead over fifth-placed Tottenham.

Isak, a £60 million summer signing from Sweden, scored twice in his first three games before suffering a thigh injury.

He was introduced in the 71st minute and had only two touches in the Fulham box, one of which proved crucial.

Newcastle had hit the post with a Fabian Schar free-kick in the second half, but without midfielder Bruno Guimares, who had left the field in tears at half-time due to injury, Fulham had kept them at bay.

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Newcastle kept a fifth consecutive clean sheet in the Premier League for the first time, and their 14-game unbeaten streak is their joint best in the top flight.

The wave of optimism on Tyneside, fueled by the club’s first cup semi-final appearance in 18 years on Tuesday, shows no signs of abating.

 

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