Anonymity and Nick Woltemade were already well on the way to becoming strangers but, after this, there seems zero chance of the Germany striker ever being able to blend seamlessly into the background on Tyneside.
Given that Woltemade’s awkwardly angular 6ft 6in frame is topped by a curly mop of bright blond hair and a distinctive moustache screams 1970s rock star, he was already hard to miss.
By the 29th minute here Newcastle’s £70m summer signing from Stuttgart, eliminated any prospect of invisibility by meeting Jacob Murphy’s cross before cleverly, and powerfully, heading Eddie Howe’s team into the lead.
Up until that point Woltemade had displayed some deft footwork and pleasing touches but looked, understandably, a little nervous. With his socks halfway down his shins and his gait ungainly, it became clear Alexander Isak’s replacement was an unconventional sort of striker.
Happily for Newcastle, unorthodox most certainly does not mean ineffective and as that bullet header whizzed past Sam Johnstone and all four sides of the ground sang Woltemade’s name there was a real sense of “Alexander who?”
