And Newcastle United are off to a flyer with debutants Callum Wilson and Jeff Hendrick ensuring all three points came back from the London Stadium with Steve Bruce & Co.
Who shone, who stood out and who didn’t? Our Newcastle United writer Miles Starforth picks through the performance and dishes out the marks.
And it’s fair to say Wilson steals the show on his first performance in black and white in East London.
9. Allan Saint-Maximin - 8
A threat whenever he had the ball, combined well with Lewis before the break. Photo: -
10. Andy Carroll - 7
Got away with an early elbow on Soucek, put a first-half shot over the bar and linked play well outside the box. Photo: -
11. Callum Wilson - 9
A threat in and around the box before he made it a memorable debut with a poacher’s strike in the second half. Photo: Michael Regan
