Where might Newcastle be without Callum Wilson? In three years on Tyneside he has scored 41 goals in 80 appearances, playing a key role in a couple of relegation escapes before helping secure Champions League qualification last season.
Without Wilson here, Newcastle’s winless run would almost certainly have stretched to four matches. Instead his impeccable second-half penalty was a rare moment of perfection, camouflaging the fast-developing faultlines running through a side possibly distracted by an impending European adventure.
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