Nick Woltemade was happy to have caught the eye of Newcastle "legend" Alan Shearer after powering home a header of which his predecessor would have been proud.

Debutant Woltemade marked his first appearance at St. James' Park with a superb finish from Jacob Murphy 's inviting cross, sealing a 1-0 win over Wolves , Newcastle's first of the season.

His contribution prompted Shearer, the Premier League 's record goalscorer and a renowned header of the ball, to take to his X account where he said: "What a cross and an even better header."

Asked about the former Newcastle captain's comment, Woltemade said: "Of course he's the legend. He scored a lot of goals and of course I'm happy about it."

He added: "I worked a lot on it the last weeks, the last months and the last year. With my

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