Tag: Alexander

Newcastle United 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Alexander Isak scores again as Magpies equal club record
15 January 2025 Off

Newcastle United 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Alexander Isak scores again as Magpies equal club record

By Total Football News

Howe’s team were 12th in the table in early December but began the game knowing that victory would lift them into the Champions League places after a four-month absence.

Though not at their fluent best in the first half Newcastle created the vast majority of the chances – but needed a slice of good fortune to get their noses in front, Isak’s shot striking Ait-Nouri before curling inside Sa’s right-hand

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Alexander Isak: The rise and rise of Newcastle’s star striker
7 January 2025 Off

Alexander Isak: The rise and rise of Newcastle’s star striker

By Total Football News

Isak has always dealt with the pressure of potential. As a 16-year-old he became the youngest scorer in local club AIK’s league history, and quickly established himself as a hot prospect across Europe. Comparisons to legendary countryman Zlatan Ibrahimovic soon followed, but the pair could hardly have been more contrasting.

Ibrahimovic’s brash, ego-driven persona was not shared by Isak. Born to Eritrean parents in Stockholm, he grew up humble and

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Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle: Alexander Isak ‘the best striker in the league’ as hot streak continues
5 January 2025 Off

Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle: Alexander Isak ‘the best striker in the league’ as hot streak continues

By Total Football News

Isak himself was quick to praise his Magpies colleagues after Saturday’s victory – their sixth in a row in all competitions.

Aside from Isak’s goals, Sandro Tonali’s deep-lying role alongside midfield team-mates Joelinton and Guimaraes has been pivotal to Newcastle’s resurgence, as has the form of Gordon, Murphy and left-back Lewis Hall.

Martin Dubravka has deputised admirably for injured first-choice goalkeeper Nick Pope, while Sven Botman – who was such

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Manchester United 0-2 Newcastle United: Alexander Isak scores again as visitors claim dominant win
30 December 2024 Off

Manchester United 0-2 Newcastle United: Alexander Isak scores again as visitors claim dominant win

By Total Football News

Newcastle didn’t need to come up with anything radical to seize control of the match.

In an age of analysts, throw-in coaches and fitness gurus, a TV set with an ability to record would have been enough.

Manchester United’s deficiencies in defending set-pieces have been highlighted in every post-match inquest since Nottingham Forest came to this stadium on 7 December and scored after two minutes with a corner dropped to

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Newcastle United 3-0 Aston Villa: Alexander Isak scores again
26 December 2024 Off

Newcastle United 3-0 Aston Villa: Alexander Isak scores again

By Total Football News

Last season Newcastle played in the Champions League, only to miss out on European football for this campaign. But this victory, their third in a row in the league and fourth successive win in all competitions, raises hopes of a return to continental football for 2025-26.

Since losing 4-2 at Brentford on 7 December, Newcastle have scored 14 goals in four games, with a pair of 4-0 wins over Leicester

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Troy Deeney’s Team of the Week: Mohamed Salah, Luis Diaz, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alexander Isak, Thomas Partey
23 December 2024 Off

Troy Deeney’s Team of the Week: Mohamed Salah, Luis Diaz, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alexander Isak, Thomas Partey

By Total Football News

Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool): Even though he scored against Tottenham, it’s not just that. His last couple of performances have been really good, we have started to see the potential Liverpool thought they were getting when they signed him.

Matheus Cunha (Wolves): No matter what has been going at Wolves, Cunha has been the one player whose level of performance has been consistent. The new manager, Vitor Pereira, has come in

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Eddie Howe desperate to keep ‘world-class’ Alexander Isak at Newcastle
21 December 2024 Off

Eddie Howe desperate to keep ‘world-class’ Alexander Isak at Newcastle

By Total Football News

Those Newcastle fans who had made the long journey from the north-east to Suffolk got an instant reward, with Isak needing only 26 seconds to score his first, steering in a loose ball after Jacob Murphy’s cross from the right was not cleared.

Murphy added a second, before Isak was gifted his own second and Newcastle’s third just before half-time. Ipswich goalkeeper Arijanet Muric tried to pass to Jens Cajuste,

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Newcastle United: Alexander Isak contract talks ‘a complex situation’, says Eddie Howe
25 October 2024 Off

Newcastle United: Alexander Isak contract talks ‘a complex situation’, says Eddie Howe

By Total Football News

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has described contract talks with Alexander Isak as a “complex situation”.

Newcastle signed Isak, 25, from Real Sociedad in August 2022 for a club record fee of £63m.

The Sweden striker has scored 36 goals in 74 games for the club but has netted just once this season.

Speaking before Newcastle’s Premier League trip to Chelsea on Sunday, Howe was asked about Isak’s future at

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Alexander Isak: Newcastle striker an injury doubt for Premier League match against Fulham
20 September 2024 Off

Alexander Isak: Newcastle striker an injury doubt for Premier League match against Fulham

By Total Football News

Newcastle United could be without striker Alexander Isak for Saturday’s Premier League match at Fulham.

The 24-year-old Sweden international sustained eye and foot injuries in Newcastle’s 2-1 win over Wolves last weekend.

Fellow striker Callum Wilson is expected to be out until the next international break, in October.

Anthony Gordon could deputise for Isak in a central role if required, while summer signing William Osula is yet to make his

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Eddie Howe: Newcastle boss planning for Bruno Guimaraes and Alexander Isak to stay
10 May 2024 0

Eddie Howe: Newcastle boss planning for Bruno Guimaraes and Alexander Isak to stay

By Total Football News

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe says he is planning for Bruno Guimaraes and Alexander Isak to remain at the club next season.

Brazil midfielder Guimaraes has been linked with a number of clubs ahead of the summer transfer window, including Manchester City and Arsenal.

Arsenal are also reportedly interested in signing Sweden international Isak.

“I’m planning for them to be here. Yes, all my planning is with

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