I feel amazing – Alexander Isak | OneFootball

Alexander Isak, what a player.

What a character he is as well.

Despite showing absolute world class quality this season, for Alexander Isak it is still only all about the team.

After scoring twice and getting an assist for the other goal, in the 3-0 win over Wolves, the Sweden international stating; “I go into every game with the same mentality… to score goals, as that helps the team. It is about the team.”

Alexander Isak now has 20 direct goal involvements in 19 Premier League appearances this season, scoring fifteen PL goals and getting five PL assists.

In all competitions this season, for club and country, Isak has 27 direct goal involvements in 27 matches, scoring 21 and six assists.

Having scored in all of his last eight Premier League matches, getting eleven goals in total in this run of PL games, it is Bournemouth home on Saturday and then Southampton away the following weekend, as Alexander Isak looks capable of breaking so many records in this form.

Even though the great man declares; “Records are things you enjoy after your career.”

It is all about Newcastle United winning football matches for Alexander Isak.

Alexander Isak reflecting after Newcastle 3 Wolves 0:

“I feel amazing.

“Individually, I feel free and confident, but looking at the team, we are doing so well as well. Defending and with threats going forward.

“It is a team and I have to keep contributing with goals.

“When we play at our best, the players will feel free.

In my position as well, I want to be able to express myself in the best way I can.

“Records are things you enjoy after your career.

“I go into every game with the same mentality… to score goals, as that helps the team.

“It is about the team.

“We have been really good.

“I am happy to be a part of it.”

Newcastle 3 Wolves 0 – Wednesday 15 January 2025 7.30pm

(Stats via BBC Sport)

Goals:

Newcastle United:

Isak 34, 57, Gordon 74

Wolves:

Possession was Newcastle 60% Wolves 40%

Total shots were Newcastle 17 Wolves 13

Shots on target were Newcastle 5 Wolves 7

Corners were Newcastle 4 Wolves 2

Touches in the box Newcastle 32 Wolves 23

Newcastle team v Wolves:

Dubravka, Livramento (Trippier 85), Botman, Burn, Hall, Tonali, Joelinton (Miley 83), Bruno, Murphy (Almiron 78), Isak (Osula 78), Gordon (Willock 78)

Unused subs:

Vlachodimos, Kelly, Krafth, Longstaff

Newcastle United upcoming matches:

Saturday 18 January – Newcastle v Bournemouth (12.30pm) TNT Sports

Saturday 25 January – Southampton v Newcastle (3pm)

Saturday 1 February – Newcastle v Fulham (3pm)

Wednesday 5 February – Newcastle v Arsenal (8pm) Sky Sports (League Cup)

Weekend of Saturday 8 February – Birmingham v Newcastle TBC (FA Cup)