Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak needed just 38 minutes to prove Ally McCoist right after claiming the Swedish frontman was one of the best all-round strikers in the Premier League.
The 25-year-old scored his 13th goal of the Premier League campaign to put Newcastle 2-1 up against Spurs at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Dominic Solanke had given the hosts after just three minutes before Anthony Gordon restored parity just four minutes later.
That goal wasn’t without controversy after Joelinton handled ball in the build-up to the equaliser, forcing the Premier League to release a statement explaining why the decision would stand. There was no controversy surrounding Isak’s goal, which proved to be the winner, putting Eddie Howe’s side deservedly ahead at the break.
Speaking to TNT Sports in the build-up to the game, McCoist said: “I made a statement earlier on, and I’ll probably stand by it. I think he probably is, at this moment in time, the best out and out centre-forward in the league. I really do.
“I think he’s got everything. I think he can come short. I think he can hold it up. I think he can get behind. He’s the one centre forward that really enjoys playing that role up there upfront himself.
“You look at somebody like Haaland, if he doesn’t get service, sometimes he’s anonymous, whereas Isak will always give you something. Haaland can finish as well as anybody, if not the best on the planet, but in an all-round game, Isak is unstoppable, and the variation of the goals he scored.
“He scores tap-ins, he’ll run through. He’s one of the centre-forwards at this moment in time. If you see him go one on one with the goalkeeper, you fancy him. He’s the best all-round centre-forward in the league.”
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