"Following Isak's £125 million ($168.4m) switch, Newcastle acted quickly to bring in Yoane Wissa, who is expected to miss the next month with injury, and Nick Woltemade, who led the line at the Vitality Stadium in a game of very few chances. "I thought Nick played really well today," Howe said. "I thought he was very effective with his footwork and his link play."
"On the plus side for Howe, it is now four clean sheets in five games this season -- no mean feat against in-form Bournemouth, who managed just two shots on target to the visitors' one. "But we just need to know and get used to him and his style more and get more runners off him because he's very good in that respect. "I'm hopeful we're evolving to a different team, hopefully a better team, but it may take a bit of time.""
Newcastle drew 0-0 at Bournemouth, marking their third consecutive away goalless draw and prompting recognition that attacking patterns will change without Alexander Isak. Isak moved for £125 million, and the club signed Yoane Wissa, who is likely to miss a month through injury, and Nick Woltemade, who started at the Vitality Stadium. Woltemade showed effective footwork and link play but needs teammates to provide more runners off him. The team has kept four clean sheets in five games, showing defensive strength, though chances were scarce and adjustments to the new attacking shape may take time.
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