Three goals, each in added time at the end of the first and second halves, provided the scoring in this match as Newcastle stood tall on home turf with a 2-1 victory.
Down a man for most of the match due to a Jacob Ramsey red card in the first half, Newcastle finally surged ahead for good in second-half added time.
That was thanks to William Osula’s masterful counter-attacking goal in the 90th minute.
At the full-time whistle, St. James’ Park erupted as Newcastle secured a much-needed win against Manchester United.
What a finish from William Osula as Newcastle took the late lead!
First, Osula intercepted a pass to thwart a Manchester United attacking sequence. He passed back to Kieran Trippier and sprinted upfield in hopes of creating an opportunity.
Trippier booted a pass well upfield that nearly went out of play, but Osula tiptoed the sideline and maintained possession.
Closing in on the box, he worked a yard of space and drilled a shot with his left foot for the go-ahead goal.
It gave Newcastle hope they could pull it off — and they did.
The Newcastle head coach’s decision to send on Will Osula in the 85th minute, ahead of expensive summer signing Yoane Wissa, was also a masterstroke.
The 22-year-old was excellent and his winner was a sublime solo goal, running from inside his own half with the ball, before curling inside and curling into the far corner.
A memorable moment in a baffling Premier League season for Newcastle.
The torrid home run ends at three successive Premier League defeats at St James’ Park. What a massive victory this is for Newcastle and for Eddie Howe.
The team showed fight and organisation, earning the victory despite playing more than a half with only 10 men.
With the clock ticking over to 90 minutes, a poor pass from Matheus Cunha saw Osula regain possession and he dropped it off to Kieran Trippier before haring down the right flank.
William Osula, tall and rangy, ate up the ground with long strides and easily outpaced Tyrell Malacia, who looked very short of match fitness.
He kept it in well, cut inside past a static Malacia, who turned his back on it, threw in a step-over, and in the absence of any supporting team-mates, curled it towards the bottom-left corner from roughly the right corner edge of the box.
It swung and dipped superbly into the net. Senne Lammens didn’t even move!
