Yoane Wissa does not have to look too far for inspiration. Wissa is the latest in a long line to inherit it, and he offered a reminder why in his side's 3-0 Champions League win against PSV Eindhoven at St James' Park. On a night supporters unfurled a banner urging their side to "write the next headline", Wissa certainly did so. Not only did he open the scoring after just eight minutes, the forward also set up his side's second goal with the aggressive manner in which he pressed slack PSV defender Yarek Gasiorowski. "For any new player to come and get a serious injury, having not even done a training session, that's really tough mentally.

Source: BBC January 22, 2026 06:44 UTC