Newcastle United goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale turned in a fine performance in Wednesday’s 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur.
The Magpies are through to the quarter finals of the Carabao Cup as Eddie Howe looks to retain his crown.
Newcastle beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at St James’ Park on Wednesday night, kick-started by Fabian Schar’s header to open the scoring.
Nick Woltemade added a second after the break, booking Newcastle’s passage into the last eight.
A win and a clean sheet should delight Howe, as Newcastle end October with another victory.
Alan Smith on Newcastle United goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Woltemade will, naturally, grab the headlines once again after scoring yet another goal.
One of the top performers on the night was at the other end of the pitch, though, as Aaron Ramsdale impressed between the sticks.
Howe handed Ramsdale a chance to shine, and he certainly took it in style.
Not only did Ramsdale offer quality on the ball, but he also made two brilliant saves in the second half.
The first saw Ramsdale make a stunning stop to deny Pape Matar Sarr, before reacting quickly to deny Richarlison shortly afterwards.
After the save from Sarr, pundit Alan Smith told Sky Sports (9:20pm) that he actually thinks Ramsdale is ‘unlucky’ to be second choice at Newcastle.
Smith believes that Ramsdale deserves to be a first-choice goalkeeper somewhere after his time at Arsenal.
Smith, a former Arsenal man himself, praised Ramsdale for a superb save as he left Sarr disappointed.
“He hasn’t had much to do at all, Ramsdale, that’s why he’ll be doubly delighted when called upon, because Sarr catches this as well as he would have wanted to – that’s fizzing into the far corner,” said Smith.
“That’s a top save. He’s unlucky, Ramsdale, not to be number one somewhere after his efforts at Arsenal,” he added.
Aaron Ramsdale offers the perfect competition for Nick Pope
Nick Pope remains Newcastle’s first-choice goalkeeper, with Ramsdale stuck on the bench for now.
Ramsdale has impressed Howe in training, but his only appearances have come in the Carabao Cup.
Ramsdale simply has to take every chance he is afforded; training, cup games, anything Howe will give him.
The former Arsenal man still harbours ambitions of his own, including playing for England in the future.
Ramsdale is therefore pushing Pope every single day, offering the strong competition all clubs want between the sticks.
Pope is likely to come back in against West Ham United this weekend, but Ramsdale is the perfect player to push for first-team minutes.
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