Malick Thiaw honest about life at Newcastle United - left stunned by ‘incredible’ teammate
Malick Thiaw’s stock continues to rise at Newcastle United after his goal against Crystal Palace.
Malick Thiaw has described scoring at St James’ Park as “amazing” after helping Newcastle United get 2026 off to a flyer.
The Magpies came on strong in the second half to beat Crystal Palace 2-0 on home soil. Bruno Guimaraes donned his superhero cape to break the deadlock, with Thiaw’s scrappy goal sealing all three points.
As the ball bundled into the net at the Gallowgate End, the pressure levels eased around Tyneside. Newcastle secured consecutive Premier League wins for just the second time this season and are now a whisker behind the European places.
Malick Thiaw on ‘amazing’ feeling
Thiaw - who celebrated his strike with compatriot Nick Woltemade - believes emotion and passion is what defines Newcastle. The 24-year-old now has three league goals for the season - as many as he managed at Schalke and AC Milan combined.
“It was an amazing feeling to score my first goal at St James’ Park,” Thiaw told NUFC TV. “So nice to celebrate in front of the fans - you could see the emotions in their faces. Mine and Nick’s celebration - we started this when he scored goals and we’ve kept it going since.
“This is what Newcastle is about. The emotion, the passion. I am really happy. I thought it was a really important game. Now we have back-to-back wins in the Premier League. This is something we can really build on for the next game.”
‘Bruno Guimaraes is incredible’ - Malick Thiaw
Toon skipper Guimaraes got the party started - as has often been the case this season - and his efforts have not gone unnoticed by teammates. On his captain, Thiaw added: “Bruno Guimarares is incredible. Off the pitch, a super nice guy - but on the pitch, his quality speaks for itself. Some things he does I’m like wow - what a player.”
Eddie Howe on Bruno Guimaraes
Eddie Howe also heaped praise on Guimaraes at the full-time whistle. He told reporters: “Bruno is a very special player, person and character. He is very positive and he’s got great energy.
“He played a captain’s role because that game was always going to be decided by very key moments in the game and he’s come up with a big one for us. Your big players often decide big games.
“This was a big game for us and it was decided by a huge player. He’s done it countless times and I think your big players normally decide big games. And today was a big game for us, decided by a huge player in our recent history.”