New boy Joe Willock is backing Newcastle's battling spirit to ease them away from Premier League trouble after ending his debut for the club with a remarkable victory.
The 21-year-old midfielder, who joined the Magpies on loan from Arsenal on deadline day, seemed destined to enjoy a very pleasant first afternoon in a black and white shirt when he opened the scoring against Southampton with just 16 minutes gone and saw his side go in at the break with a 3-1 lead.
Forty-five minutes later he had played his part in a gritty rearguard action, helping Steve Bruce's men to grind out a priceless 3-2 win having had to play with 10 men from the 49th minute and for the last 15 with just nine.