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title: "These Newcastle fans reacted to Willems’ performance against Watford"
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author: "Daniel Emery"
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published: "2019-09-03T06:00:32Z"
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# These Newcastle fans reacted to Willems’ performance against Watford

Newcastle moved out of the relegation zone at the weekend as they held Watford to a 1-1 draw at St. James’ Park.

Watford took the lead in the second minute as Will Hughes converted from close range after some poor defending from Newcastle early on.

Centre-back Fabian Schar then secured a point for the Toon as he finished well from inside the box just before half-time.

One player who impressed, though, was left-back Jetro Willems as he caught the eye down the flank.

These Newcastle fans reacted to his performance…

Impressive!

> Twitter: Really impressed with Willems showing off his PSV form constantly bombing down that left hand side while Joelinton… https://t.co/SxujHWH0MM (@BobbyGoa)

Great!

> Twitter: Willems is looking great! #nufc (@NUFC\_Oscar86\_)

Class…

> Twitter: Emil Krafth and Jetro Willems will both be class players for us because they both have a strong mentality. Willems… https://t.co/egJe7B00ys (@ToonTweets16)

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Convincing…

> Twitter: I’ll say this much, there’s some good players in our team. Willems was convincing today. Krafth a bit anonymous, bu… https://t.co/hVq4l88T0B (@NUFC360)

Quick, strong and skillful?

> Twitter: Really liking the look of Willems Quick, Strong, skillful and has a very good cross on him. #NUFC (@ToonBarmy59)

Good…

> Twitter: Willems looking good today #nufc (@paul\_stothard)

### READ NEWCASTLE VERDICT

Some may have feared the worst after Matt Ritchie was ruled out for around two months with a knee injury, but Willems stepped up and made a claim for his place in the side with a strong performance against Watford.

He was constantly looking to bomb down the line and get crosses in to test the Watford defence, whilst also being solid at the back – preventing Javi Gracia’s side from creating chances down their right.