Major boost: Keith Downie drops behind-scenes NUFC update, supporters surely buzzing - opinion

A major Newcastle United update has emerged on the fitness of striker Callum Wilson…

Sky Sports journalist Keith Downie has claimed that the centre-forward may be back for the Toon before his teammate Kieran Trippier.

This comes after Football Insider reported that he is making progress in his recovery from the calf injury that has kept him out since December.

He told GIVEMESPORT: “I think we might see Wilson back a little bit earlier [than Trippier]. But I think because the team are doing so well at the moment, there’s not a need to rush them back.”

The St. James’ Park faithful will surely be buzzing with this as they will be wanting to see Wilson back in action as quickly as possible.

He is one of the club’s best forward players and the fans will be keen to see him flexing his goalscoring talent out on the pitch in the Premier League again this season.

No player has found the back of the net in the top-flight more times for the Magpies than he has since he joined the club, with 12 goals in his first campaign and six – so far – this term in black and white. He has been able to consistently deliver at the top end of the pitch when fit, with 18 goals in 37 starts for the club to date.

Wilson has scored a goal every 2.05 starts in the Premier League for Newcastle and this statistic perfectly illustrates why the fans will be so keen to see him back in the starting XI. He is a proven goalscorer and supporters know that he is in with a decent chance of scoring every time he sets foot on the pitch, which is an exciting feeling for those in the stands.

It is a feeling that they may not get with Chris Wood, who joined from Burnley in January and has been leading the line in Wilson’s absence. The New Zealand international has