Papiss Cisse has Loïc Rémy to thank for ending his goal drought. In Thursday’s match against Stoke City, the French striker, having the opportunity to score a hat-trick, generously opted to let his teammate take a penalty to break Cisse’s goalless streak. The Senegalese striker successfully converted the penalty, contributing to Newcastle’s 5-1 victory against Stoke City.
Cisse’s last goal in the Premier League was in April, also from a penalty against Stoke City. With this goal, he ended a scoring dry spell of 1208 minutes, equivalent to 20 hours and 08 minutes, as highlighted by OptaJoe.
During the match, Oussama Assaidi scored for Stoke, while Rémy netted twice, and Gouffran and Cabaye each added a goal for Newcastle. The victory was made more comfortable by two red cards for Stoke City players.
