Welbeck: No secret to scoring, only hard work

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Striker enjoying return to form.

Nick Szczepanik

2025-10-20T10:45+01:00

Danny Welbeck scored his third and fourth goal of the Premier League season in the win against Newcastle. 📷 by Sam Stephenson.

Danny Welbeck’s two goals in Albion’s 2-1 victory against Newcastle United brought reactions from not just one, or two, but three sets of fans.

Home supporters obviously cheered him to the echo, while the Albion striker continued his love-hate relationship with the Geordies by celebrating his opening goal – his third against their team in four games – in front of the Amex away end.

But “Super Danny Welbeck” was also sung at the Stadium of Light when Sunderland fans learned that their former loanee had netted twice against their greatest rivals.

Danny, who scored six goals for the Black Cats in 26 Premier League appearances on loan from Manchester United in 2010/11, said, “That's nice to hear. I've got a lot of love for Stadium of Light and Sunderland, as it played a massive part in my development as a youngster coming through.”

That Sunderland connection plays a part in the Newcastle fans’ view of the Albion striker. “Obviously their fans have a little bit of banter as well with me during the games,” he said, insisting that “It's a lot of love, a lot of love. It's part and parcel of football.

“It's nice to give it a little bit back. The most important thing was to get the two goals and to win the game.”

Saturday’s victory was arguably the best performance so far in a season that started slowly for both team and player, who was without a goal until his brace in the 3-1 victory away to Chelsea on 27 September.

“There were a few performances that I wasn't quite happy with,” he said. “But it's one of those things where you get back to the basics, you start grafting, working hard, and you don't worry about anything outside noise at all. I've got enough experience now to just knuckle down and worry about myself and do what I can do to get back to the level I can produce.

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A brace for Danny Welbeck either side of Nick Woltemade’s back-heel ensured Albion secured all three points at the Amex on Saturday afternoon. Club photographers Paul Hazlewood, James Boardman, Simon Roe and Sam Stephenson were on hand to capture all the action.

“I put the pressure on myself to produce on the pitch and to do what I can do, to bring what I can bring onto the pitch and off the pitch too.”

And he laughed off suggestions that he has found a secret formula for scoring Premier League goals at an age – he will be 35 next month – when many strikers have hung up their boots.

“There's no secret,” he said. “I think I'm just feeling good, I'm feeling fit and strong and I know there's plenty more to come. I'm feeling in good shape and I'm blessed genetically so it puts me in a good way.

“For me, I just control what I can control and this is playing for Brighton week in, week out, training and really enjoying myself.”

His return to form has coincided with a sequence of five matches without defeat for Fabian Hurzeler’s side. “The team's on a little unbeaten run now,” he said.

“Saturday was a big step in the right direction. I think there's been plenty of occasions where we've gone a goal up here at the Amex and we've not followed through with the three points. It was nice to do that.

“It's testament to the character and belief of the boys on the pitch and everybody when they equalised to push on and get that winning goal. That's something we've worked on as a group and with the coaching staff, so it was nice to see that come to fruition."