Newcastle United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow all the action from St. James' Park
Follow live coverage as Newcastle United face Wolverhampton Wanderers today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Newcastle United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
It has been a very fast start to this game from both sides. All eyes are on Isak, who returns tonight, and Newcastle United have already had a couple of passes played into him in dangerous areas that could have materialised. Since the start of December, Isak has the most goals of any player across Europe's big-five leagues in all competitions (10).
Newcastle United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
SAVE! Brilliant reflexes from Sa to deny Sa. Murphy plays in a low cross from the right for Isak, who puts a deft touch on it but Sa gets down low to make the block with his feet. However, the offside flag went up anyway.
Newcastle United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wow, Wolves come close! Hwang sends in a cross from the left wing and finds Guedes in the danger area. However, Guedes drags his low effort just wide and the Magpies survive. Hwang wants a corner and pleads his case, but the referee does not agree.
Newcastle United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Murphy collects a pass from Tonali on the edge of the box, but debutant Agbadou does well to push Murphy into a bit of a corner just before he could get his shot away and Wolves then clear as Murphy attempted to cross. Moments later, Guimaraes' long throughball is a bit heavy for Isak.
Newcastle United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolves have lost each of their last three Premier League away games against Newcastle and have never kept a clean sheet in nine visits to St James’ Park in the competition. With the hosts' current form, we can expect more of the same tonight. Let's see if Wolves can turn it around. Hall tries to find Isak with a good loopy ball, but it is a bit heavy.
Newcastle United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
SAVE! Murphy gets to the top of the box after winning the ball, gets his shot away, but Wolves goalkeeper Sa is up to the task and makes a good save diving to his left. Wolves clear it away quickly, but Newcastle United will be happy with that effort.
Newcastle United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Andre gets a warning from the referee after his challenge on Gordon. No bookings just yet, but the referee was quite clear in his warning for the Wolves player. Wolves get a couple of crosses into the box, but Newcastle United's defenders are alive to the threat. Soon, another ball is sent in from the right, but Agbadou cannot get his shot away. That was closer than the hosts would have liked.
Newcastle United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Newcastle United are overwhelming favourites to win this match with Opta's Live Win Probability model showing a strong 65.3% probability of a win for the hosts and only 16.4% for Wolves. Doherty and Gordon will be a match-up to watch for tonight and Gordon has already but the defender under some pressure with his movements. Gordon finds Isak in the box and Isak's flick is meant for Joelinton, who can't get there. He was offside anyway.
Newcastle United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
KICK-OFF! We are underway in this clash at St. James’ Park as Wolves get the ball rolling after referee Darren England blows his whistle. While Newcastle United have scored at least two goals in each of their last 10 games across competitions, Wolves’ games so far in the league this season have seen a division-high 76 goals, 31 for and 45 against. Safe to say, we can expect goals tonight!
Newcastle United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
The teams are making their way out to the pitch, the managers and players are ready, and so are the fans who have turned up in huge numbers for this big clash. Newcastle United are unbeaten in their last six meetings with Wolves, winning four of those games. In fact, Wolves’ last win against the Magpies dates back to October 2021.
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