Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Newcastle United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Eddie Howe’s team are unbeaten but head to Molineux to face a more attack-minded Wolves team
Follow live coverage as Wolverhampton Wanderers face Newcastle United in the Premier League today.
It hasn’t been a good start to the campaign for the hosts in terms of points accrued, but Bruno Lage might be pleased by some of their displays despite taking a point from three games - and having scored only once. There were signs of fine link play between Goncalo Guedes, Matheus Nunes and Pedro Neto at times last week and all three start today, with Raul Jimenez also back in.
Newcastle beat Nottingham Forest on the opening day and have since drawn with Brighton and Man City, leaving them as one of five unbeaten teams in the Premier League. A win for them today would lift them into fourth ahead of Tottenham’s game later on. Eddie Howe has brought Sean Longstaff and Chris Wood into his team, which is otherwise unchanged.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Newcastle United
Jimenez tees up Jonny to cross from the left, and his whipped-in ball deceives Pope before curling away from goal!
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Newcastle United
Newcastle have scored in all 14 of their Premier League games against Wolves, their best 100 per cent scoring rate in the competition. However, they’ve only kept one clean sheet in these games, which conveniently came in their 1-0 win in April last season.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Newcastle United
Another second-phase attack for Newcastle, after a cross was headed away, comes in the form of Saint-Maximin, who cuts inside and wastes the chance by having another optimistic shot blocked!
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Newcastle United
Almiron cuts the ball back to Trippier, who crosses for Wood, but it's headed behind by Semedo for another Newcastle corner!
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Newcastle United
Saint-Maximin drives forward for the Magpies, beating challenge after challenge, but refuses to pass to teammates in better positions and his eventual shot is easily blocked!
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Newcastle United
Schar meets the corner at the far post and heads back across the face of goal, but Sa catches the ball under pressure to bring the Newcastle attack to an end.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Newcastle United
Trippier's long, diagonal ball from deep almost finds Saint-Maximin on the fly, but Semedo is back there to put it behind unconvincingly, having looked like the Newcastle winger would get the better of him.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Newcastle United
Wolves clear the corner and break at pace. They've got a two-on-one with Guedes and Neto against Longstaff, but the Magpies midfielder blocks the attempted pass that would've put Neto through on goal.
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