Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Newcastle United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Re-live all the action from Molineux Stadium
Newcastle United fought back from a halftime deficit with two long-range strikes in the space of five minutes to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 at Molineux on Sunday and move into third place in the Premier League.
Fabian Schar’s speculative effort took a deflection to draw Newcastle level after Wolves captain Mario Lemina’s 36th-minute goal had put the hosts ahead at the break as they chased a first league success of the season.
But while there might have been an element of fortune about Schar’s 75th-minute goal, there was no luck involved as Harvey Barnes thrashed home a spectacular winner five minutes later.
Both efforts came from outside the penalty area and dramatically turned around the outcome after struggling Wolves had dominated most of the encounter.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Newcastle United
CHANCE!!! A fantastic defensive intervention from Newcastle sees the ball break forward to Isak, and he looks to link up with Murphy in the box before Ait-Nouri gets back in cover to force a corner!
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Newcastle United
61 per cent of the Premier League meetings between Newcastle and Wolves have finished as a draw (11 out of 18) – the highest percentage of any fixture to have been played at least 15 times in the competition.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Newcastle United
Wolves build down the right and Cunha's first-time cross is blocked behind by Burn, giving the hosts their first corner of the match before Ait-Nouri's good work on the opposite side wins another in quick succession.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Newcastle United
Semedo's battle with Gordon continues as the Wolves right-back closely follows his man almost to the halfway line before the referee finally blows for a free-kick!
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Newcastle United
OVER!!! Bellegarde cuts from left to right and beats both Burn and Hall on his way into the box. He shoots from an improbable angle on the right-hand side, firing beyond Pope and over the top!
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Newcastle United
Newcastle have only failed to score in one of their last 23 Premier League games, a 2-0 away loss to Crystal Palace in April. Meanwhile, no current side is on a longer run of Premier League games without a clean sheet than Wolves' 15 in a row.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Newcastle United
OFF THE POST!!! Gordon skips beyond one, two, three defenders before careering into the box and curling a shot across Johnstone. He's aiming for the far corner, but can't quite find it and the ball clips the far post on its way behind!
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Newcastle United
A loose ball breaks kindly for Gordon in the final third, but rather than shoot in acres of space he looks for Isak and the pass is cut out!
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Newcastle United
Gordon tries to get on the ned of a cross-field ball forward from Schar, but hits the deck under pressure from Semedo and Johnstone collects at the referee waves play on!
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Newcastle United
Joelinton is one of five Brazilians on the pitch, with Wolves having three of their own (Andre, Gomes and Cunha) in a Premier League starting XI for the very first time.
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