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Newcastle revived their bid to finish in the Premier League’s top four with a battling victory over Wolves at St James’ Park.
Substitute Miguel Almiron curled home the winner with 12 minutes left as the Magpies ended a run of three straight defeats in all competitions to leapfrog Liverpool into fifth on goal difference and move within four points of fourth-placed Tottenham, who have played two games more.
Hwang Hee-chan, another substitute, had levelled for Wolves seconds after coming on to cancel out Alexander Isak’s towering first-half header.
Wolves were second best for large periods but will feel aggrieved that they were not awarded a penalty, and that Nick Pope was not sent off, when the Newcastle goalkeeper appeared to take down Raul Jimenez six minutes before Isak’s opener, with referee Andy Madley waving away their appeals.
Pope then went on to make a number of fine saves to deny Julen Lopetegui’s side, who stay 13th and miss the chance to move six points clear of the relegation zone.
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Newcastle United
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Squad number22Player namePope
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Squad number2Player nameTrippier
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Squad number5Player nameSchär
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Squad number4Player nameBotman
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Squad number33Player nameBurn
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Squad number36Player nameS Longstaff
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Squad number39Player nameBruno Guimarães
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Squad number28Player nameWillock
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Squad number23Player nameMurphy
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Squad number14Player nameIsak
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Squad number10Player nameSaint-Maximin
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Squad number9Player nameWilson
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Squad number11Player nameRitchie
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Squad number24Player nameAlmirón
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Squad number1Player nameJosé Sá
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Squad number22Player nameNélson Semedo
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Squad number15Player nameDawson
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Squad number23Player nameKilman
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Squad number19Player nameJonny
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Squad number8Player nameRúben Neves
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Squad number5Player nameLemina
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Squad number37Player nameTraoré
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Squad number28Player nameJoão Moutinho
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Squad number10Player nameDaniel Podence
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Squad number9Player nameJiménez
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Squad number3Player nameAït-Nouri
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Squad number4Player nameCollins
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Squad number7Player namePedro Neto
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Squad number11Player nameHwang Hee-chan
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Squad number27Player nameMatheus Nunes
Line-ups
Newcastle
Formation 4-3-3
- 22Pope
- 2Trippier
- 5Schär
- 4Botman
- 33Burn
- 36S Longstaff
- 39Bruno Guimarães
- 28Willock
- 23MurphySubstituted forRitchieat 85′minutes
- 14IsakBooked at 68minsSubstituted forWilsonat 68′minutes
- 10Saint-MaximinSubstituted forAlmirónat 68′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Dúbravka
- 3Dummett
- 6Lascelles
- 9Wilson
- 11Ritchie
- 13Targett
- 19Manquillo
- 24Almirón
- 32Anderson
Wolves
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Sá
- 22Nélson SemedoBooked at 58mins
- 15Dawson
- 23Kilman
- 19Castro OttoSubstituted forAït-Nouriat 69′minutes
- 8NevesSubstituted forNunesat 69′minutes
- 5Lemina
- 37TraoréSubstituted forNetoat 45′minutes
- 28João MoutinhoSubstituted forCollinsat 75′minutes
- 10PodenceBooked at 44minsSubstituted forHwang Hee-chanat 69′minutes
- 9Jiménez
Substitutes
- 3Aït-Nouri
- 4Collins
- 7Neto
- 11Hwang Hee-chan
- 12Matheus Cunha
- 24Gomes
- 25Bentley
- 27Nunes
- 35João Gomes
- Referee:
- Andy Madley
- Attendance:
- 52,240
Live Text
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Match ends, Newcastle United 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
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Second Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
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Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Dan Burn.
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Attempt missed. Sven Botman (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Miguel Almirón following a corner.
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Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
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Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
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Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United).
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Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
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Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
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Attempt blocked. Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Ritchie replaces Jacob Murphy.
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Goal! Newcastle United 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Willock.
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José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Callum Wilson (Newcastle United).
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Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nathan Collins replaces João Moutinho.
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Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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