As it happened: Newcastle United 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League

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Newcastle United 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

 

Possession: 47%-53%

 

Goal attempts: 19-14

 

Shots on target: 7-4

 

Shots off target: 6-7

 

Blocked shots: 6-3

 

Free-kicks: 14-13

 

Corners: 3-5

 

Offsides: 2-0

 

Goalkeeper saves: 3-6

 

Fouls: 11-13

 

Tackles: 18-15

 

Yellow cards: 2-0

 

Red cards: 0-0

All over at St James' Park and it's a fifth consecutive 1-1 draw between Newcastle and Wolves.

 

Jamaal Lascelles gave Newcastle the lead, but Ruben Neves headed the visitors level to ensure the West Midlands side left Tyneside with a point.

Rayan Ait-Nouri replaces Jonny for Wolves' final change.

Huge save from Dubravka to deny Fabio Silva from point-blank range!

Saiss cross into the box towards Fabio Silva has to be header over by Clark for a Wolves corner.

There will be five minutes of added time.

Free-kick for Newcastle from about 30 yards out.

Wolves bring on Ki-Jana Hoever to replace Fabio Silva.

Joelinton looks to have given Newcastle the lead again, but Saiss manages to block the shot on the line!

Wolves are level through Ruben Neves!

 

Neto treks down the right-hand side whose cross finds Neves who heads past Dubravka, who got a hand on it but couldn't keep it out!

Joelinton stings the palms of Patricio with an effort on the half-volley.

Final change for Newcastle sees Emil Krafth replaced by Matt Ritchie.

Saint-Maximin goes off holding his groin, Jacob Murphy will replace him.

 

Willock will continue.

More injury concerns for Newcastle as Saint-Maximin AND Willock both go down needing treatment.

Newcastle try a free-kick tactic fresh off the training ground as Fraser clips the ball to Shelvey on the edge of the box, but his shot sails over the crossbar.

Newcastle have a huge goal!

 

Fraser whips a pinpoint ball onto the head of captain Lascelles who guides the ball past Patricio!

Neves works some space on the edge of the box but his shot flies over the crossbar.

Newcastle get us underway for the start of the second-half.

 

One change for the hosts, Ryan Fraser replaces the seemingly injured Miguel Almiron.

We go in level at the break, in a half where both sides were denied by the woodwork.

 

Newcastle will feel they should be ahead after Miguel Almiron struck the post - just before Allan Saint-Maximin's goal was ruled out by the offside flag.

 

Wolves grew into the game as the first-half went on - with Adama Traore being their biggest threat - notably hitting the post with his headed effort.

Neto skins Lewis and drives the ball across the goal, but it goes through everyone and ends up going out for a throw in.

Two minutes added on at the end of the first-half.

Clark is the next Newcastle player to be awarded with a yellow card, also for a challenge on Traore.

Traore skips past Krafth down the left-hand side, he cuts the ball back to Neto who should score with his first-time effort!

Almiron is back to his feet, but before he can enter the pitch, Wolves almost had the lead!

 

Traore's header is saved onto the post by Dubravka.

Almiron goes down holding his knee.

 

The last thing Newcastle fans will want to see...

Newcastle find the net but it's offside!

 

Saint-Maximin wriggles through the Wolves defence in the box, he tees up Willock whose shot is saved by Patricio, the Frenchman knocks in the rebound - but the flag denies him and Newcastle the lead.

Joelinton is the next to test Patricio - who gets a solid left-footed shot on target, but the Wolves goalkeeper is equal to it and makes the save.

Krafth has a pop from distance but his effort is straight into the hands of Patricio.

A minute after he got back to his feet, Hayden is booked for a sliding challenge on Traore.

A pause in play as Hayden goes down injured after tackling Neto.

Almiron strikes the post!

 

Shelvey knocks the ball over the top of the high Wolves line - Almiron beats the offside trap and gets through on goal - but his side-footed effort clatters the woodwork!

Hayden gets a head on Willock's cross but it's straight at Patricio.

Newcastle have a free-kick in a good position after Jonny fouled Almiron.

 

The hosts have started the brighter...

The away side get us underway!

The two sides enter the pitch at St James' Park and kick-off is now imminent!

🗣"We have to be competitive"

Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo talks through his team selection ahead of Newcastle pic.twitter.com/dagKLJ1LWT — Football Daily (@footballdaily) February 27, 2021

🗣"Sometimes you have to make a decision that are cruel"

Newcastle United boss Steve Bruce on the decision to drop Karl Darlow for Martin Dubravka pic.twitter.com/EqgO7HoqOT — Football Daily (@footballdaily) February 27, 2021

Here's how Wolves line-up for tonight's @premierleague fixture against @NUFC. #NEWWOL

🐺📋 pic.twitter.com/6JqCc8TbLg — Wolves (@Wolves) February 27, 2021

🚨 𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙈-𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎 🚨

HWTL! ⚫️⚪️ — Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) February 27, 2021

We are officially two hours away from kick-off at St James’ Park - stay tuned for team news at 19:00 BST.

- The last four league matches between Newcastle and Wolves have ended in a 1-1 draw.

 

- In the last 11 Premier League meetings between the two sides, both teams have scored, making it the most played fixture in the competition where neither side have kept a clean sheet.

 

- Newcastle have had a player sent off in each of their last three home games against Wolves.

 

- Wolves are unbeaten at St James' Park in their last four visits.

Newcastle: WLWLL

 

Wolves: LWDWW

The last time these two sides met was in October 2020, where Newcastle snatched a last-gasp equaliser to draw 1-1 against Wolves at Molineux.

 

Raul Jimenez gave the hosts the lead just 10 minutes from time, but an 89th minute Jacob Murphy free-kick meant Steve Bruce's side left the West Midlands with a point.

👊 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗗𝗔𝗬 👊

HWTL! ⚫️⚪️ pic.twitter.com/TZ0UC3uvDA — Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) February 27, 2021

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"Newcastle have a very good squad and you can see, even in the previous game, the result was not the best, but the performance of Newcastle was compact, with high intensities, and this is what we’re preparing for tomorrow, a very tough game for us.

 

"[We must] be compact, deal with the situations, press and avoid the good decisions of the Newcastle players.

 

"A game of football, anything can happen, so we have to prepare for everything."

"They're a very good side and have been for the last two or three years but we played very well down at Molineux.

 

"It's another difficult game but we're quietly confident we can get a result."

Patricio; Dendoncker, Coady, Saiss; Semedo, Neves, Moutinho, Jonny; Traore, Jose, Neto. (3-4-3)

Dubravka; Krafth, Lascelles, Clark, Lewis; Hayden, Shelvey, Willock; Almiron; Joelinton, Saint-Maximin. (4-3-1-2)

Raul Jimenez did return to Wolves training this week after fracturing his skull, but it is thought he will not feature at all this season.

 

Fernando Marcal, Daniel Podence and Willy Boly are officially ruled out for the trip to St James' Park.

Callum Wilson, Fabian Schar and Javier Manquillo all remain ruled out for Newcastle heading into this fixture.

 

Federicoo Fernandez has fully recovered from his thigh injury, but it is thought tomorrow's game will come too soon for him.

After a bad run of from that almost saw Wolves be involved in a relegation scrap - Nuno Espirito Santo's side are unbeaten in their last four league games - winning three of them.

 

Wolves have won both of their games this month, dispatching of Southampton and Leeds.

 

A win on Tyneside tomorrow night could see the West Midlands club move within just four points of the European places.

Back-to-back defeats against Chelsea and Manchester United, mixed with 18th placed Fulham picking up seven points in a week has meant that Newcastle's 10-point buffer ahead of the relegation zone has diminished to just three.

 

A win against an in-form Wolves side, however, would see Steve Bruce's side potentially leapfrog fellow strugglers Brighton into 16th place.

Newcastle vs Wolves will be played at St James' Park, in Newcastle, England.

 

The kick-off is scheduled at 20:00 BST.

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