Wolves 1-2 Newcastle: Premier League – live reaction | Premier League

“After all of our Molineux calamities and injustices over the last few years, this win is particularly sweet*,” says Chris Paraskevas. “Although we haven’t played well for more than 15 minutes at a time this season, Eddie Howe is really forcing home some important wins. “Early days and all that, but how good is it when Hee doesn’t score?!

“*(It till doesn’t make up for the All Stars 8-0)“

It was really good to see Tonali get on and make a difference, he helped change the course of the match.

Newcastle started the bette but failed to produce much in the first half, allowing Wolves to get into the match and take the lead. Howe made the changes at the break, which made the difference. Wolves faded a little and they do not possess the same level of quality off the bench.

Newcastle are up to third in the table and remain unbeaten are coming from behind at Molineux, thanks to two fine strikes from distance.

90+7 mins: Murphy is booked for chasing the ball down a tunnel in the corner of the pitch. Is that an attempt at clever timewasting? That is 65th yellow card of the Premier League weekend, which is a new record! What a time to be alive.

90+5 mins: Hwang picks out Forbs in the box and head tries to head the ball back into a dangerous position but Newcastle clear.

90+3 mins: Doherty chucks the ball into the box again. Barnes flicks he ball backwards and it lands on Cunha’s foot, allowing him to produce a technically perfect volley but Pope dives to his right to save expertly.

90+1 mins: Guedes goes down in the box, claiming he is being held by Tonali. He wants a penalty but nothing is happening.

90 mins: Eight minutes added on.

“Now that Eddie Howe isn’t the bookies’ favourite for the England job he can get on with a tilt at a Champion’s League place with a fairly decent squad now Tonali has served his gambling ban,” says Rick Harris. “I reckon the Toon are a dark horse bet for third.”

89 mins: Doherty launches a throw into the box from the right but Newcastle have the height advantage and they clear. Murphy breaks and finds Barnes on the left, he slips in Tonali who sees his shot blocked by Johnstone’s legs.

88 mins: Newcastle are now five at he back as they look to see out the final few minutes.

87 mins: Kelly on for Guimaraes for Newcastle.

86 mins: Forbs eventually gets on, joined by Guedes. Ait-Nouri and Strand Larsen off.

85 mins: “Well to be fair, they’ve stepped it up hugely in the second half,” says Matthew Guite. “Tonali is true class.”

84 mins: Ait-Nouri looks to be struggling, as is Bruno Guimaraes. The Wolves left-back seems to have twisted his ankle.

82 mins: Wolves are going to send on Forbs in the hope of getting back into this.

GOAL! Barnes cuts in from the left and rifles a shot from 20 yards straight into the top corner. Wolves need to to review their defending on that one.

Another shot into the top corner but there was no need for a deflection.

79 mins: Doyle lifts a corner from the right into the box but Pope easily claims it and instigates a counter. Once again Schar is in the middle of the action, getting to the byline and pulling the ball back but Wolves scramble it away for a corner. It’s all Newcastle …

77 mins: Andre is down and heading off, as is Semedo. Doyle and Doherty are joining the party.

GOAL! I suspect it was not going in without the deflection off Wolves’ Dawson but Newcastle will not be complaining.

The centre-back shoots from around 25 yards, it flicks off Dawson’s head and finds the top corner.

74 mins: Andre is the latest to go in the book for taking down Willock with a late challenge on the touchline. Wolves might be tiring a bit here.

72 mins: Newcastle win another corner on the right and Trippier is over to take it. It is partially cleared and in the end Trippier is given offside to end the danger.

70 mins: Semedo is the next to be booked and then he goes down with cramp. I suspect his race is run.

Hwang is coming on for Bellegarde.

69 mins: Cunha is the next player to break into the box but he gets the ball stuck under his feet. In the end he does get a shot away which Pope sticks out an arm to save.

Jason Tindall is booked going to collect the ball. What an incredible tan he has.

67 mins: Barnes gets into the box but takes a bad touch, making his chance trickier to execute and the shot is blocked.

65 mins: Trippier comes straight over to take the free-kick. The set-piece specialist whips the ball in from the right but Cunha clears at the near post. The ball comes back into the box but Burn’s header loops over the bar.

63 mins: Without Isak Newcastle are really lacking a threat in the box.

Ait-Nouri is cautioned for a needless foul on Tonali in the corner, gifting Newcastle a free-kick in a dangerous position.

Trippier comes on for Livramento.

61 mins: Newcastle have a corner on the right. Hall comes over to take an inswinger, which is eventually poked towards goal by Tonali but Johnstone gobbles it up.

Lemina produces a stunning cross from deep on the right for Strand Larsen to attack. The big striker flicks towards goal, forcing Pope to produce a smart save down to his left.

59 mins: Semedo goes down the right and lifts a cross towards the near post for Strand Larsen to attack but Schar beats him to it. Wolves have a corner, which Cunha takes but Joao Gomes heads over.

57 mins: Lemina and his midfield companions are having an excellent games for Wolves. Joao Gomes was superb for the goal and Andre is being extremely efficient.

55 mins: Wolves are slowing things down a bit, possibly knowing the qualities Newcastle have the break.

53 mins: Burn is booked for complaining about the inaction of the referee after a little push from Cunha.

Almost a second for Wolves as Lemina slips a pass to Strand Larsen who pings a first-time shot against the base of the post. The big striker then calls for more noise from the crowd.

51 mins: Johnstone, who is not great with his feet, takes an age to clear a backpass and Gordon blocks the eventual clearance, only at the cost of a goal kick. Johnstone needs to think quicker.

49 mins: It looks like Barnes is on the left, Murphy on the right and Gordon down the middle for Newcastle.

Gordon shoots from the edge of the box and it whacks Dawson straight in the face, leaving the Wolves man down for a few seconds.

47 mins: Isak needed to go off due to a problem with his nose, supposedly an inability to stem the bleeding after he got a ball to the face late in the first half.

Johnstone is forced into action early as Guimaraes pings a shot from 25 yards but the goalkeeper palms it wide. The corner comes in and there is a scramble in the box. The ball bounces up onto Dawson’s arm, Newcastle want a penalty but the referee and VAR rightly agree it is not one.

Here we go again!

Joelinton, Isak and Longstaff off for Newcastle.

Newcastle have a cunning plan … a triple sub. Tonali, Willock and Barnes incoming.

Here is the Wolves goal.

The Skechers advert with Harry Kane, Jamie Redknapp and Snoop Dogg has dreadful production standards. Might get me some old man trainers, though.

Matthew Guite emails: “That’s pretty much a full strength side out there but we’re playing as though this is a training game. Missed passes, poor decisions in the final third and just meh …”

Read the north London derby report at half time.

Wolves did not get into the game until around 25 minutes but have looked extremely dangerous on the break, and that’s how their goal arrived. Newcastle will lament their failings after dominating the early stages.

45 mins: One minute added on.

44 mins: Lemina shows off some silky footwork on the edge of the box but his pass is intercepted. He is then given a chance to shoot from 18 yards but he loses his composure and sends a pitiful effort wide.

42 mins: Wolves have not had a cleansheet in their past 15 matches. One today would be very useful.

Ait-Nouri does well down the left and whips in a dangerous cross but Newcastle manage to clear.

40 mins: It’s all worked out quite well for Wolves after silly of me thought they could be in for a pasting. They are now looking to slow things down and consolidate while Newcastle mull about their struggles in the final third.

Schar is on the deck after a push in side of the face from Strand Larsen. He seems fine to continue.

38 mins: Joelinton is booked for leaving one on Joao Gomes. He is clearly frustrated.