English Premier League

Newcastle vs Wolves 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 72': Chris Wood (P)
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Wood penalty gives Newcastle 1-0 victory over Wolves

Striker Chris Wood's penalty gave Newcastle a 1-0 win over Wolves in the Premier League on Friday to further banish any lingering relegation fears.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 13': Substitution, Newcastle United. Miguel Almirón replaces Ryan Fraser because of an injury.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Newcastle United 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
  • 56': Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': VAR Decision: Penalty Newcastle United.
  • 72': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Chris Wood (Newcastle United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 78': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pedro Neto replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
  • 78': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Chem Campbell replaces Trincão.
  • 86': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rayan Aït-Nouri replaces Marçal.
  • 87': João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Longstaff replaces Bruno Guimarães.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Newcastle United. Jacob Murphy replaces Allan Saint-Maximin.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,164

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+46 Arsenal 28 64 4
+39 Liverpool 28 64 2
+35 Manchester City 28 63 3
+18 Aston Villa 29 56 7
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Statistics

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13 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 1
3 Saves 2
58.9 Possession 41.1
5 SHOTS 12
2 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
453 Accurate Passes 308
546 Passes 378
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 2
14 Crosses 15
0.1 Cross % 0.1
51 Long Balls 63
24 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 5
12 Effective Tackles 7
24 Tackles 11
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 8
15 Effective Clearances 13
15 Clearances 13

Line-Ups

NEW Newcastle United (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Martin Dúbravka (GK)
33 Dan Burn
5 Fabian Schär Yellow Card
13 Matt Targett
17 Emil Krafth
8 Jonjo Shelvey
7 Joelinton
39 Bruno Guimarães
20 Chris Wood
10 Allan Saint-Maximin
21 Ryan Fraser

WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 José Sá (GK)
16 Conor Coady
23 Max Kilman
15 Willy Boly
28 João Moutinho Yellow Card
39 Luke Cundle
5 Fernando Marçal
19 Jonny
17 Fábio Silva
26 Hwang Hee-Chan
11 Francisco Trincão

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