Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Newcastle United, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
2 - 2
2 - 2
Wolves hold Newcastle but lose Neto to hamstring injury
Hwang Hee-chan scored the equaliser as Wolverhampton Wanderers drew 2-2 with Newcastle on Saturday, but the hosts suffered a major injury blow in Pedro Neto.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 1': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 1': Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt missed. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross.
- 5': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 6': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Miguel Almirón.
- 6': Attempt missed. Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mario Lemina following a corner.
- 7': Attempt missed. Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joelinton.
- 8': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jamaal Lascelles.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Boubacar Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 11': Attempt missed. Boubacar Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 11': Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Callum Wilson (Newcastle United).
- 13': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 13': Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt saved. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hwang Hee-Chan.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 22': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Newcastle United 1. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 25': Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Foul by Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 27': Dan Burn (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 28': Attempt saved. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
- 28': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Nick Pope.
- 30': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 30': Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 32': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Boubacar Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 33': Foul by Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United).
- 33': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Attempt saved. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 36': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Nick Pope.
- 36': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Newcastle United 1. Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross following a corner.
- 38': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 40': Attempt blocked. Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 41': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joelinton.
- 42': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Toti Gomes.
- 42': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
- 42': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Boubacar Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 43': Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Callum Wilson (Newcastle United).
- 44': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
- 45': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
- 45': Penalty Newcastle United. Fabian Schär draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 45': Penalty conceded by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+4': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Newcastle United 2. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 45'+6': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
- 45'+6': Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+7': Attempt saved. Joelinton (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45'+7': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Bruno Guimarães.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Newcastle United 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Newcastle United 2.
- 48': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
- 48': Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51': Foul by Boubacar Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 51': Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 52': Joelinton (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tommy Doyle replaces Boubacar Traoré.
- 55': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 55': Foul by Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 55': Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
- 56': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tommy Doyle tries a through ball, but Hwang Hee-Chan is caught offside.
- 59': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
- 63': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 63': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Attempt saved. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 66': Foul by Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
- 66': Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Dan Burn (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
- 68': Dan Burn (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 69': Foul by Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United).
- 69': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Newcastle United 2. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Toti Gomes following a set piece situation.
- 72': Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Miguel Almirón.
- 74': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Sasa Kalajdzic replaces Pedro Neto because of an injury.
- 78': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Toti Gomes.
- 80': Attempt missed. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross.
- 82': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United).
- 82': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Attempt saved. Dan Burn (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joelinton.
- 86': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. João Gomes replaces Mario Lemina because of an injury.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Hwang Hee-Chan.
- 90': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Joelinton.
- 90'+2': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Longstaff.
- 90'+3': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Tommy Doyle.
- 90'+6': Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).
- 90'+6': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tommy Doyle tries a through ball, but Rayan Aït-Nouri is caught offside.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Newcastle United 2.
- 0': Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Newcastle United 2.
Statistics
 NEW |
WOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 13 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 56.8 | Possession | 43.2 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 445 | Accurate Passes | 321 |
| 516 | Passes | 393 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 16 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 39 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 20 |
| 16 | Tackles | 28 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 21 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 31,584
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 31,584
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 10 | +13 | 25 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 10 | +10 | 23 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | +7 | 19 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 10 | +6 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK) |
| 15 | Craig Dawson |
| 23 | Max Kilman |
| 24 | Toti Gomes |
| 22 | Nélson Semedo |
| 6 | Boubacar Traoré |
| 5 | Mario Lemina |
| 3 | Rayan Aït-Nouri  |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
| 12 | Matheus Cunha |
| 11 | Hwang Hee-Chan |
Newcastle United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Nick Pope (GK) |
| 5 | Fabian Schär |
| 6 | Jamaal Lascelles |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 2 | Kieran Trippier |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 7 | Joelinton |
| 36 | Sean Longstaff |
| 9 | Callum Wilson |
| 10 | Anthony Gordon |
| 24 | Miguel Almirón |
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