J. Murphy enters the game and replaces A. Saint-Maximin.
Saint-Maximin heads off with Murphy taking his place after a lively display.
90' +3
Saint-Maximin slaloms away on a mazy run, before hitting a tame shot straight at Sa.
90' +2
Neto and Cundle combine before the latter threads a throughball in search of Silva, only for Dubravka to claim it.
90' +1
Four minutes of stoppage time are added as Wolves continue to hunt for an equaliser.
89'
Boly's clearance falls to Joelinton on the edge of the box, but his shot is straight at Sa.
88'
S. Longstaff enters the game and replaces Bruno Guimarães.
Guimaraes is replaced by Longstaff after a superb display in midfield.
87'
João Moutinho gets yellow.
Moutinho is booked after tripping Guimaraes.
86'
R. Aït-Nouri enters the game and replaces Marçal.
Jonny's 20-yard strike is comfortably gathered by Dubravka.
Substitution Fernando Marçal de Oliveira Rayan Aït Nouri
84'
Wolves are steadily building the pressure on Newcastle. The hosts will have to defend well to hold on over the last 10 minutes.
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78'
C. Campbell enters the game and replaces Trincão.
Pedro Neto enters the game and replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
Hwang heads off with Neto taking his place in attack.
Trincao also heads off with Campbell coming on.
74'
Well, Newcastle deserve their lead. Wolves may have finally started to grow into the game, but the hosts have been in control since the first minute and rightly lead.
72'
Penalty goal scored by C. Wood for Newcastle United!
GOALL! WOOD! 1-0. Newcastle take the lead. Wood steps up and confidently sends Sa the wrong way before burying his penalty down the left!
69'
This has turned into an end-to-end game now! Saint-Maximin is causing Wolves all sorts of problems, while Hwang and Silva are carrying some threat on the break.
68'
Saint-Maximin bursts in behind the Wolves defence before drilling it across the face of goal with no one on hand to tap it in.
60'
Saint-Maximin cuts inside before blazing over from 25 yards.
56'
F. Schär gets yellow.
Silva spins delightfully past Schar and the defender responds by hacking him down. The referee shows a simple yellow card.
50'
Trincao picks out Marcal with a precise switch but the wingback's cross is blocked behind. The resulting corner amounts to nothing, but the visitors will be buoyed by a rare attack.
48'
Saint-Maximin skips past Marcal before clipping in a cross that Coady heads clear.
46'
Newcastle kick off the second half.
45' +4
HALF-TIME: NEWCASTLE UNITED 0-0 WOLVES
45' +3
Moutinho trips Wood up, presenting Newcastle with a promising free-kick 25 yards from goal. Schar fires it into the wall, before Targett blasts the follow-up into the wall.
45' +2
Wolves make a rare foray forward as a superb pass from Silva frees Jonny. The wingback sends in a cross looking for Silva, but Burn is there to clear.
45' +1
Three minutes of stoppage time are added on.
45'
Almiron races in behind Marcal, before jinking inside and bending a 20-yard strike that Kilman blocks.
43'
Targett's deep free-kick is flicked on by Joelinton but it goes beyond Wood and behind for a goal-kick.
41'
It's been a tough half for Silva in attack, but he's worked extremely hard off the ball. This time the striker presses Newcastle all the way back to Dubravka.
39'
Wolves are continuing to cautiously defend in a deep shape and Newcastle are finding it difficult to create shooting chances.
37'
Joelinton drives into the box, before hammering it across the face of goal where Coady bravely blocks it away.
34'
Silva pokes it away from Guimaraes, allowing Cundle to lead a counter-attack. However, the midfielder can't spot any runners ahead of him and he's forced to pass back.
30'
The visitors attempt to settle into the game with a long spell of harmless possession inside their own half.
28'
Jonny fires over from 25 yards.
26'
VAR has saved Wolves, and they'll need to react to that wake-up call. They haven't got going so far tonight.
20'
A long spell of Newcastle possession grinds to a halt as Trincao tackles Saint-Maximin.
17'
Saint-Maximin shimmies past Kilman before drilling in a low cross that Coady hooks away.
15'
It's been a slow start so far. Newcastle have been in charge, but they haven't been able to play through the compact Wolves defence.
13'
M. Almirón enters the game and replaces R. Fraser.
Fraser is replaced by Almiron in attack following that injury.
7'
Saint-Maximin sizes up Jonny before taking him on near the touchline, but the defender stands his ground and snatches the ball off him.
5'
Newcastle knock it around menacingly inside the Wolves half, but Silva tracks back diligently to dispossess Shelvey and relieve the pressure.
3'
Saint-Maximin pounces on a loose ball and drives towards the edge of the box before curling a shot straight at Coady.
1'
Wolves kick off the first half.
Hello and welcome to live commentary of this Premier League fixture between Newcastle United and Wolves. The hosts enter this one in inconsistent form: they’ve won three and lost three in their last six, after losing 5-1 to Tottenham last time out. After successfully climbing away from the relegation zone, they’ll be looking to close out the season on a high – beginning with victory today.
Wolves are in eighth, meanwhile, as they battle for European qualification. After a 2-1 win over Aston Villa last time out, they trail sixth-placed West Ham United by two points for a spot in the Conference League Qualifiers. They’ll be aiming for another win today to pressurise their rivals.
SUBS: Dwight Gayle, Jacob Murphy, Miguel Almiron, Paul Dummett, Javier Manquillo, Karl Darlow, Sean Longstaff, Matt Ritchie, Jamaal Lascelles.
NEWCASTLE UNITED (4-3-3): Martin Dubravka; Emil Krafth, Fabian Schar, Dan Burn, Matt Targett; Bruno Guimaraes, Jonjo Shelvey, Joelinton; Ryan Fraser, Chris Wood, Allan Saint-Maximin.
SUBS: Nelson Semedo, Chiquinho, John Ruddy, Chem Campbell, Pedro Neto, Tote Gomes, Romain Saiss, Yerson Mosquera, Rayan Ait Nouri.
WOLVES (3-4-3): Jose Sa; Willy Boly, Conor Coady, Max Kilman; Jonny, Luke Cundle, Joao Moutinho, Marcal; Trincao, Fabio Silva, Hwang Hee-Chan.
The players are emerging from the tunnel and kick off is just seconds away!
That's all for now though, goodbye!
The result means that Newcastle climb up to 14th, while Wolves remain in eighth.
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