Newcastle 1 – 0 Wolves

Newcastle moved 10 points clear of the relegation zone as Chris Wood’s penalty secured a 1-0 victory over Wolves on Friday Night Football.

Eddie Howe’s side dominated at St James’ Park with Wolves delivering a sub-par performance, but had to wait until the 72nd minute until they got their breakthrough as Wood sent Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa the wrong way from the penalty spot.

Wood won the spot-kick after cleverly waiting for contact from the onrushing Sa, before scoring his first goal at St James’ Park since his £25m move from Burnley in January.

Wolves failed to register a shot on target until the 81st minute, as they missed the chance to move up to sixth and to within two points of fourth-placed Tottenham.

More to follow…

What’s next?

Sunday 17th April 1:30pm


Kick off 2:15pm

Newcastle host Leicester next Sunday at St James’ Park, live on Sky Sports; kick-off 2.15pm.

Wolves don’t have a fixture next weekend due to Manchester City’s participation in the FA Cup semi-finals, and are next scheduled to be in action at Burnley on Sunday April 24 at 2pm.