Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 09 December 2018

Score2-1 to Wolverhampton Wanderers
RefereeMike Dean
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt James' Park
Attendance50,223
Kick-off: 4.00pm This was Wolverhampton Wanderers' first win in 16 visits to St James' Park in the top division since a 4-3 win in League Division One on 7 February 1959 (lost ten). Premier League Head to Head Played: 7 Newcastle United won: 2 Drawn: 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 1 Newcastle United scored: 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 9

1 Newcastle United

Manager: Rafael Benítez

2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Ayoze Pérez 23 G

Goals:

Diogo Jota 17 G
Matt Doherty 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka
Defender Jamaal Lascelles
Defender DeAndre Yedlin
Defender/Midfielder Ciaran Clark
Midfielder Christian Atsu
Midfielder Matt Ritchie
Midfielder KI Sung-yueng
Midfielder/Forward Mo Diamé
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez

Starting lineup:

Rui Patrício Goalkeeper
Ryan Bennett Defender
Willy Boly Defender
Matt Doherty Defender
Rúben Vinagre Defender
Conor Coady Defender/Midfielder
Romain Saïss Defender/Midfielder
Rúben Neves Midfielder
Diogo Jota Midfielder/Forward
Hélder Costa Midfielder/Forward
Adama Traoré Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Javi Manquillo for Federico Fernández 46
Joselu for Salomón Rondón 86
Kenedy for Christian Atsu 89

Substitutions:

Raúl Jiménez for Romain Saïss 60
Morgan Gibbs-White for Adama Traoré 60
João Moutinho for Hélder Costa 76

Cards:

KI Sung-yueng 18 Y
DeAndre Yedlin 57 R
Ciaran Clark 90 Y

Cards:

Matt Doherty 33 Y
Hélder Costa 65 Y
Conor Coady 72 Y
Diogo Jota 73 Y
Ryan Bennett 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Freddie Woodman
Defender Paul Dummett
Defender Javi Manquillo
Defender/Midfielder Kenedy
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Joselu
Forward Yoshinori Mutō

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Ruddy
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Midfielder João Moutinho
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Léo Bonatini
Forward Ivan Cavaleiro
Forward Raúl Jiménez

Comments:

League position: 15th Newcastle United had now lost seven of their opening nine home games of this Premier League season. Having taken six points from those games, it became their worst-ever start after nine home games of a league season; previously eight points in 1957-58 in League Division One, on a three points for a win basis. Ten of the Magpies' 13 goals so far in this Premier League season had now been scored in the first-half of their 16 games. United had now conceded 500 goals in their home games in the Premier League (played 450, scored 742).

Comments:

League position: 10th After 16 games, Wolverhampton Wanderers had now won six games in this Premier League season; more than they won in the whole of their last season in the division (five in 2011-12). This was the first time that Wolves had scored more than one goal in an away game in the Premier League since 13 May 2012 in 3-2 defeat at Wigan Athletic. They had now conceded 300 goals in the Premier League (played 168, scored 173).

1 Newcastle United

Manager: Rafael Benítez

Goals:

Ayoze Pérez 23 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka
Defender Jamaal Lascelles
Defender DeAndre Yedlin
Defender/Midfielder Ciaran Clark
Midfielder Christian Atsu
Midfielder Matt Ritchie
Midfielder KI Sung-yueng
Midfielder/Forward Mo Diamé
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez

Substitutions:

Javi Manquillo for Federico Fernández 46
Joselu for Salomón Rondón 86
Kenedy for Christian Atsu 89

Cards:

KI Sung-yueng 18 Y
DeAndre Yedlin 57 R
Ciaran Clark 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Freddie Woodman
Defender Paul Dummett
Defender Javi Manquillo
Defender/Midfielder Kenedy
Midfielder/Forward Sean Longstaff
Forward Joselu
Forward Yoshinori Mutō

Comments:

League position: 15th Newcastle United had now lost seven of their opening nine home games of this Premier League season. Having taken six points from those games, it became their worst-ever start after nine home games of a league season; previously eight points in 1957-58 in League Division One, on a three points for a win basis. Ten of the Magpies' 13 goals so far in this Premier League season had now been scored in the first-half of their 16 games. United had now conceded 500 goals in their home games in the Premier League (played 450, scored 742).

2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Diogo Jota 17 G
Matt Doherty 90 G

Starting lineup:

Rui Patrício Goalkeeper
Ryan Bennett Defender
Willy Boly Defender
Matt Doherty Defender
Rúben Vinagre Defender
Conor Coady Defender/Midfielder
Romain Saïss Defender/Midfielder
Rúben Neves Midfielder
Diogo Jota Midfielder/Forward
Hélder Costa Midfielder/Forward
Adama Traoré Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Raúl Jiménez for Romain Saïss 60
Morgan Gibbs-White for Adama Traoré 60
João Moutinho for Hélder Costa 76

Cards:

Matt Doherty 33 Y
Hélder Costa 65 Y
Conor Coady 72 Y
Diogo Jota 73 Y
Ryan Bennett 80 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Ruddy
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Midfielder João Moutinho
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Léo Bonatini
Forward Ivan Cavaleiro
Forward Raúl Jiménez

Comments:

League position: 10th After 16 games, Wolverhampton Wanderers had now won six games in this Premier League season; more than they won in the whole of their last season in the division (five in 2011-12). This was the first time that Wolves had scored more than one goal in an away game in the Premier League since 13 May 2012 in 3-2 defeat at Wigan Athletic. They had now conceded 300 goals in the Premier League (played 168, scored 173).