📏 Form Guide

Newcastle United

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Newcastle United are hoping to win again following a 3-1 FA Cup success over Bromley.

In that match, Newcastle United had 81% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. For Newcastle United, the scorers were Lewis Miley (16'), Anthony Gordon (49') and Will Osula (61'). On the other side, Bromley got 3 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. Cameron Congreve (8') was the scorer for Bromley.

Newcastle United haven’t had any problems with scoring, finding the back of the net in one hundred percent of their last 6 matches.

They’ve totted up the amount of 16 during that period while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 2.

Their previous form shows that Newcastle United:

• have not lost a league tie with Wolverhampton Wanderers in their last 6 games.
• are undefeated in their last 3 league matches at home.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Wolves go into this encounter after a 1-2 FA Cup win with the eclipse of Bristol City in their previous outing.

In that match, Wolverhampton Wanderers managed 49% possession and 12 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. For Wolverhampton Wanderers, the goals were scored by Rayan Aït-Nouri (10') and Rodrigo Gomes (21'). Bristol City got 6 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Scott Twine (45') was the scorer for Bristol City.

In as many as 5 of the previous 6 games involving Wolverhampton Wanderers, a minimum of three goals have gone in. The overall average goals scored per game within that spell is 3, with the average number of goals for Wolverhampton Wanderers being 1.67. That pattern might not be carried forward into this game, of course.

Their previous form shows that Wolverhampton Wanderers:

• have left without a victory over Newcastle United when they have played them away from home in the previous 5 league matches. Not good at all.
• are undefeated in their last 2 away league matches.

👥 Head to head

A review of past results between these clubs going back to 08/04/2022 shows that these encounters have been miserable for Wolves. They’ve not managed to get themselves any wins at all while Newcastle United have been superior, winning in 67 per cent of those matches played.

A combined sum of 16 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 11 of them from The Magpies and 5 coming from Wolves. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.67.

The last league clash between these sides was Premier League match day 4 on 15/09/2024 when it finished Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Newcastle United.

That time, Wolverhampton Wanderers had 49% possession and 12 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Their only player to score was Mario Lemina (36').

Newcastle United got 14 attempts at goal with 6 on target. Fabian Schär (75') and Harvey Barnes (80') scored.

The referee was Chris Kavanagh.

📰 Team News: Newcastle United

Callum Wilson (Hamstring injury), Harvey Barnes (Thigh problems), Jamal Lewis (Injury to the ankle), Nick Pope (Knee injury), Fabian Schär (Ill) and Jamaal Lascelles (Cruciate ligament injury) will not be taking part for Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe.

In all likelihood, The Magpies look set to use the 4-3-3 formation in the match, utilising Martin Dubravka, Valentino Livramento, Fabian Schaer, Daniel Burn, Lewis Hall, Bruno Guimaraes, Sandro Tonali, Joelinton, Jacob Murphy, Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon.

📰 Team News: Wolves

Wolves boss Vítor Pereira has not got a full squad to pick from. Enso González (Cruciate ligament tear), Yerson Mosquera (Cruciate ligament injury), Boubacar Traoré (Meniscus injury), Sasa Kalajdzic (Cruciate ligament tear) and Toti (Hamstring strain) are not ready for selection.

We reckon that Wolves might begin the game with a 3-4-2-1 system using Jose Sa, Matt Doherty, Santiago Bueno, Emmanuel Agbadou, Nelson Semedo, Rayan Ait Nouri, Andre, Joao Gomes, Goncalo Guedes, Matheus Cunha and J. Strand Larsen.

💭 Prediction

We believe that Wolverhampton Wanderers are dangerous enough to score a goal against this Newcastle United outfit, but that probably won’t be as many as the goals that they could concede.

Our selection here is for a close game with a 2-1 winning margin for Newcastle United at the end of the match. There looks to be little in this one.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 19:01 15/01/2025