Newcastle vs Wolves

12 March 2023 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee Andy Madley

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Alexander Isak 26’
  • Miguel Almirón 79’
  • Hee-Chan Hwang 70’

Match summary

Newcastle won 2-1 at home to Wolves. Newcastle led 1-0 at half-time.

Alexander Isak put Newcastle ahead with a header in the 26th minute, set up by Kieran Trippier, Hee-Chan Hwang equalised in the 70th minute, and Miguel Almirón won it in the 79th minute, set up by Joe Willock.

The chances backed that up: Newcastle created 2.46 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Wolves's 0.71 from 7.

Match stats

Newcastle Wolves
19 Shots 7
8 Shots on Target 4
10 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.46 xG 0.71
2.46 Non-penalty xG 0.71
12 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Newcastle Wolves
Kick-off
Alexander Isak
Assist: Kieran Trippier1-0 (Newcastle)
26’
Half-time1-0
70’
Hee-Chan Hwang1-1 (Wolves)
Miguel Almirón
Assist: Joe Willock2-1 (Newcastle)
79’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Newcastle
  • Alexander Isak
Wolves
  • Nélson Semedo
  • Daniel Podence

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.46 0.71 26’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), 1-0 26’ 70’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), 1-1 70’ 79’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), 2-1 79’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.46 0.71 26’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), 1-0 Isak 26’ 70’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), 1-1 Hwang 70’ 79’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), 2-1 Almirón 79’
Newcastle 2.46 xGWolves 0.71 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Newcastle attacking 
35’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.60 xG, hit the woodwork 90+4’ Sven Botman (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.43 xG, off target 70’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 79’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 58’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.15 xG, saved 28’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 11’ Kieran Trippier (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.13 xG, blocked 26’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), set piece, 0.12 xG, goal 30’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 33’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), set piece, 0.10 xG, saved 55’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 31’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 15’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 59’ Kieran Trippier (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 64’ João Moutinho (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 67’ Sven Botman (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 34’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 63’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 35’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 40’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 34’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 85’ Kieran Trippier (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 35’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.60 xG, hit the woodwork 90+4’ Sven Botman (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.43 xG, off target 70’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 79’ Miguel Almirón (Newcastle), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 58’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.15 xG, saved 28’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 11’ Kieran Trippier (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.13 xG, blocked 26’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), set piece, 0.12 xG, goal 30’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 33’ Fabian Schär (Newcastle), set piece, 0.10 xG, saved 55’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 31’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 15’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 59’ Kieran Trippier (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 64’ João Moutinho (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 67’ Sven Botman (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 34’ Alexander Isak (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 63’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 35’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 40’ Allan Saint-Maximin (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 85’ Kieran Trippier (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Nick Pope GK900 0.000.000
Kieran Trippier DEF9013 0.210.121
Sven Botman DEF902 0.480.000
Fabian Schär DEF901 0.100.000
Dan Burn DEF900 0.000.662
Bruno Guimarães MID901 0.600.021
Sean Longstaff MID900 0.000.000
Joe Willock MID9013 0.270.302
Jacob Murphy FWD872 0.110.000
Alexander Isak FWD7014 0.340.000
Allan Saint-Maximin FWD702 0.080.304
Miguel Almirón Sub2011 0.260.431
Callum Wilson Sub200 0.000.000
Matt Ritchie Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Newcastle win 59% Avg odds 1.64
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.83
Wolves win 16% Avg odds 5.88

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Newcastle DDDLL
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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Wolves 1-1 Newcastle, 28 Aug 22 Next meeting: Wolves 2-2 Newcastle, 28 Oct 23  All Newcastle vs Wolves meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.