Newcastle vs Wolves

9 December 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Mike Dean

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Ayoze Pérez 23’
  • Diogo Jota 17’
  • Matt Doherty 90+4’

Match summary

Wolves won 2-1 away at Newcastle, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Diogo Jota put Wolves ahead in the 17th minute, set up by Hélder Costa, Ayoze Pérez equalised with a header in the 23rd minute, set up by Salomón Rondón, and Matt Doherty won it with a header in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Wolves created 1.62 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Newcastle's 0.46 from 12. Newcastle had a player sent off.

Match stats

Newcastle Wolves
12 Shots 13
4 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 5
1 Red Cards 0
0.46 xG 1.58
0.46 Non-penalty xG 1.58
5 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Newcastle Wolves
Kick-off
17’
Diogo Jota
Assist: Hélder Costa0-1 (Wolves)
Ayoze Pérez
Assist: Salomón Rondón1-1 (Newcastle)
23’
Half-time1-1
90+4’
Matt Doherty1-2 (Wolves)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Newcastle
  • DeAndre Yedlin
  • Ciaran Clark
  • Ki Sung-yueng
Wolves
  • Ryan Bennett
  • Conor Coady
  • Matt Doherty
  • Hélder Costa
  • Diogo Jota

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.46 1.62 17’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), 0-1 17’ 23’ Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle), 1-1 23’ 90+4’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), 1-2 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.46 1.62 17’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), 0-1 Jota 17’ 23’ Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle), 1-1 Pérez 23’ 90+4’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), 1-2 Doherty 90+4’
Newcastle 0.46 xGWolves 1.62 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Newcastle attacking 
17’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 90+4’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 81’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 1’ Salomón Rondón (Newcastle), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 90+4’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 75’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 83’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 22’ Salomón Rondón (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 59’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 13’ Salomón Rondón (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 67’ Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 37’ Ryan Bennett (Wolves), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 62’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 23’ Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle), set piece, 0.04 xG, goal 86’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Salomón Rondón (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 45’ Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Christian Atsu (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Willy Boly (Wolves), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ Federico Fernández (Newcastle), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 90+1’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 17’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 90+4’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 81’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 90+4’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 1’ Salomón Rondón (Newcastle), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 75’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 83’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 22’ Salomón Rondón (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 59’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 13’ Salomón Rondón (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 37’ Ryan Bennett (Wolves), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 67’ Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 62’ Matt Doherty (Wolves), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 23’ Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle), set piece, 0.04 xG, goal 86’ Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Ciaran Clark (Newcastle), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Salomón Rondón (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 45’ Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Christian Atsu (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Willy Boly (Wolves), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ Federico Fernández (Newcastle), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 90+1’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Martin Dubravka GK900 0.000.000
Ciaran Clark DEF902 0.060.000
Jamaal Lascelles DEF900 0.000.000
Federico Fernández DEF471 0.010.000
DeAndre Yedlin MID580 0.000.000
Matt Ritchie MID900 0.000.000
Christian Atsu MID901 0.010.092
Mohamed Diamé MID902 0.030.091
Ki Sung-yueng MID900 0.000.083
Ayoze Pérez MID9012 0.090.021
Salomón Rondón FWD8714 0.240.041
Javier Manquillo Sub430 0.000.000
Joselu Sub30 0.000.000
Kenedy Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Newcastle win 34% Bet365 odds 2.90
Draw 30% Bet365 odds 3.20
Wolves win 36% Bet365 odds 2.70

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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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.