Newcastle vs Wolves

13 September 2025 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Nick Woltemade 30’

Match summary

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

Nick Woltemade put Newcastle ahead with a header in the 30th minute, set up by Jacob Murphy.

The chances backed that up: Newcastle created 1.19 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Wolves's 0.38 from 8.

Match stats

57% Possession 43%
16 Shots 8
4 Shots on target 3
9 Corners 4
101 Attacks 86
81 Dangerous attacks 35
449 Passes 343
80% Pass accuracy 76%
10 Tackles 16
10 Fouls 17
1 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Newcastle Wolves
Kick-off
1’
Rodrigo GomesShot on target
1’
Hee-Chan HwangShot on target
7’
Ladislav KrejciFoul
Jacob MurphyShot on target
13’
19’
TotiShot on target
Nick WoltemadeHeader1-0 (Newcastle)
29’
31’
AndréFoul
45+5’
Vitor PereiraArgument
Half-time1-0
Sandro TonaliShot on target
50’
Second half underway
Sandro TonaliShot on target
51’
William OsulaNick Woltemade
65’
Joe WillockJoelinton
65’
66’
Jhon AriasTolu Arokodare
66’
Jean-Ricner BellegardeYerson Mosquera
66’
Marshall MunetsiAndré
67’
Marshall MunetsiFoul
68’
João GomesFoul
77’
Fer LópezHee-chan Hwang
77’
Jackson TchatchouaRodrigo Gomes
Anthony ElangaHarvey Barnes
80’
Bruno GuimarãesFoul
88’
Sven BotmanJacob Murphy
90+5’
Full-time1-0

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.19 0.38 30’ Nick Woltemade (Newcastle), 1-0 30’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.19 0.38 30’ Nick Woltemade (Newcastle), 1-0 Woltemade 30’
Newcastle 1.19 xGWolves 0.38 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Newcastle attacking 
13’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.61 xG, saved 30’ Nick Woltemade (Newcastle), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 11’ Rodrigo Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 41’ Rodrigo Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+1’ Jhon Arias (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 85’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 90+7’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 39’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 16’ Nick Woltemade (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 1’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 49’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Sandro Tonali (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ Nick Woltemade (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 37’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 43’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Sandro Tonali (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 74’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 28’ Dan Burn (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Sandro Tonali (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 1’ Rodrigo Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 5’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Toti (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 13’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.61 xG, saved 30’ Nick Woltemade (Newcastle), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 11’ Rodrigo Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 41’ Rodrigo Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+1’ Jhon Arias (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+7’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 85’ Joe Willock (Newcastle), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 16’ Nick Woltemade (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 1’ Hee-Chan Hwang (Wolves), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 49’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 51’ Sandro Tonali (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ Nick Woltemade (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 43’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Sandro Tonali (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 74’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 28’ Dan Burn (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Sandro Tonali (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 1’ Rodrigo Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 5’ Jacob Murphy (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Toti (Wolves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
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Lineups

Newcastle 4-3-3 Starting XI
Pope
Trippier
Schär
Burn
Livramento
Guimarães
Tonali
Joelinton 65’
Murphy 90’
Woltemade 65’
Barnes 80’
Wolves

Lineup not available for this match.

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Nick Pope GK900 0.000.000
Kieran Trippier DEF900 0.000.175
Fabian Schär DEF900 0.000.061
Dan Burn DEF901 0.020.000
Valentino Livramento DEF900 0.000.000
Bruno Guimarães MID901 0.060.062
Sandro Tonali MID903 0.090.000
Joelinton MID700 0.000.611
Jacob Murphy FWD9014 0.700.091
Nick Woltemade FWD7013 0.160.021
Harvey Barnes FWD853 0.100.000
William Osula Sub200 0.000.061
Joe Willock Sub201 0.060.000
Anthony Elanga Sub50 0.000.000
Sven Botman Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Newcastle win 70% Avg odds 1.36
Draw 19% Avg odds 5.00
Wolves win 11% Avg odds 8.48

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

Form going into the game

Newcastle LLDLD
Wolves LDLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Newcastle 3-0 Wolves, 15 Jan 25 Next meeting: Wolves 0-0 Newcastle, 18 Jan 26  All Newcastle vs Wolves meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.