Wolves vs Newcastle

18 January 2026 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Samuel Barrott

Full time 0 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Match summary

Wolves and Newcastle played out a goalless draw.

Newcastle had the better of the chances, with 0.82 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Wolves's 0.39 from 6.

Match stats

33% Possession 67%
6 Shots 12
2 Shots on target 2
4 Corners 7
78 Attacks 122
36 Dangerous attacks 78
303 Passes 614
78% Pass accuracy 92%
11 Tackles 10
14 Fouls 8
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 3

Key events

Wolves Newcastle
Kick-off
Mateus ManéShot on target
29’
Yerson MosqueraShot on target
44’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
58’
Sandro TonaliFoul
Jørgen Strand LarsenTolu Arokodare
65’
67’
Anthony ElangaAnthony Gordon
67’
Lewis MileySandro Tonali
67’
Yoane WissaNick Woltemade
Jhon AriasJoão Gomes
71’
Yerson MosqueraFoul
78’
Rodrigo GomesHee-chan Hwang
85’
85’
Bruno GuimarãesShot on target
85’
JoelintonShot on target
89’
Sven BotmanFoul
AndréFoul
90+5’
Full-time0-0

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.39 0.82 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.39 0.82
Wolves 0.39 xGNewcastle 0.82 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Newcastle attacking Wolves attacking 
87’ Joelinton (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 14’ Nick Woltemade (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 45’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 29’ Mateus Mané (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 36’ Lewis Hall (Newcastle), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 44’ Tolu Arokodare (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+1’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 46’ Hugo Bueno (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 44’ Yerson Mosquera (Wolves), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 90+6’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 16’ Nick Woltemade (Newcastle), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 79’ Kieran Trippier (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 85’ Joelinton (Newcastle), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 63’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 85’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 52’ Yerson Mosquera (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 31’ Lewis Hall (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Sandro Tonali (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ Joelinton (Newcastle), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 45’ Harvey Barnes (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 14’ Nick Woltemade (Newcastle), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 29’ Mateus Mané (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 36’ Lewis Hall (Newcastle), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 44’ Tolu Arokodare (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+1’ Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 46’ Hugo Bueno (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 44’ Yerson Mosquera (Wolves), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 90+6’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 85’ Joelinton (Newcastle), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 16’ Nick Woltemade (Newcastle), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 63’ Joelinton (Newcastle), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 79’ Kieran Trippier (Newcastle), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 85’ Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 52’ Yerson Mosquera (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 31’ Lewis Hall (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Sandro Tonali (Newcastle), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Wolves

Lineup not available for this match.

Newcastle 4-3-3 Starting XI
Pope
Hall
Botman
Thiaw
Trippier
Joelinton
Tonali 67’
Guimarães
Gordon 67’
Woltemade 67’
Barnes

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
José Sá GK900 0.000.000
Yerson Mosquera DEF902 0.100.071
Ladislav Krejcí DEF900 0.000.000
Santiago Bueno DEF900 0.000.000
Jackson Tchatchoua MID900 0.000.000
Hugo Bueno MID901 0.060.000
André MID900 0.000.000
Mateus Mané MID901 0.090.000
João Gomes MID720 0.000.173
Hee-Chan Hwang FWD870 0.000.091
Tolu Arokodare FWD661 0.070.000
Jørgen Strand Larsen Sub241 0.070.000
Jhon Arias Sub180 0.000.000
Rodrigo Gomes Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolves win 21% Avg odds 4.50
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.98
Newcastle win 55% Avg odds 1.72

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

Form going into the game

Wolves LLDWD
Newcastle DLWWW

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Previous and next meeting

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