In this week 26 match, on Saturday Feb 27th, Newcastle United will host Wolverhampton Wanderers at St. James’ Park in a meeting of these two closely matched Premier League teams. In their last match, 17th placed Newcastle United, recorded a 1-3 loss against Manchester United. Marcus Rashford struck first for Manchester United in the 30th minute on a feed from Harry Maguire, but Allan Saint-Maximin got the equalizer for Newcastle United in the 36th minute. Newcastle United looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while 12th placed Wolverhampton Wanderers is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Leeds United. Illan Meslier struck first for Wolverhampton Wanderers on an own goal in the 64th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Leeds United couldn’t muster any offence and Wolverhampton Wanderers ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sunday Oct 25th, Wolverhampton Wanderers hosted Newcastle United in their last match together. Wolverhampton Wanderers and Newcastle United battled to a 1-1 draw. Raúl Jiménez scored the first goal for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 80th minute, then Jacob Murphy tied it up for Newcastle United in the 89th minute earning Newcastle United a comeback draw.
Rúben Neves has been the most prolific scorer on Wolverhampton Wanderers in his last five matches with 2 goals. For Newcastle United, their top scorers are Callum Wilson and Miguel Almirón, each having 2 goals in their last five matches
Steve Bruce’s squad will be without Federico Fernández, Jamaal Lascelles, Callum Wilson, Javi Manquillo, Jeff Hendrick and Ciaran Clark, while Daniel Podence, Fernando Marçal, Jonny Castro, Raúl Jiménez and Willy Boly are unavailable to play for Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo’s team.