English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 13, 2025
Wolverhampton Wanderers LLLWL 0
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Newcastle United DLDLD 1
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St. James' Park · 52,145 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Isak replacement Woltemade earns Newcastle win over Wolves

Nick Woltemade paid off the first instalment of his £69 million transfer fee as he headed Newcastle to a first Premier League win of the season on his debut.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
10
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
10
3
Saves
3
43.3
Possession
56.7
8
SHOTS
16
3
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
259
Accurate Passes
361
343
Passes
449
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
8
15
Crosses
25
0.2
Cross %
0.3
66
Long Balls
52
22
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
5
16
Tackles
10
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
14
Interceptions
6
34
Effective Clearances
20
34
Clearances
20

Head to Head

NEW leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

NEW · 4-3-3

  1. 1Nick PopeG
  2. 33Dan BurnCD-L
  3. 5Fabian SchärCD-R
  4. 21Tino LivramentoLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 8Sandro TonaliCM
  7. 7JoelintonLM
  8. 39Bruno GuimarãesRM
  9. 27Nick WoltemadeF
  10. 11Harvey BarnesLF
  11. 23Jacob MurphyRF

Substitutes

  1. 4Sven BotmanSUB
  2. 3Lewis HallSUB
  3. 17Emil KrafthSUB
  4. 32Aaron RamsdaleSUB
  5. 67Lewis MileySUB
  6. 12Malick ThiawSUB
  7. 20Anthony ElangaSUB
  8. 28Joe WillockSUB
  9. 18William OsulaSUB

WOL · 3-5-2

  1. 31Sam JohnstoneG
  2. 15Yerson MosqueraCD
  3. 24Toti GomesCD-L
  4. 12Emmanuel AgbadouCD-R
  5. 37Ladislav KrejcíCM-L
  6. 7AndréCM-R
  7. 8João GomesAM
  8. 21Rodrigo GomesLM
  9. 3Hugo BuenoRM
  10. 11Hwang Hee-ChanCF-L
  11. 14Tolu ArokodareCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Matt DohertySUB
  2. 5Marshall MunetsiSUB
  3. 38Jackson TchatchouaSUB
  4. 10Jhon AriasSUB
  5. 25Daniel BentleySUB
  6. 27Jean-Ricner BellegardeSUB
  7. 6David Møller WolfeSUB
  8. 28Fernando LópezSUB
  9. 4Santiago BuenoSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Ladislav Krejcí (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 29' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Nick Woltemade (Newcastle United) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Jacob Murphy with a cross.
  3. 31' André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 65' Substitution, Newcastle United. William Osula replaces Nick Woltemade.
  5. 65' Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Joelinton.
  6. 66' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jhon Arias replaces Tolu Arokodare.
  7. 66' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde replaces Yerson Mosquera.
  8. 66' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Marshall Munetsi replaces André.
  9. 67' Marshall Munetsi (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 68' João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 77' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jackson Tchatchoua replaces Rodrigo Gomes.
  12. 77' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fer López replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
  13. 80' Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Elanga replaces Harvey Barnes.
  14. 88' Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+5' Substitution, Newcastle United. Sven Botman replaces Jacob Murphy.

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