Wolves v Newcastle: Confirmed line-ups as Andre comes in for rejuvenated hosts
Wolves host Newcastle this afternoon. Get all the team news here...
Wolves will look to extend their four-game unbeaten run when they host Newcastle this afternoon.
Rob Edwards’ side have put together a decent sequence of results – draws against Manchester United and Everton and a first win of the Premier League season against West Ham, as well as an FA Cup victory over Shrewsbury – but still look destined for relegation.
They start the day 15 points from safety but another win would spark hope of creating the greatest escape act in top-flight history.
Newcastle arrive at Molineux on the back of an EFL Cup semi-final, first leg defeat to Manchester City.
Eddie Howe also has defensive issues with several players out. He claims his hopes of bolstering the squad are being hampered by Profit and Sustainability Rules despite the Tyneside club splashing out over £200million in the summer on the likes of Nick Woltemade, Jacob Ramsey, Yoane Wissa and Anthony Elanga.
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WOLVES TEAM NEWS
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, Toti Gomes and Leon Chiwome are unavailable due to injury.
Andre comes in for Jhon Arias in the only change to the team that drew at the Hill Dickinson Stadium in their last league outing.
Wolves: Sa; Tchatchoua, Mosquera, S Bueno, Krejci; H Bueno, Andre, J Gomes, Mane, Hwang; Arokodare
NEWCASTLE TEAM NEWS
Newcastle are without defensive quartet Emil Krafth, Tino Livramento, Fabian Schar and Dan Burn through injury. Winger Jacob Murphy also misses out, as does striker Will Osula.
Newcastle: Pope; Trippier, Botman, Thiaw, Hall; Guimaraes, Joelinton, Tonali; Barnes, Gordon, Woltemade
How to watch Wolves v Newcastle
Wolves versus Newcastle kicks-off at 2pm. It forms the first half of Sky Sports’ Super Sunday and is available across the platform’s various channels.
It can also be streamed via the Sky Go app.
If you don’t live in the UK, click HERE, to discover which station may be showing the game in your region.
Stats for Wolves v Newcastle
- Wolves’ Mateus Mane has started the past four Premier League games and scored in the last two in a row
- Mane is looking to become the latest player aged 18 and under to score in three consecutive Premier League games, a feat achieved by Michael Owen (twice, 1997 and 1998), Danny Cadamarteri (1997), Francis Jeffers (1999) and Mason Greenwood (2020)
- Only Chelsea have made more changes to their starting XI this season (66) than Wolves
- Newcastle have won just two Premier League games away from home this season