Wolverhampton-Newcastle is a match on the tenth day of the Premier League and is played on Saturday at 6:30 pm: TV, probable formations, predictions.
In the week Newcastle cashed in its first defeat in the Champions League. Against Borussia Dortmund, the Bianconeri were unable to give continuity to the bombastic victory three weeks earlier with Psg, squandering a great opportunity. The Germans emerged unscathed from the fearsome trip to St. James’ Park thanks to a goal by Nmecha (0-1).
Last Wednesday thus ended the Magpies’ long positive streak, which had lasted since September 2: since the defeat to Brighton, Eddie Howe’s men had racked up eight useful results (6 wins and 2 draws). The misstep with Borussia dampened the enthusiasm for the 4-0 thrashing of Crystal Palace on Saturday, the fourth clean sheet in the last four Premier League days. Newcastle, for now sixth at -4 from the Champions League zone, now boasts the most prolific attack in the tournament with 24 goals scored in nine games (eight of which, however, were scored in the match against Sheffield United, which was annihilated 8-0). Howe wants to turn the page immediately after the cup disappointment but it won’t be easy to take the three points away from a traditionally hostile stadium like Wolverhampton’s Molineux.
Newcastle, Isak also stops
Wolves are proving that they can reach their salvation goal without too much trouble, as the latest results confirm.
Wolverhampton players
A week ago, black-and-gold coach Gary O’Neil took a bit of revenge on his former team, Bournemouth, which had not renewed his contract in the summer despite allowing the Cherries to keep their category. His Wolverhampton won an important direct clash – Kalajdzic’s goal with two minutes to go being decisive – and thus extended the positive streak (the last defeat was more than a month ago). O’Neil against Newcastle rejoins Lemina and Semedo, who were disqualified in the last round, while his colleague Howe will have to deal with numerous absences: Tonali is about to be disqualified for 10 months for the betting case – Howe decided to call him up anyway pending the ruling – but in the cup Isak was also injured.
The prediction
Wolverhampton should be able to avoid defeat against a Newcastle coming off a double commitment and struggling with several absences. A draw is not to be ruled out.
The probable lineups of Wolverhampton-Newcastle
- WOLVERHAMPTON (3-4-3): Jose Sa; Kilman, Dawson, Toti; Semedo, Traoré, Lemina, Ait-Nouri; Neto, Cunha, Hwang.
- NEWCASTLE (4-3-3): Pope; Trippier, Schar, Lascelles, Burn; Joelinton, Bruno Guimaraes, Longstaff; Almiron, Wilson, Gordon.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1
