WOLVERHAMPTON. Newcastle United was able to clinch a draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers with a late goal from A. Saint-Maximin scored in the (90′) after Wolverhampton Wanderers got a lead with a goal from R. Neves (38′). Newcastle United was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%)​

The match was played at the Molineux Stadium stadium in Wolverhampton on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Peter Bankes with the collaboration of Lee Betts and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Andy Madley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.2 degrees Celsius or 71.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

Wolverhampton Wanderers

1 - 1

Newcastle United

  • ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
  • 10 Total 21
  • 4 On Target 6
  • 6 Off Target 15
  • 3 Shots blocked 9
  • 64 Attack 93
  • 40 Dangerous attack 89
  • 69 Ball safe 80
  • 12 Free Kicks 13
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 13
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Newcastle United had a superior ball possession 64% while Wolverhampton Wanderers was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Newcastle United was more pushing with 89 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Newcastle United to win the match​.

Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Newcastle United shot 21 times, 6 on target, 15 off target.

Cards

Wolverhampton Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (N. Semedo and P. Neto). Talking about the opposition, Newcastle United received 1 yellow card (F. Schar).

Match Timeline

Nélson Semedo- Yellow
28'
38'
46'
Fabian Schär- Yellow
Pedro Neto- Yellow
58'
65'
65'
Matt Targett- sub ->Dan Burn
81'
83'
Jacob Murphy- sub ->Miguel Almirón
83'
Hee-chan Hwang- sub ->Pedro Neto
84'
84'
Elliot Anderson- sub ->Joseph Willock
90'
90'
Matt Ritchie- sub ->Allan Saint-Maximin
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
89
38
Arsenal
84
38
Manchester United
75
38
Newcastle United
71
38
Liverpool
67
38
Brighton & Hove Albion
62
38
Aston Villa
61
38
Tottenham Hotspur
60
38
Brentford
59
38
Fulham
52
38
Crystal Palace
45
38
Chelsea
44
38
Wolverhampton Wanderers
41
38
West Ham United
40
38
AFC Bournemouth
39
38
Nottingham Forest
38
38
Everton
36
38
Leicester City
34
38
Leeds United
31
38
Southampton
25
38

After this match, Wolverhampton Wanderers will have 2 points like Everton to hold in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Newcastle United will have 6 points like Manchester United to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away against Manchester United on the 13th of May with a 11-4 head to head in favor of Manchester United (4 draws).

Newcastle United will play away agasint Leeds United on the 13th of May with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Newcastle United (2 draws).

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation

Wolverhampton Wanderers
G
José Sá 1.Portugal
7.2
D
Jonny Otto 19.Spain
6.8
D
Nélson Semedo 22.Portugal
7.4
28'
D
Nathan Collins 4.Republic of Ireland
7.1
D
Max Kilman 23.England
7.0
M
João Moutinho 28.Portugal
6.9
90'
M
Rúben Neves 8.Portugal
8.2
38'
M
Matheus Nunes 27.Portugal
7.0
F
Raúl Jiménez 9.Mexico
6.5
F
Gonçalo Guedes 17.Portugal
7.3
83'
F
Pedro Neto 7.Portugal
6.5
84' 58'
Substitutes
G
Matija Sarkic 13.Montenegro
D
Yerson Mosquera 14.Colombia
D
Toti 24.Portugal
D
Rayan Aït-Nouri 3.Algeria
M
Chem Campbell 77.Wales
M
Daniel Podence 10.Portugal
6.6
83'
M
Leander Dendoncker 32.Belgium
90'
F
Adama Traoré 37.Spain
F
Hee-chan Hwang 11.South Korea
6.4
84'

Wolverhampton Wanderers adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Bruno Miguel Silva do Nascimento decided to play with the following team: José Sá (7.2), Nélson Semedo (7.4), Nathan Collins (7.1), Max Kilman (7.0), Jonny Otto (6.8), Matheus Nunes (7.0), Rúben Neves (8.2), João Moutinho (6.9), Gonçalo Guedes (7.1), Raúl Jiménez (6.5) and Pedro Neto (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Adama Traoré, Chem Campbell, Hee-Chan Hwang (6.6), Yerson Mosquera, Toti Gomes, Daniel Podence (6.5), Leander Dendoncker, Rayan Aït Nouri and Matija Šarkić.

Substitutions

Wolverhampton Wanderers made 3 changes: G. Guedes for D. Podence (83′), P. Neto for Hwang Hee-Chan (84′) and J. Moutinho for L. Dendoncker (90′).

Best player: Rúben Neves​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wolverhampton Wanderers was Rúben Neves.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 34 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 14.

Newcastle United – Formation

Newcastle United
G
Nick Pope 22.England
6.9
D
Kieran Trippier 2.England
7.2
D
Fabian Schär 5.Switzerland
7.2
46'
D
Dan Burn 33.England
7.0
65'
D
Sven Botman 4.Netherlands
6.9
M
Joe Willock 28.England
6.3
84'
M
Sean Longstaff 36.England
6.4
M
Joelinton 7.Brazil
7.3
F
Miguel Almirón 24.Paraguay
6.5
83'
F
Chris Wood 20.New Zealand
6.7
65'
F
Allan Saint-Maximin 10.France
7.6
90' 90'
Substitutes
G
Karl Darlow 26.England
D
Matt Targett 13.England
7.0
65'
D
Javier Manquillo 19.Spain
D
Paul Dummett 3.Wales
D
Jamaal Lascelles 6.England
M
Jacob Murphy 23.England
6.4
83'
M
Ryan Fraser 21.Scotland
6.8
65'
M
Matt Ritchie 11.Scotland
90'
M
Elliot Anderson 32.Scotland
7.1
84'

Also Newcastle United adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Eddie Howe played with: Nick Pope (6.9), Kieran Trippier (7.2), Fabian Schär (7.2), Sven Botman (6.9), Dan Burn (6.7), Joe Willock (6.8), Sean Longstaff (6.4), Joelinton (7.3), Miguel Almirón (6.6), Chris Wood (6.5) and Allan Saint-Maximin (7.6).

These were the players on the bench: Matt Targett (6.8), Jacob Murphy (6.4), Javier Manquillo, Paul Dummett, Karl Darlow, Ryan Fraser (6.8), Matt Ritchie, Elliot Anderson (7.1) and Jamaal Lascelles.

Newcastle United could not rely on the presence of M. Ritchie (injured).

Substitutions

Newcastle United made 5 changes: D. Burn for M. Targett (65′), C. Wood for R. Fraser (65′), M. Almiron for J. Murphy (84′), J. Willock for E. Anderson (84′) and A. Saint-Maximin for M. Ritchie (90′).

Best player: Allan Saint-Maximin​

The most impressive player for Newcastle United was Allan Saint-Maximin.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 32 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​