A crunch weekend of Premier League action kicks off with a key Friday night clash as Newcastle United host Wolverhampton Wanderers on Tyneside.
Eddie Howe’s Magpies are not fully out of danger in the relegation battle, with a seven-point advantage on the bottom three, though having played a game more than Burnley.
The hosts will be confident of two more wins securing their top-flight status this season, but they have lost three consecutive Premier League games.
Wolves are amongst a clutch of teams pushing for a European qualification place during the season run-in, with Bruno Lage’s side able to move up to 6th with a victory tonight.
Sporting News is following the match live and providing live score updates and commentary below.
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Newcastle vs. Wolves live score
| 1H | 2H | Final | |
| Newcastle United | — | — | — |
| Wolves | — | — | — |
Goals: —
Newcastle vs. Wolves live updates
21st Min: NEWCASTLE GOAL RULED OUT BY VAR
Very little to talk about on the night and Newcastle have their breakthrough chalked off by VAR.
Brilliant skill from Almiron to create an angle to find Chris Wood, who scuffs home the ‘opener’, but the Paraguayan had strayed fractionally offside in the build up.
11th Min: Slow start from both sides at St. James’ Park with the only early news coming via Ryan Fraser’s injury. The Scottish international appears to have tweaked his hamstring with Miguel Almiron coming on to replace him.
12′ We’re forced into an early change as Ryan Fraser is unable to continue.
Wishing you a speedy recovery, Ryan. ⚫️⚪️
[0-0]#NEWWOL // #NUFC // @eToro pic.twitter.com/Fw53aowh5C
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 8, 2022
KICK OFF: Wolves get us underway here on a clear night on Tyneside!!
— Wolves (@Wolves) April 8, 2022
1 hour to KO: TEAM NEWS IS IN
Two changes for Wolves boss Eddie Howe as Leander Dendoncker and Daniel Podence rotate out and Hwang Hee-chan and Lee Cundle come in.
Our #NEWWOL line-up!
2️⃣ changes as Luke Cundle and Hee Chan Hwang come into the starting XI.
— Wolves (@Wolves) April 8, 2022
Also two starting changes for Eddie Howe as Emil Krafth replaces Javi Manquillo at right back and Bruno Guimaraes comes in for the injured Joe Willock in midfield.
⚫️ 𝗛𝗢𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗦! ⚪️#NEWWOL pic.twitter.com/zrEol3xHoT
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 8, 2022
2 hours to KO: It’s time for Friday Night Lights at St. James’ Park! Welcome to Sporting News’ live coverage of Newcastle vs. Wolves, with commentary running before and throughout the 90 minutes.
Newcastle vs. Wolves confirmed lineups
Howe is boosted by the return of Miguel Almiron after he missed last weekend’s 5-0 defeat at Tottenham after testing positive for Covid-19, but Joe Willock was deemed unfit for this clash.
Newcastle United projected starting lineup (4-3-3): Dubravka (GK) — Targett, Burn, Schar, Krafth — Joelinton, Shelvey, Guimaraes — Saint-Maximin, Wood, Fraser
Newcastle United subs (9): Darlow (GK), Dummett, Manquillo, Lascelles, Ritchie, Murphy, Almiron, Gayle, Longstaff
Wolves have two key absentees for the trip to St. James’ Park with Portuguese star Ruben Neves sidelined for a month with a knee problem and Raul Jimenez serving the final game of a two-match ban.
Wolves projected starting lineup (3-4-3): Sa (GK) — Kilman, Coady, Boly — Marcal, Moutinho, Cundle, Castro — Hwang, Silva, Trincao
Wolves subs (9): Ruddy (GK), Nouri, Mosquera, Neto, Chiquinho, Semedo, Gomes, Saiss, Campbell
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How to watch Newcastle vs. Wolves
- Date: April 8, 2022
- Time: 8pm BST/3pm ET
- UK TV Channel: Sky Sports Premier League
- UK streaming: Sky Go/NOW TV
- USA TV channel: NBC
- USA streaming: FuboTV
- Canada streaming: DAZN
USA: In the United States, Newcastle vs. Wolves can be live streamed or watched on-demand with fuboTV, which is available on a free seven-day trial.
Canada: All Premier League games can be streamed live in Canada via DAZN.
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