Toothless Newcastle blew the prospect to go fifth within the Premier League with an underwhelming show as they drew 0-0 at backside membership Wolves.
The Magpies did not muster a shot on the right track till the eighty fifth minute at a moist and windy Molineux, with Nick Woltemade and Joelinton miscuing good aerial openings as Eddie Howe’s aspect failed to show 66 per cent possession into one thing significant within the ultimate third. A late slash vast from Bruno Guimaraes summed up the efficiency.
There was a back-post scramble which Joelinton was simply unable to transform within the first half and Kieran Trippier caught the side-netting with a free-kick after the break however this was one other tame away-day show from Newcastle. They’ve received simply two of their 11 video games on the street this time period.
In distinction, the battling efforts of Wolves – who at the moment are unbeaten in 4 within the Premier League – had been warmly appreciated by the house help. This was one other constructive step ahead for the group underneath Rob Edwards, on the again of their large FA Cup win over Shrewsbury final weekend.
They might be a distant 14 factors from security however they’re salvaging delight.
Newcastle’s up-and-down marketing campaign, in the meantime, continues to frustrate. They shuffle as much as eighth, edging above rivals Sunderland on objective distinction.
Newcastle draw one other clean
This was Newcastle’s fourth goalless draw of the Premier League season, which is 4 occasions as many as they’d throughout their earlier two league campaigns mixed (one in 2024/25, 0 in 2023/24).
Striker Woltemade has now scored simply twice in his previous 13 appearances, whereas one other attacker, Anthony Gordon, is on a run of 1 objective in 10 matches.
Newcastle put in 34 crosses in whole however had been unable to capitalise on these balls into the field. “You’re looking for either an individual moment from a player that can make the difference, or a set-play, something to spark us into life,” mentioned Newcastle boss Howe afterwards.
“We had the chances, even right to the end but it just didn’t fall for us.”
Redknapp: Two factors dropped for Newcastle – they have to take extra dangers
Sky Sports activities’ Jamie Redknapp:
“There’s that little bit of a lack of belief [away from home]. At home, the crowd play a big part and the atmosphere and the players play maybe a bit more on the front foot.
“A number of the crosses coming into the field in the present day, you suppose, ‘lads, get on the tip of it’. Good balls from the appropriate, left. However the forwards aren’t playing. They don’t seem to be risking sufficient in the mean time.
“It’s two points dropped.
“Rob Edwards might be delighted with that. Conserving that run going. In fact he’d just like the three factors. He is studying about his gamers, who needs to be right here subsequent yr.”
Howe: A game of frustration
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe: “We had been attempting and we tried proper to the tip to win that recreation. It was a recreation of frustration for us. They performed very low and minimised area and we needed to have the intention of attempting to win the sport in each second.
“We had a lot of the ball. I thought we didn’t do enough with it; our cutting edge was missing. But I thought we played better the longer the game went on and I thought the substitutes made a positive impact. With the ball, I thought we had the control of the game very early.”
