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It wasn’t pretty but two stunning strikes from Fabian Schar and Harvey Barnes wrapped up Newcastle’s first three points at Molineux in the Premier League since the 2011/12 season.
10 points from 12 to start the season, up to 3rd and all without putting together a full 90-minute performance is a wonderful start to the season.
Newcastle started the game brightly and could’ve taken the lead after seven minutes through Jacob Murphy. Isak intelligently dropped deep to receive the ball in acres of space and quickly released Murphy whose shot was turned over the bar by Sam Johnstone.
The dominance in possession continued without creating too much until Anthony Gordon burst into life after 22 minutes. Receiving the ball on the left, he waltzed around two Wolves defenders and curled his shot against the far post. That was the end of the highlights from a black and white perspective.
That chance woke Wolves up and they started to gain the ascendancy in the midfield and grabbed control of the game after a strong start from our lads.
Wolves deservedly took the lead after 35 minutes following a blistering counter attack. Longstaff gave the ball away in the attacking third and Wolves quickly released Strand Larsen who had the beating of Burn for pace before squaring it for Lemina who swept it home at the far post.
Very poor goal to concede and there were some worrying defensive decisions made which ultimately led to the goal. Midfielders losing their runners, Livramento losing track of Lemina and Burn not covering himself in glory against Strand Larsen.
Rather than the goal spurring the Toon on, it was Wolves who should have doubled the lead through Lemina again as he found himself in acres of space through the middle. An attempted pass was poorly cleared by Burn right into Lemina’s path who scuffed his shot wide.
By this point, the half time whistle couldn’t come quick enough as Eddie Howe was frantically writing notes for his address to the team.
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Author : Luke Hutchin
Publish date : 2024-09-15 18:03:06
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