Newcastle United v Wolves: Premier League – live!

Newcastle make one change and it’s in nets, where Martin Dubravka makes his first league start since the last day of last season. Wolves are are unchanged.

Team news is in and tonight’s cast list looks like this:

Newcastle: Dubravka, Krafth, Lascelles, Clark, Lewis, Willock, Hayden, Shelvey, Almiron, Joelinton, Saint-Maximin. Subs: Dummett, Carroll, Ritchie, Gayle, Hendrick, Fraser, Murphy, Darlow, Sean Longstaff.
Wolverhampton: Rui Patricio, Dendoncker, Coady, Saiss, Nelson Semedo, Neves, Joao Moutinho, Jonny, Pedro Neto, Traore, Willian Jose. Subs: Hoever, Ait Nouri, Silva, Gibbs-White, Vitinha, Ruddy, Kilman, Otasowie.
Referee: Mike Dean.

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Wolves may have won their last two games – “We are playing good, we’re trying to improve our game. This is what it’s all about,” says Nuno Espirito Santo – but their form isn’t exactly terrifying. It’s still twice as good as Newcastle’s, who can boast of two wins in their last 14 outings and in their last 10 have won six points, precisely half as many as today’s opponents (third bottom in that form table, above only Newcastle and Southampton, is Liverpool).

“I always say when the daffodils are up, that’s a sign that the real crux part of the season is upon us,” said Steve Bruce ahead of this one. “There are six or seven [teams fighting relegation]. Can we finish above the six or seven? That’s the aim and I’m quietly confident we can do that. We’re not alone, I must stress this. It just seems as though Newcastle are the only one in it – we are not alone. There are six or seven teams all in and around us who are still nervously looking over their shoulders.”

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