
Newcastle United will be looking to boost their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League next season with a sixth successive Premier League win. They take on a Wolves side who need to go on a run or form in order to move further away from the relegation places.
Newcastle United are one of the form teams in the Premier League at the moment. They are currently on a five-game winning streak in the league.
Their run of victories has seen them beat Leicester City, Ipswich Town, Aston Villa, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. During that run they have conceded just one goal and scored 15. They are definitely the team to beat.
With Chelsea’s draw at home to Bournemouth on Tuesday evening, the Magpies have the opportunity to move above the Blues into fourth place with a win over Wolves.
Harvey Barnes will miss this game with a thigh problem, while striker Callum Wilson is still struggling with the hamstring he picked up before Christmas.
Jacob Murphy remains a doubt after picking up a calf injury in their league win over Arsenal. Alexander Isak is expected to start up front as he aims to add to the 13 goals he has already scored in the Premier League this season.
Despite picking up wins over Leicester City and Manchester United, Wolves still find themselves struggling near the foot of the Premier League ladder.
That win over United was their last win in the league on Boxing Day and they have since picked up one point from a possible six.
Their last two games saw them hold Tottenham Hotspur to a 2-2 draw, but they then crashed to a 3-0 home loss against Nottingham Forest in what was manager Vitor Pereira’s first defeat since replacing Gary O’Neil.
Wolves defender Tote Gomes has still not been cleared to return following a hamstring injury. It is hoped he will return in the next week or two.
Boubacar Traore is another absentee for Wolves with a knee problem, while Sasa Kalajdzic is still a month or so away from making his Wolves return following an LCL knee injury.
Newcastle United just have the nod over Wolves in previous meetings. The Black and Whites have won 32 of their 83 matches with Wolves winning 29.
These two have already met this season with Newcastle United running out 2-1 winners on the road. Goals from Fabian Schar and Barnes saw them collect three points in September.
The Magpies have won five of the last seven meetings with Wolves, with two of them ending in draws.
The last time Wolves beat Newcastle was in the Premier League Asia Trophy in 2019, while their last league win was in 2018 when they recorded a 2-1 away win.
Newcastle United are in scintillating form at the moment. Their last defeat was back on December 7 when they lost 4-2 away at Brentford. They have since won five in succession and they will be confident of another three points in front of their own supporters.
Wolves have clearly improved since Pereira was installed as manager, but he still has a lot of work to do to ensure they stay in the Premier League. They are currently outside the relegation places with 16 points and are only safe because of goal difference.
Newcastle United are the obvious favourites to win this game. They have won five Premier League matches in succession and they are on home soil.
The Magpies can be backed at 2/5 with BetMGM. Wolves are outsiders at 13/2 with the draw on offer at 19/5.
Anthony Gordon took a while to get the Newcastle fans on side following his move from Everton, but they would not swap him for anyone at the moment.
The England international has an amazing understanding with Isak and they have been terrorising defences lately.
Gordon has scored five goals already this season in the league with two in his last three games. He has scored six in all competitions and has found the target in his last three matches in all comps.
Isak is a menace up front. He continues to be linked with a move away, but at the moment he is concentrating on getting the Magpies back in the Champions League.
The Sweden international has 13 league goals to his name and 15 altogether, He has scored in all of his last five matches, including a hat-trick against Ipswich Town on December 21.
Gordon and Isak both scored in the 2-0 win over Arsenal, so we are backing the dynamic duo to do the same against Wolves. You can back Gordon and Isak both scoring at any time at 19/5 with BetMGM.
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