Newcastle v Wolves player ratings: Miguel Almiron 5, Joelinton 6; Roman Saiss 7, Adama Traore 7

Newcastle denied vital victory in fight against relegation

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  NEWCASTLE UNITED RATINGS: Martin Dubravka - 6, Making his return to the team, Dubravka’s distribution was poor, while he may have saved Ruben Neves’ header on top form. Came up with a vital stop near the end. Reuters

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  Emil Krafth - 5, Defended resolutely but struggled to match Adama Traore, while the right-back could have done better in attacking areas. Getty

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  Jamaal Lascelles - 8, Was reliable in his defensive work and showed the cutting edge in front of goal that Newcastle’s attackers had failed to provide. Getty

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  Ciaran Clark - 7, Got a superb touch on Pedro Neto’s cross to divert it away from danger, while making some other good interventions. Booked for a foul on Traore. AFP

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  Jamal Lewis - 6, Got forward well and made some impressive interventions defensively, but was beaten by Pedro Neto in the build-up to Wolves’ goal. AP

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  Joe Willock - 6, Was neat in his general play but should have done better when a chance presented itself to him in the box. AP

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  Isaac Hayden - 6, Was a solid presence in the midfield despite picking up an early knock. Took one for the team and was booked for a foul on Traore. Reuters

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  Jonjo Shelvey - 7, Played some good balls forward and made sure his presence was felt in the middle of the pitch with some superb challenges. Reuters

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  Miguel Almiron - 5, Was very lively but missed a great chance after getting through on goal, while a better touch could have given him another opportunity to score. AFP

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  Joelinton - 6, Will be wondering how he hasn’t scored, after he sent a sweetly struck effort straight at Patricio, while Saiss somehow kept another of his attempts out. Reuters

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  Allan Saint-Maximin - 7, Was such a threat throughout his time on the pitch, and was unlucky to be caught offside when he scored. Getty

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  SUBS: Ryan Fraser (Almiron HT) - 7, Put in a brilliant cross to set up Lascelles for the game’s opening goal. AP

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  Jacob Murphy (Saint-Maximin 63’) - 6, Made a vital intervention at the back post to prevent Neves scoring a second header. AP

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  Matt Ritchie (Krafth 71’) – N/R, Showed good technique but the decision-making didn’t always match that. Reuters

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  WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS RATINGS: Rui Patricio - 6, Had no chance of stopping Lascelles’ header and made various good saves, even if they were a little bit unorthodox at times. AP

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  Leander Dendoncker - 6, Put in a lot of good work, though he was stretched whenever Saint-Maximin drove at him. Getty

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  Conor Coady - 6, Was generally solid, making some good blocks and interventions, but some of his passing wasn’t at his best. Got a punch in the head from his own goalkeeper. AP

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  Romain Saiss - 7, Made a brilliant goal line clearance to prevent Joelinton from scoring after the Brazilian beat Patricio. Reuters

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  Nelson Semedo - 5, Was let off after playing Almiron onside and struggled to deal with Saint-Maximin. Completely wasted a good opportunity to provide a dangerous cross. AP

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  Ruben Neves - 7, His long-range efforts were far from the best they’ve been, but he popped up in the box to score with his head. AP

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  Joao Moutinho - 6, Moved the ball around nicely at times but failed to turn that into chances created. Getty

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  Jonny - 6, Was pretty reliable defensively throughout and made some good runs forward in the second period. EPA

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  Pedro Neto - 7, Was wasteful in front of goal but put in the cross that assisted Neves’ header. AP

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  Willian Jose - 6, Impacted the game despite getting hardly any of the ball, as he linked the play well and his movement created space for Neves to exploit to score. AP

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  Adama Traore - 7, Was Wolves’ most consistent threat with his bursts up the pitch. Also forced an awkward save from Dubravka with a header. AFP

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  SUBS: Fabio Silva (Jose 83’) – N/R, Another who will wonder how they didn’t score, as Clark blocked one header while Dubravka produced a great save to stop another. AP

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  Ki-Jana Hoever (Semedo 85’) – N/R, Came in and fulfilled his duties well to help Wolves earn a point. Getty

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  Rayan Ait-Nouri (Jonny 94’) – N/R, Was on for less than a minute but pressed Murphy to make him play backwards. Reuters

Ruben Neves denied beleaguered Newcastle a priceless Premier League win as Steve Bruce's relegation-threatened side had to make do with a point against Wolves.

Skipper Jamaal Lascelles headed the Magpies into a 52nd-minute lead at St James' Park but Neves levelled with an equally-impressive headed finish 17 minutes from time to ensure that the game - like the previous four between the two sides - finished 1-1.

However, both might have snatched victory in a late flurry during which Wolves defender Romain Saiss unwittingly blocked Joelinton's shot on the line and saw the ball spin agonisingly over before home goalkeeper Martin Dubravka turned substitute Fabio Silva's point-blank header on to the crossbar in stoppage time.

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