Rayan Ait-Nouri (Jonny 94’) – N/R, Was on for less than a minute but pressed Murphy to make him play backwards. Reuters
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
Emil Krafth - 5, Defended resolutely but struggled to match Adama Traore, while the right-back could have done better in attacking areas. Getty
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
SUBS: Ryan Fraser (Almiron HT) - 7, Put in a brilliant cross to set up Lascelles for the game’s opening goal. AP
Jacob Murphy (Saint-Maximin 63’) - 6, Made a vital intervention at the back post to prevent Neves scoring a second header. AP
Matt Ritchie (Krafth 71’) – N/R, Showed good technique but the decision-making didn’t always match that. Reuters
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
Leander Dendoncker - 6, Put in a lot of good work, though he was stretched whenever Saint-Maximin drove at him. Getty
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
Romain Saiss - 7, Made a brilliant goal line clearance to prevent Joelinton from scoring after the Brazilian beat Patricio. Reuters
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
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
Joao Moutinho - 6, Moved the ball around nicely at times but failed to turn that into chances created. Getty
Jonny - 6, Was pretty reliable defensively throughout and made some good runs forward in the second period.
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Pedro Neto - 7, Was wasteful in front of goal but put in the cross that assisted Neves’ header. AP
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
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
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
Ki-Jana Hoever (Semedo 85’) – N/R, Came in and fulfilled his duties well to help Wolves earn a point. Getty
Rayan Ait-Nouri (Jonny 94’) – N/R, Was on for less than a minute but pressed Murphy to make him play backwards. Reuters
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
Emil Krafth - 5, Defended resolutely but struggled to match Adama Traore, while the right-back could have done better in attacking areas. Getty
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
SUBS: Ryan Fraser (Almiron HT) - 7, Put in a brilliant cross to set up Lascelles for the game’s opening goal. AP
Jacob Murphy (Saint-Maximin 63’) - 6, Made a vital intervention at the back post to prevent Neves scoring a second header. AP
Matt Ritchie (Krafth 71’) – N/R, Showed good technique but the decision-making didn’t always match that. Reuters
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
Leander Dendoncker - 6, Put in a lot of good work, though he was stretched whenever Saint-Maximin drove at him. Getty
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
Romain Saiss - 7, Made a brilliant goal line clearance to prevent Joelinton from scoring after the Brazilian beat Patricio. Reuters
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
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
Joao Moutinho - 6, Moved the ball around nicely at times but failed to turn that into chances created. Getty
Jonny - 6, Was pretty reliable defensively throughout and made some good runs forward in the second period.
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Pedro Neto - 7, Was wasteful in front of goal but put in the cross that assisted Neves’ header. AP
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
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
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
Ki-Jana Hoever (Semedo 85’) – N/R, Came in and fulfilled his duties well to help Wolves earn a point. Getty
Rayan Ait-Nouri (Jonny 94’) – N/R, Was on for less than a minute but pressed Murphy to make him play backwards. Reuters
