Newcastle United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

St James’ Park is the venue as Newcastle United and Wolverhampton Wanderers go head-to-head in a handsomely-looking Premier League meeting between Newcastle United and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Newcastle United have hit the ground running since mid-December and are showing no signs of slowing down. Eddie Howe’s charges overturned an early deficit in a 3-1 FA Cup win against lower-league Bromley only days after toppling Arsenal 2-0 in the first leg of their EFL Cup semi-final tie. As a result, they head into proceedings riding on an eye-catching eight-match winning streak in domestic football, with seven of those eight victories yielding multi-goal margins. Five wins during that sequence came in the Premier League, equaling Newcastle’s tally from the opening 15 rounds (W5, D5, L5) while moving them within a one-point distance of fourth-placed Chelsea pre-round. Despite winning back-to-back home league games ahead of this fixture, the Magpies have drawn 11 of their last 19 top-flight meetings with Wolves (W6, L2).

Visiting Wolverhampton Wanderers would probably sign up for another stalemate, considering they sit on the periphery of the bottom three, courtesy of a superior goal difference to 18th-placed Ipswich Town. After consecutive wins against Leicester (3-0) and Manchester United (2-0) at the start of his tenure, new boss Vitor Pereira has overseen back-to-back winless league matches (D1, L1). His side conceded multiple goals in both games but recovered well in the FA Cup last weekend, dispatching Bristol City 2-1. It was their third successive away outing without losing (W2, D1) – all of which saw them score 2+ goals! However, the upcoming trip to St James’ Park is a different proposition, as they’ve lost their last three league fixtures here by a combined score of 6-1.