Newcastle face a tricky test as they travel to take on Wolves at Molineux on Saturday afternoon.
Steve Bruce's side have endured an incredibly tough start to the season and are currently without a win in their opening six Premier League matches.
Steve Bruce is coming under pressure as Newcastle boss
A 1-1 draw with Watford at the weekend was seen as a disappointing result and with fans growing increasingly unhappy at St James' Park, they'll need to record a win sooner rather than later.
For Bruno Lage's side, it's been a tricky opening to the season too but they have improve recently with two wins in their last three including last Sunday's 1-0 victory at Southampton.
The last five meetings between these two have ended in 1-1 draws but will either break that cycle this weekend and claim a much-needed win?
Wolves v Newcastle: talkSPORT commentary
The Premier League clash will take place on Saturday, October 2 with a kick-off time of 3pm.
It'll broadcast exclusively live on talkSPORT 2 with coverage starting at 2.30pm.
Commentary will be provided by Nigel Adderley and Perry Groves.
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Bruno Lage will be hopeful of recording back-to-back wins this weekend
Wolves v Newcastle: Team news
Wolves will be without Yerson Mosquera with the Colombian set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines due to a hamstring injury.
Pedro Neto and Jonny will also miss out due to being long-term absentees.
Newcastle have a number of issues.
Callum Wilson will miss out due to a thigh injury, while the game is likely to come too soon for Martin Dubravka.
Elsewhere Jonjo Shelvey, Jamaal Lascelles, Paul Dummett and Freddie Woodman are also out.
Callum Wilson continues to be ruled out with a hamstring injury
Wolves v Newcastle: Match facts
- Wolves haven't won any of their last seven home league games against Newcastle (D5 L2), since a 1-0 victory in the second tier in April 1993.
- Newcastle have won just one of their last nine league games against Wolves (D6 L2), winning 1-0 at Molineux in February 2017 in the Championship.
- Both teams have scored in all 12 Premier League meetings between Wolves and Newcastle, making it the most played fixture in the competition not to see a clean sheet. Eight of those 12 matches have finished 1-1, including each of the last five in a row.
- Wolves have lost each of their last four Premier League home games, last losing more consecutively at Molineux between January and April 2012 (9).
- Wolves are the only side without a home goal in the Premier League so far this season. Only four teams have ever failed to score in any of their first four home games in a top-flight campaign – West Bromwich Albion in 1921-22, Everton in 1998-99 and both Crystal Palace and Huddersfield in 2018-19.
- After winning five of their last eight league games in the 2020-21 campaign, Newcastle are without a win in their six games so far this season (D3 L3).
- Wolves are yet to score a goal in the first half of a game in the Premier League this season. Indeed, over their last 25 Premier League matches, Wolves have scored in the first half on just four occasions.
- Wolves striker Raúl Jiménez scored his first Premier League goal in almost a year in their 1-0 win against Southampton last time out. His last goal at Molineux in the competition came against today's opponents Newcastle, back in October 2020.
- Allan Saint-Maximin has either scored (2) or assisted (3) five of Newcastle's seven Premier League goals so far this season (71%), registering a goal involvement in each of his last four appearances in the competition.
- Newcastle midfielder Joe Willock scored in each of his last seven Premier League appearances in 2020-21, playing 389 minutes in these games and averaging a goal every 56 minutes. So far this season he's played 431 minutes across five games, but has yet to find the net for the Magpies this term.
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