Newcastle vs Wolverhampton Predictions

• Newcastle have won six of their 12 home games, losing just once.
• Newcastle have conceded just eight goals at home, while Wolves have scored just nine in 13 attempts on their travels.
• Wolves have lost over half of their away league games.

Newcastle looking for response

Newcastle are in the middle of a difficult patch but a home game against Wolves on Sunday looks like a good opportunity to end that run.

The Magpies’ hopes of ending their silverware drought were ended at Wembley at the end of last month after a 2-0 EFL Cup final defeat to Manchester United, and their top four bid has been derailed by a five-game winless run in the league.

Wolves should come into the game in confident mood after beating Tottenham last time out to put some distance between themselves and the bottom three, but they will still struggle to get anything at St James’ Park.

Home comforts key for Magpies

Newcastle’s troubles have largely come away from home and they can bounce back after losing their unbeaten record at St James’ Park against Liverpool in their last home game.

That fixture came immediately before their Wembley date, and Nick Pope’s sending off after just 22 minutes effectively ended that clash as a contest as they were already 2-0 down.

Newcastle have five wins in their last eight home games across all competitions and they have conceded just eight goals in 12 Premier League outings in front of their own fans.

Wolves have lost seven of their 13 trips, scoring just nine times, so a home win to nil looks a strong option for our main bet.

Don’t expect fireworks

Newcastle’s success this season has been built on solid defensive foundations and they haven’t scored more than twice in a single game since December, a run stretching 13 fixtures. Wolves concede on average 1.5 goals-per-game away from home in the league so a 2-0 win for the hosts is the correct score selection.

The goals haven’t been flowing for Newcastle of late but January recruit Anthony Gordon looks a reasonable option away from the favourites. Gordon averaged 1.6 shots-per-game at former club Everton in the first half of the season. Gordon has found himself in some promising positions since making the move to Newcastle, managing three shots in four appearances so far despite starting just once, and he can open his account for his new club on Sunday.

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