Wolves vs Newcastle prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2022-08-27 13:00.
Wolverhampton Wanderers’ poor start to the Premier League (PL) season continued last round with a 1-0 defeat at Tottenham, extending their winless start to the campaign (D1, L2). Last season’s goalscoring woes, when they finished as the league’s lowest scorers excluding the relegated teams, have continued to haunt them thus far, forcing manager Bruno Lage’s hand after admitting “we’re still looking for a striker” before the transfer window slams shut.
Although Wolves registered their first win of the season in midweek EFL Cup action, the men from Molineux are now ten PL games without victory (D3, L7), the longest winless run of all current top-flight teams. Wolves will be hopeful of snapping that streak when hosting a confident Newcastle United after winning this fixture 2-1 last season, albeit that was their first victory in eight home league H2H matches this century (D5, L2).
On the other hand, high-flying Newcastle have started the PL season undefeated (W1, D2), after seeing off a late Manchester City onslaught to draw 3-3 last round, while also navigating a 2-1 EFL Cup win over Tranmere in the week. It’s been a great year for Newcastle with the new investment bringing some optimism to their long suffering fans, who have seen their team earn 43 points in 2022 – the joint-fourth most in the league over that time ahead of this round.
The Magpies will now be aiming to start a top-flight campaign by going undefeated in their first four matches for only the fourth time since 1996/97. If manager Eddie Howe’s personal H2H history is anything to go by, he can expect a nail-biter if achieving that goal, considering only one of his seven managerial meetings with Wolves have been decided by a 2+ goal margin (W3, D1, L3).
Players to watch: Wolves’ Hwang Hee-chan scored a brace in this fixture last season and has now netted the match opener in his last three PL goalscoring appearances. He’ll be competing with fellow fast-starter Miguel Almirón, who’s scored 12 of his 15 goals for Newcastle before half-time.
Hot stat: Thirteen of the last 14 PL H2Hs have seen both teams score.