Overview
- Nick Woltemade settled a 1-0 victory over Wolves with a 29th‑minute header, meeting Jacob Murphy’s cross to beat Sam Johnstone.
- Nick Pope preserved parity in the opening seconds with sharp stops from Rodrigo Gomes and Hwang Hee-chan, and Sandro Tonali later struck the post.
- Woltemade left on 65 minutes with cramp after receiving a standing ovation, and he called the debut “amazing” in comments to BBC Sport.
- Wolves slumped to a fourth straight league defeat to stay bottom, having failed to score in three of their four matches under Vitor Pereira.
- Signed from Stuttgart for a reported £69m after Isak’s sale to Liverpool, Woltemade’s fee remains under scrutiny, with Didi Hamann among those saying Newcastle overpaid, and Yoane Wissa missed out with a knee injury.