Eddie Howe's in-form Newcastle United will be looking to record a ninth straight win in all competitions when they host Wolverhampton Wanderers at St James' Park on Wednesday evening.
Both teams knocked lower league opponents out of the FA Cup at the weekend, with the Magpies surviving a heart-stopping encounter to sink Bromley, while Vitor Pereira's men conquered Bristol City away from home.
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The only blemish on Newcastle's books after their FA Cup win over Bromley was a muscle injury that forced Harvey Barnes off midway through the game, and Howe has admitted he is worried about losing the England winger for an indefinite period.
The Magpies had to cope without the newly injured quartet of Alexander Isak (thigh), Sven Botman (groin), Jacob Murphy (muscle) and Joe Willock (knock) for the third-round tie, but none of the four are believed to be seriously out and their midweek appearances have not been ruled out.
However, Jamaal Lascelles (knee), Callum Wilson (thigh), Emil Krafth (shoulder) and Nick Pope (knee) remain sidelined, with the hosts still trying to hold on to Martin Dubravka for now as Al Shabab continue to push for the Slovakian's signing.
While Newcastle are desperate to regain the services of their star striker for Wednesday's game, Wolves will certainly have their man back, with Matheus Cunha having completed a two-match suspension and now eligible to lead the Old Gold attack once again.
Pereira has admitted that Craig Dawson (calf), Nelson Semedo (thigh) and Toti Gomes (thigh) are likely to miss out again, while Mario Lemina is battling an illness but has been told by his manager to make a definitive decision on whether he wants to stay or leave.
Sasa Kalajdzic, Boubacar Traore, Enso Gonzalez and Yerson Mosquera are all long-term absentees with knee problems, but there is a small chance Traore could return to action before the end of the month.
Latest predicted lineup Newcastle vs Wolverhampton
Newcastle United:
Dubravka; Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall; Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Murphy, Isak, Gordon
Wolverhampton Wanderers:
Sa; Doherty, Agbadou, Bueno; R. Gomes, Andre, J. Gomes, Ait-Nouri; Cunha, Hwang; Larsen
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Taking two major steps towards ending a near 70-year trophy drought, Newcastle have one foot firmly in the EFL Cup final and will enjoy an FA Cup fourth-round tie with Birmingham City next month thanks to their efforts over the past week.
Having capitalised on Arsenal's wastefulness with their own ruthlessness in the first leg of their EFL Cup semi-final, Howe's men did it the hard way in the FA Cup against Bromley, as Lewis Miley, Anthony Gordon and Will Osula responded to Cameron Congreve's shock opener.
As well as chasing a first major trophy since 1955 - unless the 2006 Intertoto Cup counts as a significant trophy - the Magpies have moved into the race for a top-four finish in the Premier League thanks to five consecutive top-flight wins.
Only Nottingham Forest have also picked up 15 points from their last 15 in the Premier League, although Newcastle's 2-1 success over Tottenham Hotspur two weeks earlier was shrouded in handball controversy, with Ange Postecoglou having the 'angriest ever' after a football match.
As the Australians fumed, Newcastle rejoiced at moving to within a point of fourth-placed Chelsea - at least until Tuesday night - in the Premier League, and Wednesday's hosts have now scored at least two goals in each of their last 10 games in all competitions.
Newcastle's penchant for scoring goals sets up an intriguing match-up with Wolves, who have the honour of being the most entertaining team in the Premier League in 2024-25 statistically; their games have seen a league-high 76 goals scored, 31 for and 45 against.
The Old Gold have yet to go into a top-flight game with fewer than two goals conceded in 2024-25, and that theme continued in the FA Cup too, where goals from Rayan Ait-Nouri and Rodrigo Gomes sank Bristol City at Ashton Gate on Saturday.
Vitor Pereira's men have much bigger things to contend with in the top flight, however, as after former head coach Nuno Espirito Santo orchestrated a 3-0 win over surprise package Nottingham Forest on January 6, Wolves sit 17th just above the relegation zone on goal difference at the time of writing.
However, the defeat by Forest was the first and only defeat Wolves have suffered under Pereira's guidance so far and the 56-year-old has overseen a three-game unbeaten run away from home since replacing Gary O'Neil, with at least two goals scored in each outing.
However, the visitors had to go back to October 2021 for their most recent win over Newcastle, and the Magpies are now unbeaten in six consecutive meetings with Wolves, who could lose both league games against the Magpies in a season for the first time in 119 years.
Newcastle vs Wolverhampton score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Newcastle vs Wolverhampton match:
- Sportsmole: Newcastle 2-1 Wolverhampton
- WhoScore: Newcastle 1-0 Wolverhampton
- Our prediction: Newcastle 2-1 Wolverhampton
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