A stunning Harvey Barnes goal late in the second half secured three points for Newcastle as they came from 1-0 down at half-time to win 2-1 away at Wolves. The result lifts the Magpies into third place and leaves their opponents still searching for their first league victory of the season.
It was Newcastle who controlled the early exchanges of the first half and came close to opening the scoring through Anthony Gordon who struck the post with a curling effort. However, in what became a tightly contested half, it was Wolves who took the lead on 36 minutes as captain Mario Lemina stroked home Jorgen Strand Larsen’s cross following a swift counter-attack.
Eddie Howe rung the changes with a triple substitution at half-time, but they had little immediate impact as Wolves dominated much of the second period and came close to doubling their lead through a stinging Strand Larsen strike that cannoned off the post.
Yet, as the game appeared to be a getting away from Newcastle, a hopeful Fabien Schar strike took a wicked deflection off Craig Dawson and found the net to level the game. Then, just moments later, the visitors took the lead through a stunning Barnes strike that curled perfectly into the top corner.
Wolves pressed for an equaliser right until the final whistle but were unable to break down the staunch Newcastle defence, leaving them with one point after four games and sat in 18th place. Newcastle, on the other hand, secured their third win in four games to leapfrog Liverpool into third place, making it their best start to a Premier League season since the 1995/96 campaign.
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