Premier League Gameweek 22 Sun, Jan 18 2026 · 14:00 Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Wolves
0–0 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 0.29 – 0.94
Newcastle
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

No way through for Wolves or Newcastle

Newcastle entered as favourites, but neither side found a way through. Newcastle finished with the higher xG (0.94 vs 0.29). On the chances created, Newcastle deserved more: 1.9 expected points against the 1 point they took.

Wolves22%
Draw ✓24%
Newcastle54%

Model vs reality

Wolves goals
0
Model 1.11 · xG 0.29
Newcastle goals
0
Model 1.86 · xG 0.94
Total goals
0
Model 2.97 · xG 1.23
Score 0–0
6%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 57%
Both scored
No
Model 57%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchM. ThiawNewcastle
8.0
  • RefereeSamuel Barrott
  • VenueMolineux Stadium
  • Table before kick-offWolves 20th · Newcastle 9th

Timeline

  1. Half time · 0–0
  2. S. TonaliYellow card · Foul
    58’
  3. ⇄ J. Strand LarsenFor T. Arokodare
    65’
  4. ⇄ Y. WissaFor N. Woltemade
    67’
  5. ⇄ A. ElangaFor A. Gordon
    67’
  6. ⇄ L. MileyFor S. Tonali
    67’
  7. ⇄ J. AriasFor João Gomes
    71’
  8. Y. MosqueraYellow card · Foul
    78’
  9. ⇄ R. GomesFor H. Hwang
    86’
  10. S. BotmanYellow card · Foul
    89’
  11. AndréYellow card · Foul
    90+5’
  12. Full time · 0–0

Team stats

Wolves6 shots · 6 in box
Newcastle12 shots · 9 in box, 3 outside
WolvesNewcastle
33% Possession 67%
0.29 Expected goals (xG) 0.94
0.71 Expected points (xPts) 1.91
6 Shots 12
2 Shots on target 2
2 Shots off target 6
2 Blocked shots 4
6 Shots inside the box 9
0 Shots outside the box 3
303 Passes 614
78% Pass accuracy 92%
4 Corners 7
2 Goalkeeper saves 2
14 Fouls 8
1 Offsides 3
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
6.88 Team rating 7.07

Line-ups

Wolves 3-5-2

17.5 José Sá(G)
376.6 L. Krejčí 46.9 S. Bueno 157.2 Y. Mosquera
37.0 Hugo Bueno 366.3 Mateus Mané 76.9 André 87.3 João Gomes ↓71’ 387.0 J. Tchatchoua
116.7 H. Hwang ↓86’ 146.5 T. Arokodare ↓65’
  • 1José Sá (G)7.5
  • 37L. Krejčí6.6
  • 4S. Bueno6.9
  • 15Y. Mosquera7.2
  • 3Hugo Bueno7.0
  • 36Mateus Mané6.3
  • 7André6.9
  • 8João Gomes↓71’7.3
  • 38J. Tchatchoua7.0
  • 11H. Hwang↓86’6.7
  • 14T. Arokodare↓65’6.5

Substitutes used

  • 9J. Strand Larsen↑65’6.3
  • 21R. Gomes↑86’6.6
  • 10J. Arias↑71’6.7

Unused: S. Johnstone, M. Doherty, D. Møller Wolfe, E. Agbadou, Fer López, Pedro Lima

Newcastle 4-3-3

17.0 N. Pope(G)
37.5 L. Hall 47.3 S. Botman 128.0★ M. Thiaw 27.2 K. Trippier
76.9 Joelinton 86.9 S. Tonali ↓67’ 397.5 Bruno Guimarães
106.7 A. Gordon ↓67’ 276.5 N. Woltemade ↓67’ 116.3 H. Barnes
  • 1N. Pope (G)7.0
  • 3L. Hall7.5
  • 4S. Botman7.3
  • 12M. Thiaw ★8.0
  • 2K. Trippier7.2
  • 7Joelinton6.9
  • 8S. Tonali↓67’6.9
  • 39Bruno Guimarães7.5
  • 10A. Gordon↓67’6.7
  • 27N. Woltemade↓67’6.5
  • 11H. Barnes6.3

Substitutes used

  • 9Y. Wissa↑67’6.5
  • 20A. Elanga↑67’6.7
  • 67L. Miley↑67’6.7

Unused: A. Ramsdale, J. Willock, J. Ramsey, L. Shahar, A. Murphy, Sean Neave

Player stats

Top rated
M. ThiawNewcastle8.0
2nd
José SáWolves7.5
3rd
L. HallNewcastle7.5

Wolves

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
José Sá G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 47% 30 0 0 0/0 0/2 7.5
L. Krejčí D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 44 0 1 0/0 3/0 6.6
S. Bueno D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 22 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.9
Y. Mosquera D 90 0 0 2 (1) 1 85% 27 2 2 2/2 2/1 7.2
Hugo Bueno D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 83% 29 1 2 3/4 1/1 7.0
Mateus Mané F 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 78% 23 0 0 0/3 3/0 6.3
André M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 47 1 1 0/0 1/3 6.9
João Gomes M 71 0 0 0 (0) 3 88% 26 4 0 1/2 1/0 7.3
J. Tchatchoua D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 18 3 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
H. Hwang F 86 0 0 0 (0) 1 83% 18 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.7
T. Arokodare F 65 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 7 0 0 1/1 1/0 6.5
J. Strand Larsen F 25 0 0 0 (0) 0 25% 4 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
R. Gomes F 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.6
J. Arias M 19 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 8 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7

Newcastle

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
N. Pope G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 95% 20 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
L. Hall D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 93% 88 1 0 2/6 1/4 7.5
S. Botman D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 82 0 1 0/0 1/1 7.3
M. Thiaw D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 96% 78 0 1 1/1 0/0 8.0
K. Trippier D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 89% 92 1 1 0/0 1/2 7.2
Joelinton F 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 88% 42 1 3 0/0 1/1 6.9
S. Tonali M 67 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 48 1 1 0/0 1/1 6.9
Bruno Guimarães M 90 0 0 2 (1) 3 88% 56 3 0 1/2 1/1 7.5
A. Gordon F 67 0 0 0 (0) 2 98% 41 0 1 1/3 1/0 6.7
N. Woltemade F 67 0 0 2 (0) 0 100% 6 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.5
H. Barnes M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 87% 38 1 0 0/0 0/2 6.3
Y. Wissa M 23 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
A. Elanga F 23 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 5 0 0 1/1 0/1 6.7
L. Miley M 23 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 14 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.7

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.