Woltemade showed some neat touches and almost repaid the favour for Murphy in the first half as his deft lay-off to the winger allowed him to open up some space on his left foot and whip an effort just wide of Sam Johnstone's goal.

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The Tyneside club sat on their slender lead well and managed to secure a narrow 1-0 win in front of their home supporters. Woltemade was a real handful in the opponent’s half and made a dream debut by scoring the match-winner with a great header in the 29th minute.

A match where United were the better team after the first couple of minutes when Nick Pope made two smart saves. However, despite plenty of chances created, Newcastle United once again letting the opposition off the hook in front of goal.

In the 4th minute, Newcastle's Jacob Murphy struck a shot from outside the penalty area that grazed the post, causing gasps among the home fans. Despite Wolves initially taking control, Newcastle gradually steadied themselves,

In Wissa’s absence, Newcastle record signing Nick Woltemade scored the winning goal on his debut. Wissa is now facing a spell on the sidelines after specialist consultation. Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe said following the win over Wolves: “I've got no news [on Wissa],

Newcastle vs Barcelona will take place at 8 pm BST on Thursday, September 18, in the Champions League. That means that fans watching in the US and Canada can see the game at 3 pm ET and 12 pm PT, while it's a 7 am kick-off on Friday, September 19, for fans in New Zealand.

Newcastle will be without the former Brentford star for their clash with Wolves, with Jacob Ramsey also sidelined for the foreseeable future