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Raul Jimenez, might make his first Premier League appearance of the season after scoring in this week’s EFL Cup victory over Preston.
After completing his transfer from Real Sociedad on Friday, Alexander Isak, Newcastle’s record-breaking signing could be available according to Eddie Howe.
Due to a hamstring injury, Callum Wilson will be out for several weeks. Dan Burn might make a comeback after sitting out the EFL Cup victory against Tranmere earlier this week due to the concussion protocol. After being stretchered off the field during Wednesday’s game at Prenton Park, Emil Krafth will likely spend some time on the sidelines.
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bruno laGe
After beating Preston in the Carabao Cup “the signs are there” and Lage is confident with the team he is building.
Raul Jimenez is back and Lage said: “We missed him. Now it’s a question of time.”
On Adama Traore, he said: “I’m happy with him and I think he is happy with us.”
He expects more ins and outs before the transfer window closes.
On links to Stuttgart’s Sasa Kalajdzic, he said: “We are in the market for more solutions. We try to find a different striker, a different profile from Raul.”
Connor Ronan won’t be in the squad after playing for the under-21s, but everyone else is available to face Newcastle.
Newcastle “have an experienced manager” in Eddie Howe and Lage is looking forward to the challenge.
match stats
Head-to-head
- This fixture at Molineux has finished 1-1 in three of the last four seasons.
- Newcastle have scored in all 14 of their Premier League games against Wolves.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Wolves are winless in 10 Premier League matches (D3, L7) since beating Aston Villa 2-1 on 2 April.
- Against Tottenham, club-record signing Matheus Nunes became the 19th player from Portugal to appear for Wolves in the Premier League, eight more than any other club.
- Raul Jimenez has scored six goals in 35 Premier League appearances since returning from a fractured skull – he netted 34 times in 86 matches before the injury.
Newcastle United
- Newcastle are unbeaten in this season’s Premier League (W1, D2). They last enjoyed a four-match unbeaten start to a league season in 2011-12, when they went on to finish fifth.
- They have won 43 Premier League points in in 2022 – prior to the latest round of fixtures, only Liverpool (53), Manchester City (50) and Tottenham Hotspur (48) have better records.
- Chris Wood has scored six goals in eight Premier League appearances against Wolves.
match officials
Referee: Peter Bankes. Assistants: Lee Betts, Nick Greenhalgh. Fourth official: Andy Madley. VAR: Lee Mason. Assistant VAR: Simon Long.
match info
Match kicks off at 2pm at Molineux and is live on Sky Sports.