Newcastle United 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers: result and report

Championship · Saturday 17 September 2016

Result

Newcastle United 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Championship · Saturday 17 September 2016, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

Newcastle United · Wolverhampton Wanderers · Championship predictions

Newcastle United 0-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers: match report

Newcastle United lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 in the Championship on Saturday 17 September 2016. The half-time score was 0-1.

Newcastle United did not score. Wolverhampton Wanderers scored through an own goal by Chancel Mbemba (29') and Hélder Costa (62').

Discipline: Newcastle United received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card; Wolverhampton Wanderers received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Newcastle United were 1st on 16 points from 7 and Wolverhampton Wanderers 16th on 9 points from 7. Newcastle United went on to finish that season 1st with 95 points, and Wolverhampton Wanderers 14th with 58.

Newcastle United lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Matt Doherty of Wolverhampton Wanderers (8.1), level with Cameron Borthwick-Jackson (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Newcastle United wins, 4 draws and 0 for Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 29'Own goal · Chancel MbembaWolverhampton Wanderers · 0-1
  • 35'Yellow card · D. BatthWolverhampton Wanderers
  • 36'Yellow card · Romain SaïssWolverhampton Wanderers
  • 40'Yellow card · P. DummettNewcastle United
  • 45+1'Yellow card · Mohamed DiaméNewcastle United
  • 51'Yellow card · Matt RitchieNewcastle United
  • 56'Yellow card · João TeixeiraWolverhampton Wanderers
  • 62'Goal · Hélder CostaWolverhampton Wanderers · 0-2
  • 72'Yellow card · Cameron Borthwick-JacksonWolverhampton Wanderers
  • 79'Yellow card · D. EdwardsWolverhampton Wanderers
  • 87'Red card · Vurnon AnitaNewcastle United

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Newcastle United 2, draws 4, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.

Team news

Newcastle United line-up (4-4-1-1)

Matz Sels, Vurnon Anita, Chancel Mbemba, Jamaal Lascelles, Paul Dummett, Matt Ritchie, Jonjo Shelvey, Isaac Hayden, Ayoze Pérez, Mohamed Diamé, Dwight Gayle

Wolverhampton Wanderers line-up (4-3-3)

Carl Ikeme, Matt Doherty, Dominic Iorfa, Danny Batth, Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Dave Edwards, Romain Saïss, Prince Oniangué, Hélder Costa, J. Böðvarsson, João Teixeira