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Wolves travel to take on Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Wolves will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 22 and win only 8 of the 40 games.
The last time the two teams met at Newcastle Utd. was more than a decade ago, in December 1992, the Magpies carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Wolves | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 05 Jan | Wolves | 3 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | FAC |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 10 Apr | Wolves | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | LD1 |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 26 Dec | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Wolves | LD1 |
| 1991/1992 | Tue 31 Mar | Wolves | 6 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | DIV2 |
| 1991/1992 | Sat 14 Sep | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 2 | Wolves | DIV2 |
| 1990/1991 | Sat 23 Feb | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 0 | Wolves | DIV2 |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Magpies in those games, with 5 conceded.
In complete contrast to Newcastle Utd., Wolves are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Wolves have hit 8 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Newcastle Utd. find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 53 points they have accumulated from 35 games. Wolves are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclaycard Premiership with a return of just 32 points from their 36 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Wolves | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Magpies, as the Wolves have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 12 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Wolves | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 20 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |