Newcastle revived their bid to finish in the Premier League's top four with a battling victory over Wolves at St James' Park

 Newcastle revived their bid to finish in the Premier League's top four with a battling victory over Wolves at St James' Park

After a valiant win over Wolves at St. James' Park, Newcastle rekindled their quest to place in the top four of the Premier League.

With 12 minutes remaining, substitute Miguel Almiron scored the game-winning goal to help the Magpies snap a three-match losing streak in a row across all competitions, moving them ahead of Liverpool into fifth place on goal differential and within four points of fourth-place Tottenham, who have played two more games.

Alexander Isak's spectacular first-half header was cancelled out by another replacement, Hwang Hee-chan, for Wolves just seconds after being introduced.

The Newcastle goalkeeper appeared to take down Raul Jimenez six minutes into the game; nevertheless, Wolves will feel wronged that they were not given a penalty and that Nick Pope was not given a red card.Referee Andy Madley rejected their pleas prior to Isak's opening goal.

Julen Lopetegui's team missed the opportunity to move six points clear of the relegation zone and instead remained in 13th place as a result of Pope's subsequent string of excellent saves.

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Before the game, Newcastle's top scorer Almiron said he hoped for a "spark or individual moment" to revive his team's struggling season. With his 11th goal of the year, Almiron continued his stellar individual campaign.

The victory was Newcastle's first in six games.... their first triumph at home in the Premier League since a 1-0 triumph over Fulham in mid-January in all competitions.

After the game, Howe said to Sky Sports, "The first half performance in general was quite good. We got a huge goal from Alexander Isak. It's quite delicate when you have a one-goal advantage. During halftime, it ought to have increased.

"Wolves got back into the game, but the character displayed by the group to go again and score the winning goal is a terrific feeling for us," the team said.

After a slow start, their first goal came when Isak met a dangerous free kick from Kieran Trippier by edging past his defender and burying a strong header into the corner.

Newcastle was energised by that and came very near.After Dan Burn assisted Trippier in getting his corner back into the six-yard box, Bruno Guimaraes nearly put the game away with a close-range header that missed the bar.

As Trippier slipped and collided with Pope during an attempt to clear the ball, the ball fell at the feet of Hwang, who tapped the ball into an open net moments after entering the field. Trippier's defensive mistake allowed Wolves to equalise in the second half.

Following Almiron's goal to give Newcastle the lead back, Sven Botman nearly added a third goal in stoppage time, but his six-yard blast from the right side of the box was just wide following some exquisite passing between the Paraguayan and Guimaraes.

regret the non-penalty call, Wolves

Although Newcastle deserved to win, Wolves will feel the game's pivotal moment.When there was no goal, the game ended against them.

Jimenez intercepted a back pass that Pope mishandled, and as Jimenez sought to run onto the ball, it appeared that the England goalie bodychecked the Mexican striker.

The video assistant referee did not request that the official have another look on the monitor as referee Madley, who was a fair distance away, waved away their protests.

"For my money, there ought to have been a fine. The referee has been really unlucky for us "According to Lopetegui, Sky Sports.

"We significantly improved in the second period. We had access to them and made a lot of changes.

"It was unfortunate that we could not make any adjustments after they scored.We suffered a defeat to an excellent team.

Despite having the lowest goal total in the Premier League coming into the game, Wolves produced a number of good opportunities, with Pedro Neto and Joao Moutinho drawing good saves from Pope prior to Hwang's equaliser, and Daniel Podence hitting the post with a fizzing low drive just before the break.

With only five points separating the bottom nine teams, the defeat and other weekend results have allowed some teams below Wolves to cut the gap in what is quickly turning into an uncertain relegation battle.

In order to ensure a seventh straight season in the top flight, Wolves' upcoming games against fellow strugglers Leeds and Nottingham Forest are of utmost importance.

Newcastle resurrected their attempt to win.With a valiant win over Wolves at St. James' Park, Newcastle moved into the top four of the Premier League.

With 12 minutes remaining, substitute Miguel Almiron scored the game-winning goal to help the Magpies snap a three-match losing streak in a row across all competitions, moving them ahead of Liverpool into fifth place on goal differential and within four points of fourth-place Tottenham, who have played two more games.

Alexander Isak's spectacular first-half header was cancelled out by another replacement, Hwang Hee-chan, for Wolves just seconds after being introduced.

Nick Pope appeared to have taken down Raul Jimenez six minutes prior to Isak's opening goal for Newcastle, but Wolves will feel vindicated that they were not given a penalty and that Pope was not sent.Their protests were dismissed by Madley.

As a result, Julen Lopetegui's team, who remain in 13th place and miss the opportunity to move six points clear of the relegation zone, are denied by a sequence of excellent stops from Pope.

Before the game, Eddie Howe said he hoped for a "spark or individual moment" to turn around his Newcastle club's struggling season. Almiron, who leads the squad in scoring with 11 goals, provided that spark.