JAKARTA - Newcastle United shifted Chelsea and won fourth place as well as entered the Champions League zone after beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 in the English Premier League match at St James' Park Stadium, Thursday, January 16, 2025 in the morning WIB.

Competition for positions in the European zone is tight in the Premier League. If Liverpool still have no competitors in the fight for the throne of the standings because they are already six to seven points ahead, the teams below them are jelang to secure tickets to the Champions League next season.

Nottingham Forest successfully replaced Arsenal and won second place after a 1-1 draw against Liverpool. The draw also thwarted efforts by the Reds away from their rivals because they only got one additional point. However, Liverpool are still comfortable at the top of the standings.

Most recently, Newcastle, who ended up in the top four after a landslide win over Wolves. The success of earning three points in the home game made Newcastle pocket 38 points. They also shifted Chelsea who failed to get full points after being held by Bournemouth 2-2 at home at Stamford Bridge.

If The Magpies manage to break into the top four, on the other hand Wolves are still struggling in the relegation zone. Failed to get points, they are still stuck in 18th or second place on top of the bottom occupants of the standings with 16 points. It's the same as Ipswich Town, but Wolves lost on goal difference so they are in danger of dropping caste if they don't improve their position.

In that duel, the deadly duo Newcastle, Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon showed their sharpness. They took turns breaking into Wolves' goal to bring The Toon Army to victory.

Newcastle showed impressive consistency by finishing off three elite teams in the previous match. Eddie Howe's team beat Manchester United 2-0 and then won 2-1 over Tottenham Hotspur. While competing in the first semifinals of the Carabao Cup against Arsenal, they also won 2-0. Newcastle won all the victories at home.

No wonder they are very confident when they serve Wolves who are only the bottom team. However, the hosts had met resistance from Wolves who actually hoped to get out of the relegation zone.

Wolves surprised Newcastle after getting a chance through Goncalo Guedes in the early minutes of the game. However, Guedes, who met Rodrigo Gomes' cross, failed to convert that good chance into a goal.

Newcastle, who was late in the heat, was under pressure. Even possession of Wolves is up to 70%. It's just that they have no clinical quarantine at all so they can't break into Martin Dubravka's goal.

On the other hand, the home team slowly started to get up and get out of the pressure. When the game went on a draw and the two teams attacked each other, Newcastle finally managed to take advantage of the chance to score.

After many failures, Isak also succeeded in breaking the deadlock in the 34th minute. Goals were created through a counter-attack which was later completed by the Swedish national team striker.

The score changed 1-0 for Newcastle. There was no additional goal so the hosts' advantage lasted until the game was over.

Entering the second half, Newcastle continued to play with high intensity. Their attack was quite effective in suppressing the Wolves' defense. Not long after, Isak managed to score a brace to increase the lead in the 57th minute. He scored his second goal after welcoming assists from Bruno Guimaraes.

Winning 2-0, Newcastle is starting to look more relaxed. However, they continued to play solid so they didn't have a chance to catch up.

Not only that, Newcastle also established their lead after Gordon beat goalkeeper Jose Sa in the 74th minute. He completed Isak's pass. Only the referee had time to review the goal through VAR. As a result, there were no violations and Gordon's goal remained valid.

The score became 3-0 for Newcastle's advantage. The advantage lasted until the game was over.


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