Isak Stars with Brilliant Brace as Newcastle United Cruise Past Wolves to Reach Top Four
Alexander Isak delivered a masterful performance, scoring a stunning brace to propel Newcastle United to a 3-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers at St. James’ Park. With this result, Newcastle secured their sixth successive Premier League win, a feat not achieved since the 2022 season, and moved into the top four for the first time this campaign.
Newcastle entered the game full of confidence, riding an eight-game winning streak across all competitions. They made an immediate impact, with Jacob Murphy forcing José Sá into an early save. At the other end, a defensive mix-up gifted Goncalo Guedes a chance, but his low shot drifted wide, giving the Magpies a reprieve.
Isak then signaled his intent with a near miss, dragging a shot narrowly wide before breaking the deadlock with a stroke of fortune. The Sweden international received the ball from deep, driving at the Wolves defense. A fortunate deflection off a defender wrong-footed Sá, sending Isak’s heavily deflected strike into the back of the net.
The visitors had their moments, with Jorgen Strand Larsen clipping the far post with a first-time effort, but it was Newcastle who maintained their lead heading into halftime. Sandro Tonali almost doubled the advantage with a shot that bounced wide on the stroke of the whistle.
After the break, Newcastle continued to dominate, and with just under an hour played, Isak struck again. Bruno Guimarães set him up in the box, and Isak coolly slotted the ball into the bottom corner, taking his tally to eight consecutive Premier League matches with a goal.
Substitute Matheus Cunha had a chance to pull one back for Wolves, but his effort went wide. Moments later, Newcastle broke downfield, and Anthony Gordon finished smartly to seal the win, his fifth goal in the last six games.
A late Wolves surge saw Santiago Bueno’s goal disallowed for handball, and Martin Dúbravka denied Strand Larsen with a superb save, but there was no consolation for the visitors. Newcastle held firm, securing a historic league double over Wolves for the first time since the 1905/06 season.
This victory elevates Eddie Howe’s side into fourth place, leapfrogging Chelsea after their draw with Bournemouth on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Vítor Pereira’s honeymoon period appears to have ended, with Wolves slipping into 18th after back-to-back Premier League defeats.
