Important to highlight - Newcastle's players are still playing for Steve Bruce. Their high-octane performance is missing one thing - a goal.

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They've hit the post and now they've had a goal disallowed.

Allan Saint-Maximin pounces after Rui Patrício beats away Joe Willock's attempt.

However, Saint-Maximin is off-side. Nothing like the controversy when Brighton had a goal chalked off at West Brom earlier.

This is much better from Newcastle. They're taking the game to Wolves and have an energy and intensity which has the visitors back-tracking.

Another lovely passage of play on the edge of the box ends with Joelinton trying to bend it around Rui Patrício.

Isaac Hayden is fine to continue - so much so that he earns himself the game's first yellow card moments after climbing back to his feet.

He's tearing after Adama Traore and catches the Wolves man with a late challenge which offers the visitors a free-kick in dangerous territory.

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Newcastle 0-0 Wolves

Even I felt that - and I'm 100 miles away from the action!

Isaac Hayden is down in pain following a crunching challenge with Ruben Neves.

Jonjo Shelvey is celebrating his 29th birthday today. The last two players to play a Premier League game for Newcastle on their 29th birthday have scored (Michael Owen in Dec 2008 and Fabricio Coloccini in Jan 2011)

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Nice stuff from Newcastle and Allan Saint-Maximin is at the heart of another encouraging move. The ball is clipped towards the back post and Rui Patrício is up for it but spills his catch. Fortunately for Wolves it is scrambled clear.

That attempt just about sums up Newcastle's luck at the moment.

By the way, that was a lovely ball by Jonjo Shelvey to release Almiron.

The Wolves defence was completely caught cold.

That's so close!

Miguel Almiron springs the off-side trap and cuts into the penalty area with only Rui Patricio to beat. He still has a lot of work to do but beats Patricio from an angle only for the ball to bounce back off the post.

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Allan Saint-Maximin is seeing a lot of the ball in these opening exchanges. Newcastle need a big performance from him. The Magpies are on the front foot but they're struggling to create chances.

The TV camera zooms in on Karl Darlow. Dropped for the first time this season with his team in trouble. I wonder how he is feeling?

Miguel Almiron does really well to win a free-kick from Jonny which leads to the game's first decent chance as Isaac Hayden tests Rui Patrício with a header. It's pretty much straight at the Wolves keeper but this has been an encouraging start by Newcastle.

Wolves have yet to get going. Nelson Semedo gives away possession cheaply. The visitors are seeking a third straight league win and are unbeaten in four.

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Newcastle start on the front foot with Allan Saint-Maximin drawing a free-kick from Leander Dendoncker. Jonjo Shelvey pings it into the penalty area but it's easily cleared.

And it's Wolves who get us under way.

Newcastle United

Newcastle boss Steve Bruce, speaking about the season reaching a critical point: "Well, it's certainly coming to the tickly part, that's for sure.

"I always say when the daffodils are up, that's a sign that the real crux part of the season is upon us and if you're at the bottom end where we are, unfortunately...

"There are six or seven. Can we finish above the six or seven? That's the aim and I'm quietly confident we can do that."

Wolves' players walk out wearing black armbands in tribute to club historian Graham Hughes, who has died at the age of 87.

We're almost ready to go.

Newcastle: Dubravka, Krafth, Lascelles, Clark, Lewis, Willock, Hayden, Shelvey, Almiron, Joelinton, Saint-Maximin.

Substitutes: Dummett, Carroll, Ritchie, Gayle, Hendrick, Fraser, Murphy, Darlow, S Longstaff.

Wolves: Patricio, Dendoncker, Coady, Saiss, Semedo, Neves, Moutinho, Jonny, Neto, Traore, Jose.

Substitutes: Hoever, Ait Nouri, Silva, Gibbs-White, Vitinha, Ruddy, Kilman, Otasowie.

Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)

Jermaine Jenas
Ex-Newcastle midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

I cannot recognise this football club right now because it's not the football club I joined and that I was excited about.

This group of players and this manager are doing the best they can with what they have.

They are a team that most seasons is going to be around the relegation battle.