Ten-man Newcastle United were crushed 2-1 by Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Sunday after Matt Doherty scored in the fifth minute of added time.
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| Matt Doherty scored in the fifth minute of added time. |
Ten-man Newcastle United were crushed 2-1 by Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Sunday after Matt Doherty scored in the fifth minute of added time.
The home team suffered from having united states international defender DeAndre Yedlin sent off for knowledgeable foul with more than half an hour to play.
Manager Rafa Benitez was furious, apparently believing a covering defender was in position to stop an effort on goal.
Promoted Wolves, who had crushed Chelsea 2-1 on Wednesday after six games without a win, went ahead in the 17th minute with Diogo Jota's second goal of the week.
Newcastle equalised six minutes later when Salomon Rondon, having crashed a free kick against the bar, crossed for Ayoze Perez to score.
But Doherty's last-gasp header from close range pushed Wolves into the top half of the table and left Benitez's side 15th, 3 points on top of the underside 3.
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