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Newcastle United's Lewis Hall (left) and Wolverhampton Wanderers' Rodrigo Gomes battle for the ball during the Premier League match at St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, January 15, 2025

Newcastle 3-0 Wolves
by Roger Domeneghetti
at St James Park

 

THE TOON Express just keeps on rolling. This is HoweBall at its best, not a runaway engine, the brakes off, all edge-of-the-seat nerves, but a well-oiled, powerfully efficient passenger train building momentum as its journey continues.

A fifth League win in a row, a ninth in all competitions, takes Newcastle into the top four, just three points off Forest in second. Are they in the title mix? Hell, is the treble on?

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