Isak extends hot streak to sink Wolves and lift Newcastle into top four
Newcastle’s sixth successive Premier League win – and ninth in all competitions – lifted Eddie Howe’s renascent team to fourth place as Alexander Isak demonstrated precisely why his manager believes he is a good as any striker in the world right now.
Isak’s 16th and 17th goals of an extraordinary season pushed Wolves into the relegation zone, nudging them below fourth bottom Ipswich on goal difference but Vitor Pereira’s side offered sufficient attacking threat to suggest survival should be within their grasp.
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