Premier League 2025-26: Woltemade leads Newcastle over Wolves on Dream Debut; Sunderland held in Palace

The new signing of Newcastle United Nick Woltemade enjoyed a dream debut thanks to his towering first half header Die St James’ Park Roaring had in his 1-0 Premier League victory on Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.

The 1.95-meter German, brought in to replace Alexander Isak after the British record moved from the Swede to Liverpool, struck in the 29th minute when Jacob Murphy hit a cross from the right.

Newcastle VS Wolves Highlights

Woltemade picked up Emmanuel Aggbadou and wore his header in the far corner of six meters. It cost Eddie Howe’s side four competitions to achieve his first competition gain, so that the pressure was relaxed after a turbulent summer.

Newcastle rewarded the goal after it survived an early barrage, in which Nick Pope brilliant saved from Rodrigo Gomes and Hwang Hee-Chan in the opening minute before Murphy got close to the other side twice.

Wolves remain rooted on the bottom of the table without points, which means that in the early season they are again in the beginning of the season after the rescue of Coach Vorror Pereira last season.

Sunderland keeper Roefs The Hero in Goalless Draw in Palace

Late game heroism of goalkeeper Robin Roefs left Sunderland to share the loot with Crystal Palace in a 0-0 draw on Saturday.

The 22-year-old Dutch keeper made six Saves in the afternoon and came to Sunderland in the second half to deny Daichi Kamada, Jean-Philippe Mateta and Christantus Uche in a Selhurst Park, steeped in rain.

«From the start we knew what we are able to do,» Roefs told the BBC. “We really fight like a team, we are really happy with our start and it is up to us to continue this.

«We are not only a team that wants to defend, we have some players who are really good with the ball. We have shown that we are really fighting well for each other.»

Sunderland has seven points of four games in their return to the top flight of England.

The match extended the unbeaten run from Palace to 15 games in all competitions, and the first since Captain Marc Guehi was almost signed by Liverpool on the transfer deadline of Monday before Palace chair Steve Parish pulled the plug.

A supporter posted a photo on social media on Saturday from Guehi who walked onto the field with the brutal caption: «Exclusive: a live photo by Marc Guehi that is being held hostage in Crystal Palace.»

Guehi, who had scored his first goal for England in Tuesday’s 5-0 World Cup route, was back in his familiar role on the left side of the defense of Palace on Saturday and was hardly challenged.

On Friday Oliver Glasner Rubbishing claims that he threatened to stop as a palace manager like Guehi was sold to Liverpool.

«Number one, I never threatened to leave the club. Never,» Glasner told reporters. «And the second is, after many discussions, the chairman asked me:» Oliver, do you think we can manage the season when we sell Marc? «

“(I said) I think we can’t manage it in the short term and if we have three center backs, with our schedule, if we have an injury in the back, I think it is very, very risky.

«If you want this scenario for Crystal Palace and you are good with it, sell Marc. If you don’t want to have this for Crystal Palace, we have to keep it.»

Bournemouth moved to the third thanks to the winner of Antoine Semenyo from the penalty place to beat Brighton 2-1.

Kaoru Mitoma had canceled Alex Scott’s early strike for the cherries.

Aston Villa will remain without a goal this season, but managed to take the threat of their former star Jack Grealisk in a 0-0-drawing game to a rejuvenated Everton.

Leeds was canceled by a 94th minute of Gabriel Gudmundson’s own goal to lose 1-0 in Fulham.

Published on September 13, 2025