Howe praises the important contribution of Tonali in win

Newcastle United picked up their first win of the new season as they beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 at St James' Park thanks to a debut goal from Nick Woltemade.

- by Dominic Scurr

The 23-year-old club-record signing was the big talking point from the match as he headed in Jacob Murphy's cross just before the half-hour mark.

But once Woltemade went off with cramp midway through the second half, The Magpies had to dig deep to hold out for a much-needed three points heading into a busy run of fixtures.

It's a third clean sheet in four matches to start the new season for Newcastle with Nick Pope, Dan Burn, Fabian Schar, Kieran Trippier and Tino Livramento being five mainstays at the back this season.

"Really pleased with how we've defended," said head coach Eddie Howe. "I think even the Liverpool game, we conceded three, but with ten men, I thought we were really good.