Liam Keen's Wolves player ratings v Newcastle as two get 5/10

Liam Keen rates the Wolves players on their performance following the defeat to Newcastle.

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Sam Johnstone

Despite the defeat, Johnstone did well and did himself no harm of keeping his place. A superb save at 0-0 kept Wolves in the game.

Solid: 7

Hugo Bueno

Bueno put in a strong display on the right and left wing-back positions throughout the 90 minutes and was a good option going forward.

Strong: 7

Emmanuel Agbadou

Another Agbadou error and another goal conceded - the defender played a big role in Wolves losing this game.

Mistakes: 5

Yerson Mosquera

Mosquera was given a big chance from the start and had some OK moments, but he was very erratic and seemingly had a mistake in him at every turn.

Erratic: 5

Toti Gomes

Certainly not a stand-out display, but it also was not a poor one from the captain. Toti, perhaps, needs to be a stronger leader.

More needed: 6

Rodrigo Gomes

The wing-back was an excellent attacking option and despite falling asleep defensively on occasion, he did well and had to score with some of his chances.

Chances: 7

Ladislav Krejci

It was an overall solid and steady performance from Krejci on his debut and he showed his versatility in both defence and midfield.

Steady: 6

Andre

The midfielder lost control on occasions, but did well to win back possession in the first half.

Mixed afternoon: 6

Joao Gomes

Gomes looked after the ball well and tried to drag Wolves to a result, to no prevail.

Tried: 6

Hwang Hee-chan

The forward put in effort and got close to Arokodare. He lacked some quality at times but was also involved in some good moments.

Hard worker: 6

Tolu Arokodare

The big and strong striker was a nuisance for Newcastle, put his body in and caused problems. He tired and needed to come off, but made a decent start.

Unit: 6

Substitutes

Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (for Andre, 66), 6, Marshall Munetsi (for Mosquera, 66), 5, Jhon Arias (for Arokodare, 66), 5, Jackson Tchatchoua (for R.Gomes, 77), Fer Lopez (for Hwang, 77).

Subs not used: Bentley, Doherty, S.Bueno, Wolfe.

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