By Mike Allen
EPL : Jamie O’Hara – Danny Guthrie, Newcastle United v Wolverhampton
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Newcastle United moved into the top ten of the Premier League as they recorded a comprehensive 4-1 victory over Wolves at St. James’ Park.
Kevin Nolan, Shola Ameobi, Peter Lovenkrands and Jonas Gutierrez scored on a great afternoon for the hosts, with the visitors only managing a Sylvan Ebanks-Blake effort in response.
As a result, the Geordies sit ninth in the table, while Wolves move back into the relegation places with just seven games left to play.
On the quarter of an hour mark, a trademark Joey Barton free-kick was met fiercely by the head of Kevin Nolan but Wayne Hennessey was equal to it.
But Hennessey was helpless five-minutes later when a Mike Williamson long ball was flicked on by Shola Ameobi.
Nolan ran onto the pass and with just the goalkeeper to be he cooly tapped it passed him to put the home side a goal in front.
As the game entered the 45th minute the  Wolves defenders forgot their responsibilities as Lovenkrands was allowed to cross from the left, he picked out Ameobi at the back post who turned a powerful header past Hennessey.
Newcastle came flying out the traps at half time and Ameobi showed good compuse to cut the ball into Barton and only Hennessey’s superb save denied the midfielder the chance to put the Magpies further ahead.
But Hennessey could do nothing but watch as Lovenkrands tapped home the third goal of the afternoon to make things comfortable for Newcastle.
The goal followed a clever one-two which saw Coloccini find Barton in space on the right, the midfielder crossed for Lovernkrands who had the simple task of turning it goal wards.
Just as Newcastle were threatening to make it embarrassing, Wolves found a way back into the game just before the hour mark.
Matt Jarvis showed great skill down the left, playing a well timed pass into Sylvain Ebanks-Blake who hit in first time from inside the box.
Newcastle held on and it was the home side which looked more like scoring.
They were rewarded for their efforts in the third minute of injury time when Jonas Gutierrez was released on a counter attack.
The Argentine made a terrific run before firing an unstoppable shot past Hennessey to wrap things up for Newcastle and lift them clear of the relegation battle.
