Doherty helps Wolves devour Newcastle in Premier League
LONDON : Ten-man Newcastle United were beaten 2-1 by Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League Sunday when Matt Doherty scored in the fifth minute of added time. The home side suffered from having US international defender DeAndre Yedlin sent off for a foul with more than half an hour to play. Manager Rafa Benitez was furious, apparently believing a covering defender was in position to prevent an attempt on goal.
He also felt Newcastle should have had a penalty when their goalscorer Ayoze Perez was elbowed near the end. Promoted Wolves, who had beaten Chelsea 2-1 on Wednesday after six games without a win, went ahead in the 17th minute with Diogo Jota’s second goal of the week.
Newcastle equalised six minutes later when Salomon Rondon, having crashed a free kick against the bar, crossed for Perez to score. But Doherty’s last-gasp header after Newcastle keeper Martin Dubravka had saved Jota’s shot pushed Wolves into the top half of the table and left Benitez’s side 15th, three points above the bottom three.