Hee-chan Hwang scored a brace as Wolves denied Newcastle their first victory of the season.

The hosts took the lead in the opening half-hour, as Hwang pounced on a Raul Jimenez through ball and coolly dispatched past Karl Darlow.

Wolves nearly doubled their advantage but Francisco Trincao's effort rifled against the crossbar.

The Magpies levelled the scoring when Jeff Hendrick fired a long-range effort into the bottom corner before Jimenez turned provider again as Wolves regained the lead through another Hwang strike.

The result means that Newcastle drop into the bottom three, while it is Wolves' first home win of the season.

Wolves boss Bruno Lage was extremely pleased with his side's performance. He said: "When you look at our goals, it's not just about Raul and Hwang, we want to see how they start. We are happy with that, that's our way to play.

"When you find that space in-between the lines, you have to have those kind of players that can receive the ball and the other guys to attack the space. That's the dynamic we want."

Did you know?

With both teams finding the net in all 13 meetings between the sides, Wolves vs Newcastle remains the most played Premier League fixture never to see a clean sheet in the competition.

Wolves have won three of their last four Premier League games, as many as they had in their previous 16 in the competition (W3 D3 L10).

Newcastle have remained winless after their first seven games in four of their last seven Premier League campaigns (also 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2018-19). The Magpies had only failed to win any of their opening seven matches in two of their first 83 top-flight seasons.

Hwang became the first Wolves player to score in both halves of a Premier League match since Diogo Jota against Leicester in January 2019.

With his two assists today, Jimenez registered his 50th goal involvement in the Premier League (35 goals, 15 assists), at least 20 more than any other Wolves player in the competition.

Hendrick scored five minutes and 38 seconds after coming off the bench, becoming the third ever Newcastle player to score in the first half as a substitute in a Premier League match, after Gary Speed (September 1998) and Nolberto Solano (November 1998).