Premier League wrap: Alexander Isak nets again as Newcastle rise to fourth.

Alexander Isak became the first Newcastle player to score in eight successive Premier League games as his double helped condemn Wolves to a 3-0 defeat at St James' Park.

The 25-year-old Sweden international opened the scoring with a deflected 34th-minute effort and then helped himself to a second after the break to take his tally to 16 goals in as many games and 17 for the season before setting up Anthony Gordon for a third.

His efforts were instrumental in securing a club record-equalling ninth successive win in all competitions for the Magpies and eased them into the top four.

The visitors started brightly with Joao Gomes lively in the middle of the field, and they might have made an impression had Goncalo Guedes not missed his kick when Rodrigo Gomes picked him out in the middle after Sandro Tonali had inadvertently diverted the ball into his path.

In the event, it was Jacob Murphy who unleashed the game's first meaningful attempt with six minutes gone, forcing a sprawling save from Jose Sa.

Both sides were wasteful in possession as play switched quickly from end to end with the Wolves press particularly effective in the early stages, and they passed up a second good opportunity with 13 minutes gone when Guedes dragged a shot wide after Hwang Hee-chan's cross had been allowed to travel across goal.

However, Sa had to get down well to repel Murphy's 24th-minute strike and Emmanuel Agbadou made a superb block to deny Gordon seconds later before Santiago Bueno repeated the feat.

Isak dragged a 31st-minute effort wide after running on to Bruno Guimaraes' fine through-ball with the Magpies piling on the pressure, and they finally made it tell 11 minutes before the break.

Murphy picked out Isak on the left and the Swede cut inside