Saint-Maximin strikes late to rescue draw for Newcastle at Wolves

LONDON: Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves gave his side the lead, at Molineaux, seven minutes before half-time when he drilled a superb strike into the bottom corner from 25 yards. But Saint-Maximin matched Neves’ goal in the quality stakes as he blasted a brilliant equalizer in stoppage time.

Saint-Maximin volleyed home from the edge of the area after Wolves forward Hwang Hee-chan scuffed a woeful clearance toward the French forward. Newcastle are up to seventh place after an unbeaten start which has extended to four matches, a sequence that includes three successive draws.

They were inches away from snatching all three points in the final seconds when teenager Elliot Anderson headed a corner off the crossbar from close range. Second-bottom Wolves remain without a win in the league after two draws and two losses.