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Eyebrows were raised when Newcastle United triggered the £25m release clause in Chris Wood’s contract in January. The consensus was that Eddie Howe had overpaid but it seemed money very well spent here as Wood’s second half penalty lifted his new side to the heady heights of 14th in the Premier League, virtually extinguishing Tyneside’s fears of Championship football next season.Bruno Lage’s Wolves arrived with loftier aims but paid the price for an appalling lack of ambition and were fortunate not to fall behind in the first half when Wood had a goal disallowed. Continue reading...