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Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Newcastle United: Aleksandar Mitrovic strikes as Magpies return top of the Championship

Newcastle moved back to the top of the Sky Bet Championship after Aleksandar Mitrovic's first-half strike earned them a 1-0 win against Wolves at Molineux.

Mitrovic struck 60 seconds before half-time with his sixth goal of the season to give Rafael Benitez's side an 11th away win of the campaign, which sees them leapfrog Brighton and move a point clear at the top of the table following the Seagulls' 4-1 defeat of Burton earlier in the day.

The Serbian's strike left Wolves seething - they felt the striker should have been sent off for a 27th minute challenge on goalkeeper Carl Ikeme, 13 minutes after he had been booked for a foul on Richard Stearman.