5mins Cort latched onto a Daniel Jones corner to head in the opener, unchallenged, for the visitors.  0-1

22mins Brittain and Baxter combined down the right and Michael Chopra's header from Brittain's cross beat Paul Harrison in the Wolves' goal but the ball came back off the bar for Finnigan to head in.  1-1

Half time: Newcastle 1 Wolves 1 

77mins Smylie got the winner with well-taken right foot shot to give him his first- ever competitive goal at this level. 2-1

Full time: Newcastle 2 Wolves 1 

"After a game like this you hope the players can go on and learn from it in terms of how to grind out a result.

"There was not much to choose between the teams in the end.

"It looked like it was going to be a 1-1 stalemate but we came into it a bit more in the second half and managed to get the ball through to Smylie near the end.

"We managed to achieve the right result but we were not comfortable winners. It was a dour battle and there were not many chances for either side.

"However, we are thankful to have made a good start to the New Year.

"Daryl tucked his goal away well, it was a measured pass into the corner which has won the game for us.

"We are five games undefeated now and we are a very young team."

"I had been training for a week or more leading up to the game and I felt pretty good and so the coaching and medical staff saw it as a good opportunity to get me involved in a match scenario. 

"To score a goal so early on was a real bonus and it helped me to settle. I had to ride a couple of hard tackles but I was pleased with that because I came through them and I had no problems after the game, if anything that boosted my confidence.

"I'm sure I'll feel a bit stiff later but otherwise I feel fine and so I am looking forward to stepping things up."