Vitor Pereira's men have much bigger fish to fry in the top flight, though, as after former head coach Nuno Espirito Santo masterminded a 3-0 win for surprise package Nottingham Forest on January 6, 17th-placed Wolves are only above the relegation zone on goal difference at the time of writing.

This is pretty straightforward as far as predictions go. Newcastle are on for a domestic Treble this season - well, on current form anyway - and I do not see their eight-game winning streak stopping here.

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