The Magpies started the game on the front foot and came close to taking the lead after 16 minutes played when Nick Woltemade’s header flashed over the bar following an excellent free-kick played into the box.
However, the game’s first shot on target came from the hosts just before the half-hour mark as Mateus Mane did well to shoot quickly on the turn, although his effort was straight at Nick Pope.
Despite having to soak up a lot of pressure in the latter stages of the first half, Hugo Bueno almost edged Wolves in front on the stroke of half-time, but his 12-yard effort was steered narrowly wide.
With the score goalless at the interval, Rob Edwards will have been very encouraged by how competitive and organised his side was, which saw the visitors fail to register a single shot on target.
As the rain continued to pour down in the West Midlands after the break, the match struggled to get going with neither side able to take the game by the scruff of the neck as the second half progressed.
In an effort to unlock Wolves’ defence, Eddie Howe brought on Lewis Miley, Anthony Elanga and Yoane Wissa with a quarter of the match left to play. With just over 10 minutes remaining, Newcastle won a free-kick in a dangerous position but, to the home fans' relief, Kieran Trippier’s attempt could only ripple the side-netting.
The closing stages of the match saw the Magpies throw everything at Wolves to claim a late winner, but Jose Sa came to the hosts’ rescue with two good saves to deny Bruno Guimaraes and Joelinton.
After collecting a point on the road, Eddie Howe’s side have leapfrogged arch-rivals Sunderland into eighth position in the Premier League table, but a return of just two wins in 11 away league games this season is undermining their top-four push.
Despite an upturn in fortunes, Wolves remain bottom of the league and sit 14 points adrift of safety.
Flashscore Man of the Match: Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
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