OFC Champions League Qualifying: 2-2 Draw Good Enough For Tupapa Maraerenga, Who Advance To Group Stage

At Auckland, New Zealand:

In the final game of the OFC Champions League's qualifying round, Andre Estay (10') and Harlem Simiona (50') each scored once as Tupapa Maraerenga wiped out two one-goal deficits to gain a 2-2 draw with Veitonga to advance the the tournament's group stage while ending the Tongan club's campaign.

Final Qualifying-Round Standings:

1. Lupe o le Soaga (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
2. Tupapa Maraerenga (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
3. Veitongo (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 1)

Lupe o le Soaga and Tupapa Maraerenga advanced to the OFC Champions League's group stage.

Group-stage play is set to open on Saturday, February 15.

GROUP A (all games to be played at PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, starting on Sunday, February 16):

Hienghene Sport (New Caledonia; defending champions)

Eastern Suburbs (New Zealand)

Hekari United (Papua New Guinea)

ABM Galaxy (Vanuatu)



GROUP B (all games to be played at Luganville Soccer Stadium, Luganville, Vanuatu, starting on Saturday, February 15):

Malampa Revivors (Vanuatu)

Lae City (Papua New Guinea)

Henderson Eels (Solomon Islands)

Lautoka (Fiji)



GROUP C (all games to be played at Numa-Daly Stadium, Noumea, New Caledonia, starting on Sunday, March 1):

AS Magenta (New Caledonia)

Solomon Warriors (Solomon Islands)

Tiare Tahiti (Tahiti, French Polynesia)

Tupapa Maraerenga (Cook Islands)



GROUP D:  (all games to be played at Pirae, Tahiti, in French Polynesia, starting on Sunday, March 1):

AS Venus (Tahiti, French Polynesia)

Ba FC (Fiji)

Auckland City (New Zealand)

Lupe o le Soaga (Samoa)

Copa Libertadores Qualifying: Guarani, Barcelona (NOT That One)

The opening round of Copa Libertadores qualifying concluded on Wednesday with two games.

At Villa Elisa, Paraguay:

Edgar Benitez (17'), Nicolas Mana (25'), Fernando Fernandez (78'), and Rodney Redes (84') each scored once as Club Guarani demolished visiting San Jose 4-0 in game two to close out the Bolivian club 5-0 on aggregate.

At Guayaquil, Ecuador:

Damian Diaz (13'), Fidel Martinez (67'), and Pedro Velasco (73') each scored once as Barcelona SC defeated visiting Progreso 3-1 in game two and ousted the Uruguayan club 5-1 on aggregate. 

Here are the matchups for the second qualifying round(set to open next Tuesday) with the game-one hosts listed first:

Universitario (Peru) vs. Cerro Porteno (Paraguay)

Cerro Largo (Uruguay) vs. Palestino (Chile)

Independiente Medellin (Colombia) vs. Deportivo Tachira (Venezuela)

Macara (Ecuador) vs. Deportes Tolima (Colombia)

Universidad de Chile (Chile) vs. Internacional (Brazil)

The Strongest (Bolivia) vs. Atletico Tucuman (Argentina)

Club Guarani (Paraguay) vs. Corinthians (Brazil)

Barcelona SC (Ecuador) vs. Sporting Cristal (Peru)

OFC Champions League Qualifying

At Auckland, New Zealand:


A 0-0 Tuesday stalemate with Tupapa Maraerenga was good enough for Lupe o le Soaga as the Samoan club advanced to the OFC Champions League's group stage.


Qualifying Round Standings:


1. x-Lupe o le Soaga (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
2.    Tupapa Maraerenga (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3.    Veitongo (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)


x-Clinched berth in group stage

Copa Libertodores Qualifying

At Lima, Peru:

Federico Alonso scored the series-winning goal in the 24th minute on Tuesday as the opening round for Copa Libertadores qualifying resumed with Universitario defeating visiting Carabobo of Venezuela 1-0 in game two of their series, which the Peruvian club won 2-1 on aggregate.

AFC Champions League

The playoff round for the eight remaining available AFC Champions League group-stage berths took place with eight games on Tuesday.

EAST REGION:

At Seoul, South Korea:

Park Chu-young (PK-39'), Park Dong-jin (49'), Osmar Ibanez Barba (63'), and Ikromjon Alibaev (90'+2) each scored once as FC Seoul dominated visiting Kedah 4-1.

At Shanghai, China:

Li Shenglong (77'), Marko Arnautovic (90'+2), and Hulk (PK-90'+5) each scored a second-half score as Shanghai SIPG ran away from visiting Buriram United 3-0.

At Tokyo:

Sei Muroya (48') and Adailton dos Santos da Silva (89') each scored once as FC Tokyo blanked visiting Ceres-Negros 2-0.

At Kashima, Japan:

Andrew Nabbout scored the only goal of the match in the 54th minute as the Melbourne Victory knocked off Kashima Antlers 1-0 on the road.



WEST REGION:

At Al Ain, United Arab Emirates:

Saeed Juma scored the only goal of the match in the 78th minute as Al-Ain defeated visiting FC Bunyodkor 1-0.

At Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:

Mohamed Belaili's successfully-converted stoppage-time penalty kick (90'+1) carried Al-Ahli to a 1-0 triumph over visiting Istiklol.

At Doha, Qatar:

After 120 scoreless minutes, Rouhollah Seifollahi, Milad Sarlak, Amin Ghaseminejad, Farshad Faraji, and Saeid Sadeghi all converted their spot kicks as Shahr Khodro won the penalty-kick shootout 5-4 on the road over Al-Sailiya.

At Doha, Qatar:

Mehdi Ghaedi (40', 47') and Amir Motahari (84', 90'+1) each scored twice as Esteghlal destroyed Al-Rayyan 5-0 on the road.



Here are the eight four-team groups with group-stage play set to start on February 11:

WEST REGION:

GROUP A:

Al-Wahda (UAE)

Al-Shorta (Iraq)

Esteghlal (Iran)

Al-Ahli (Saudi Arabia)



GROUP B:

Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia)

Shabab Al-Ahli (UAE)

Pakhtakor (Uzbekistan)

Shahr Khodro (Iran)



GROUP C:

Al-Duhail (Qatar)

Al-Taawoun (Saudi Arabia)

Sharjah (UAE)

Persepolis (Iran)



GROUP D:

Sepahan (Iran)

Al-Sadd (Qatar)

Al-Nassr (Saudi Arabia)

Al-Ain (UAE)



EAST REGION:

GROUP E:

Beijing FC (China)

Chiangrai United (Thailand)

Melbourne Victory (Australia)

FC Seoul (South Korea)



GROUP F:

Ulasn Hyundai (South Korea)

Shanghai Shenhua (China)

Perth Glory (Australia)

FC Tokyo (Japan)



GROUP G:

Vissel Kobe (Japan)

Suwon Samsung Bluewings (South Korea)

Guangzhou Evergrande (China)

Johor Darul Ta'zim (Malaysia)



GROUP H:

Sydney FC (Australia)

Yokohama F. Marinos (Japan)

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (South Korea)

Shanghai SIPG (China)

Lions Top Visiting Maritimo

At Lisbon:

Cristian Borja scored the only goal of the match in the 76th minute to carry Sporting CP to a 1-0 Monday Portuguese Primeira Liga home victory over Maritimo.

CAF Champions League

At Cairo, Egypt:

In the lone Sunday CAF Champions League group-stage contest, Oluwafemi Junior Ajayi's goal in the 32nd minute carried Al-Ahly to a 1-0 Group B home victory over Etoile du Sahel.

Group B Standings:

1.    Al-Ahly (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 10)
2.    Etoile du Sahel (GP: 5; GD: +3; PTS: 9)
3.    Al-Hilal Omdurman (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 7)
4. z-FC Platinum (GP: 5; GD: -7; PTS: 1)

z-Eliminated from tournament

NOTE:  With the clubs level on head-to-head points (3), head-to-head goal differential (0), and head-to-head goals scored (2), Etoile du Sahel hold the advantage on head-to-head goals scored vis a viv Al-Hilal Omdurman (2-1).

Ajax Knocked Off On Road

At Groningen, Netherlands:

Kaj Sierhuis (16') and Ramon Lundqvist (52') each scored once on Sunday as FC Groningen knocked off visiting Ajax Amsterdam 2-1 in Dutch Eredivisie action.

OFC Champions League

At Auckland, New Zealand:

In Saturday's opening game of the qualifying round for the OFC Champions League, Matthew Chant (27') and Suivai Ataga (31') each scored a first-half goal four minutes apart as Lupe o le Soaga from Samon blanked Veitongo of Tonga 2-0.

Qualifying round standings:

1. Lupe o le Soaga (Samoa) (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
2. Tupapa Maraerenga (Cook Islands) (GP: 0; GD: 0; PTS: 0)
3. Veitongo (Tonga) (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)

One scheduled entry, American Samoa's Pago Youth, withdrew on December 17 due to measles concerns in the Pacific.

AFC Champions League

Two East Region second preliminary-round contests, both originally scheduled to be played in Iran on Tuesday, took place on Saturday in the United Arab Emirates as qualifying for the AFC Champions League continued.

At Sharjah:

Amin Ghaseminejad scored the winning goal in the 83rd minute as Shahr Khodro defeated Al-Riffa of Bahrain 2-1.

At Dubai:

Cheick Diabate scored twice (27', 54') as Esteghlal dominated Al-Kuwait from (where else ?) Kuwait 3-0.

Monaco Ambushed At Home

At Fontvieille, Monaco:

Adrien Thomasson scored the game winner at 66 minutes on Saturday as Strasbourg knocked off AS Monaco 3-1 on the road in French Ligue 1 play.

Bayern Crush Visiting Royal Blues

At Munich, Germany:

Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring in the sixth minute as five different players each scored once on Saturday as Bayern Munich destroyed visiting Schalke 5-0 in German Bundesliga action.

The second-placed Bavarian club now stands one point in back of division-leading RB Leipzig.

Parakeets Gain Home Draw With Athletic Bilbao

At Cornella de Llobregat, Spain:

Raul de Tomas scored the equalizer in the 63rd minute to lift Espnayol to a 1-1 Saturday Spanish Primera Division home draw with Athletic Bilbao.

Asier Villalibre scored in the 12th minute for the guests.

CAF Champions League

Five games were played in the group stage of the CAF Champions League on Saturday.

GROUP A:

At Ndola, Zambia:

Manuel David Afonso's equalizer in the 69th minute lifted CD Primeiro de Agosto to a 1-1 road deadlock with ZESCO United.

Winston Kalengo scored for the Zambian club in the 50th minute.

Group A Standings:

1. y-TP Mazembe (GP: 5; GD: +5; PTS: 11)
2. x-Zamalek (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 9)
3. z-CD Primeiro de Agosto (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 3)
4. z-ZESCO United (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 3)

y-Won Group A and clinched berth in quarterfinal round

x-Clinched berth in quarterfinal round

z-Eliminated from tournament

NOTE:  With both clubs level on head-to-head goal difference (0), head-to-head goals scored (2), overall goal differential (-3), and overall goals scored (3), CD Primeiro de Agosto held the tiebreaker on overall road goals scored (2-1) vis a viv ZESCO United.



GROUP B:

At Bulawayo, Zimbabwe:

Mohamed Eldai scored the only goal of the match in the 84th minute as Al-Hilal Omdurman defeated already-eliminated FC Platinum 1-0 on the road.



GROUP C:

At Luanda, Angola:

Leandro Sirino (PK-23') and Motjeka Madisha (90'+1) each scored once for Mamelodi Sundowns as the South African club gained a 2-2 road draw with Petro de Luanda.

Ricardo Job (PK-41') and Jacques Tuyisenge (71') each scored once for the hosts.

Group C Standings:

1. x-Mamelodi Sundowns (GP: 5; GD: +5; PTS: 11)
2. x-Wydad Casablanca (GP: 5; GD: +5; PTS: 9)
3. z-Petro de Luanda (GP: 5; GD: -6; PTS: 3)
4. z-USM Alger (GP: 5; GD: -4; PTS: 2)

x-Clinched berth in quarterfinal round

z-Eliminated from tournament



GROUP D:

At Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo:

Djuma Shabani (PK-24'), Yannick Bengala (55'), Ernest Luzolo (67'), and Fiston Mayele (70') each scored once as AS Vita Club dominated visiting JS Kabylie 4-1.

At Rades, Tunisia:

Abdelraouf Benguit (32') and Fedi Ben Choug (81') each scored once to lift Esperance de Tunis to a 2-2 home draw with Raja Casablanca, enabling the hosts to lock up top spot in Group D.

Fabrice Ngah (49') and Badr Banoun (67') each tallied once for the Moroccan club, who locked up a berth in the quarterfinal round.

Group D Standings:

1. y-Esperance de Tunis (GP: 5; GD: +5; PTS: 11)
2. x-Raja Casablanca (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 8)
3. z-AS Vita Club (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 4)
4. z-JS Kabylie (GP: 5; GD: -5; PTS: 4) 

y-Won Group D and clinched berth in the quarterfinal round

x-Clinched berth in quarterfinal round

z-Eliminated from tournament

NOTE:  While level on head-to-head points, AS Vita Club hold the tiebreaker over JS Kabylie on head-to-head goal differential (+2 to -2).

Rossoneri Up To Sixth Place In Serie A After Road Win

At Brescia, Italy:

Ante Rebic scored the only goal of the match in the 71st minute as AC Milan defeated relegation-threatened Brescia 1-0 on the road as the Rossoneri climbed up to sixth place in the Italian Serie A standings.

CAF Champions League: Wydad Casablanca Qualify For Quarterfinals

Group-stage play in the CAF Champions League resumed on Friday.

GROUP A:

At Cairo, Egypt:

Zamalek and visiting TP Mazembe battled to a 0-0 stalemate.



GROUP C:

At Casablanca, Morocco:

Badie Aouk scored the winning goal in the 24th minute as Wydad Casablanca defeated visiting USM Alger 3-1, locking up a berth in the quarterfinal round while eliminating the Algerian club from the tournament.

Late Goal Carries Liverpool Past Wolves In West Midlands

At Wolverhampton, England:

Roberto Firmino scored the game-winning goal in the 84th minute on Thursday to lift English Premier League-leading Liverpool to a 2-1 road victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Copa Libertadores Qualifying: Guarani, Barcelona (NOT That One) Take Series Openers On Road

The opening round of Copa Libertadores qualifying continued on Wednesday with two games.

At Oruro, Bolivia:

Cristian Baez's successfully-converted 85th-minute penalty kick carried Club Guarani to a series-opening 1-0 road victory over San Jose.

At Montevideo, Uruguay:

Fidel Martinez (22') and Emmanuel Martinez (48') each scored once as Ecuador's Barcelona SC blanked Progreso 2-0 on the road in their series opener.

AFC Champions League

At Tashkent, Uzbekistan:

In the lone Wednesday contest from the AFC Champions League's second preliminary round, Khumoyun Murtazaev scored twice (46', 85') as FC Bunyodkor dominated visiting Al-Zawraa from Iraq 4-1 in a West Regional matchup.

Chicharito's New Gig

He may become more successful to the Galaxy than Zlatan was.

Copa Libertadores Qualifying Opens As Universitario Gains Series-Opening Draw On Road With Carabobo

At Ciudad Guyana, Venezuela:

In the opening contest of the first round of qualifying for the Copa Libertadores on Tuesday, Jonathan Dos Santos' equalizer in the 83rd minute lifted Universitario to a series-opening 1-1 road draw with Carabobo.

Edson Tortolero scored for the Venezuelan club in the 46th minute.

AFC Champions League Qualifying

Five games were played on Tuesday as the AFC Champions League's second preliminary round commenced.

EAST REGION:

At Alor Setar, Malaysia:

Brice Tchetche produced a hat trick (3', 21', 90'+2) while Muhammad Azman added a pair (47', 66') as Kedah demolished visiting Tai Po (Hong Kong) 5-1.

At Buriram, Thailand:

Ricardo Bueno da Silva scored the winning goal in the 74th minute as Buriram United held off visiting Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) 2-1.

At Bangkok, Thailand:

Stephan Schrock scored the only goal of the match in the 51st minute as Ceres-Negros of the Philippines defeated Fort FC 1-0 on the road.

At Melbourne, Australia:

Migjan Basha (4'), Josh Hope (37'), Robbie Kruse (59'), Nils Toivonen (81'), and Elvis Kamsoba (90') each scored once as the Melbourne Victory destroyed visiting Bali United from Indonesia 5-0.



WEST REGION:

At Tashkent, Uzbekistan:

Alisher Dzhalilov scored the game's lone goal as Tajikistan's Istiqlol knocked off Lokomotiv Tashkent 1-0 on the road.

NOTES:

Bonyodkor's scheduled match at home with Al-Zawraa (Iraq) was postponed until Wednesday; Iranian clubs Shahr Khodo and Esteghlal had their scheduled games postponed (at home against Al-Riffa of Bahrain and Kuwait's Al-Kuwait, respectively) since their home country's clubs were banned from hosting contests on orders from the Asian Football Confederation.

Parakeets Hold On For Road Win Over Yellow Sub

At Villarreal, Spain:

David Lopez (5') and Raul de Tomas (47') delivered the goals on Sunday as Espanyol, despite playing more than a half-hour with ten men, held off Villarreal 2-1 on the road in Spanish Primera Division action.

Bayern Break Open Deadlocked Match, Crush Hertha In Berliln

At Berlin:

Thomas Muller (60'), Robert Lewandowski (PK-73'), Thiago Alcantara (76'), and Ivan Perisic (84') each scored a second-half goal as Bayern Munich broke open what was a scoreless stalemate at halftime and proceeded to demolish Hertha Berlin 4-0 on the road in Sunday German Bundesliga action.

Home Win For Ajax

At Amsterdam, Netherlands:

Donny van de Beek (15') and Ryan Gravenberch (60') each scored once on Sunday as league-leading Ajax Amsterdam held off visiting Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 in Dutch Eredivisie action.

Rossoneri Pull Out Late Home Win Over Udinese

At Milan, Italy:

In Sunday Italian Serie A action, Ante Rebic scored the stoppage-time winning goal (90'+3) as AC Milan defeated visiting Udinese 3-2.

Wolves Upend Saints On Road, Get Back On Winning Track

At Southampton, England:


Raul Jimenez scored twice (PK-65', 76') while Pedro Neto scored once (53') as Wolverhampton Wanderers came back from two goals down to knock off Southampton 3-2 on the road in Saturday English Premier League action.

Lions Fall To Visiting Eagles In Lisbon Derby

At Lisbon:

Rafa Silva scored twice (80', 90'+9) as SL Benfica knocked off Sporting CP 1-0 on the road in Friday Portuguese Primeira Liga action in the latest edition of the Lisbon Derby.

PSG Blast Monaco On Road

At Fontvieille, Monaco:

Kylian Mbappe scored twice (24', 90'+1) to help power league-leading Paris Saint-Germain to a 4-1 Wednesday French Ligue 1 road beatdown of AS Monaco.

Qualifying For AFC Champions League Opens

The first preliminary round for the AFC Champions League took place on Tuesday with four games.

West Region:

At Ahmedabad, India:

Mahdi Abduljabbar scored the only goal of the match in the 41st minute as Al-Riffa of Bahrain knocked out Chennai City 1-0 on the road to advance.

At Amman, Jordan:

Fahad Al Hajeri scored the winning overtime goal in the 119th minute as Al-Kuwait knocked off Al-Faisaly 2-1 on the road.



East Region:

At Manilla, Philippines:

O.J. Porteria scored the winning goal in the 79th minute to lift Ceres-Negros to a 3-2 home victory over Burma/Nyanmar's Shan United.

At Singapore:

Stefano Lilipaly (100') and Mohammad Saimima (115') each scored an overtime goal as Indonesia's Bali United knocked off Tampines Rovers 5-3 on the road.

Monaco Battle PSG To Exciting Stalemate In Paris

At Paris:

Gelson Martins (7'), Wissam Ben Yedder (13'), and Islam Slimani (70') each scored once on Sunday to lift AS Monaco to a 3-3 French Ligue 1 road draw with league-leading Paris Saint-Germain.

Neymar scored twice (3', PK-42') and Fode Ballo once (OG-24') for the hosts.

Road Win For Lions

At Setubal, Portugal:

In Saturday Portugese Liga action, Bruno Fernandes scored twice (PK-34', 90'+4) as Sporting CP defeated Vitoria Setubal 3-1 on the road.

CAF Champions League

Group-stage play in the CAF Champions League continued on Saturday with six games.

GROUP A:

At Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo:

Chico Ushindi (59') and Jackson Muleka (68') each scored once as TP Mazembe defeated visiting Primeiro de Agosto 2-1 to lock up a berth in the quarterfinal round.

Group A Standings:

1. x-TP Mazembe (GP: 4; GD: +5; PTS: 10)
2.  Zamalek (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 7)
3.  ZESCO United (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS: 2)
4.  Primeiro de Agosto (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS: 2)

x-Clinched berth in quarterfinal round

NOTE:  With ZESCO United and Primeiro de Agosto level on head-to-head points (1), head-to-head goal differential (0), and on head-to-head goals scored (1), the Zambian club has scored one goal on the road in Angola back on November 30.



GROUP B:

At Bulawayo, Zimbabwe:

Marwan Mohsen's equalizer in the 52nd minute lifted Al-Ahly to a 1-1 road draw with FC Platinum.

Stanley Ngala scored for the now-eliminated hosts in the 19th minute.

At Omdurman, Sudan:

Iheb Msakni scored the winning goal in the 71st minute as Etoile du Sahel knocked off Al-Hilal Omdurman 2-1 on the road.

Group B Standings:

1.    Etoile de Sahel (GP: 4; GD: +4; PTS: 9)
2.    Al-Ahly (GP: 4; GD: +2; PTS: 7)
3.    Al-Hilal Omdurman (GP: 4; GD: 0; PTS: 6)
4. z-FC Platinum (GP: 4; GD: -6; PTS: 1)

z-Eliminated from tournament



GROUP C:

At Pretoria, South Africa:

Sibusio Vilakazi scored the game winner in the first minute of first-half stoppage time as Mamelodi Sundowns defeated visiting USM Alger 2-1 to clinch a berth in the quarterfinal round.

At Luanda, Angola:

Kazadi Kasegnu (14') and Yahya Jabrane (PK-58') each scored once to carry Wydad Casablanca to a 2-2 road draw with Petro de Luanda.

Herenilson (21') and Dany (45'+1) each scored once for the hosts.

Group C Standings:

1. x-Mamelodi Sundowns (GP: 4; GD: +5; PTS: 10)
2.    Wydad Casablanca (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
3.    USM Alger (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 2)
4.    Petro de Luanda (GP: 4; GD: -6; PTS: 2)

x-Clinched berth in quarterfinal round

NOTE:  USM Alger scored a road goal in their December 7 draw with Petro de Luanda.



GROUP D:

At Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo:

Fousseny Coulibaly (21') and Hamdou Elhouni (90'+11) each scored once as Esperance de Tunis blanked AS Vita Club 2-0 on the road.

Group D Standings:

1. Esperance de Tunis (GP: 4; GD: +5; PTS: 10)
2. Raja Casablanca (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 7)
3. JS Kabylie (GP: 4; GD: -2; PTS: 4)
4. AS Vita Club (GP: 4; GD: -4; PTS: 1)

Rossoneri Blank Cagliari In Sardinia; Zlatan Helps

At Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy:

Rafael Leao (46') and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (64') each scored once on Saturday as AC Milan blanked Cagliari 2-0 on the road in Italian Serie A action.

Wolves Gain Home Draw With Magpies

At Wolverhampton, England:

Leander Dendocker's 14th-minute equalizer enabled Wolverhampton Wanderers to gain a 1-1 Saturday English Premier League home draw with Newcastle United.

Miguel Almiron (remember him, Atlanta United fans?) scored for the Magpies in the seventh minute.