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Newcastle United captain Jamal Lascelles claims he doesn’t know how Wolves are seventh in the table after the two sides’ previous meeting.

The defender played at Molineux last Monday as Wolves rescued a point in stoppage time thanks to Willy Boly’s close range header.

Echoing comments made after the match by his teammate Isaac Hayden, who made a similar point, Lascelles reckons the Magpies were worthy of all three points in the Midlands against a side who netted significant stoppage time goals against them in both home and away fixtures this term.

“I think the game at Wolves felt like a loss,” Lascelles told the Newcastle Chronicle.

“Again though it was another good performance and sometimes you want to keep going and play the next one quickly.

“No disrespect to Wolves - and I know they have spent a lot of money - but I don’t know how they are where they are.

“I think the difference has been, not our performances, they have been good, but what we lack is being streetwise on the pitch.

“We are putting in good performances in and working hard sometimes we just get frustrated with ourselves.

“Points are there to be taken and if we are smarter and more mature we will get them.”

Lascelles could be seen angrily reacting to the Wolves equaliser, but at the time it was aimed at his own goalkeeper Martin Dubravka.

The former Nottingham Forest defender believed initially that Dubravka could’ve done better with the crucial goal, but having seen replays since he insists the goal shouldn’t have stood.

“I spoke to Martin and I apologised for my reaction at the time,” Lascelles continued.

“At the time I just thought he’d headed it in but look back and the camera shows as clear as anything it was a foul.

“He (Willy Boly) had both of his arms around his neck and pulled him back.

“In Spain that would be a foul straight away, in England you don’t get it. Maybe VAR needs to be introduced.

“It was a bad decision from the ref and that sort of thing should not determine us losing two points. Ultimately those points are crucial.

“Those two points could be the difference for us this season and the only problem has been, not from us, from a bad decision.”