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Newcastle saviour Jacob Murphy reveals a pre-match call with brother Josh eased his nerves before he impressed boss Steve Bruce against Wolves and scored a late free-kick to earn his side a Premier League point

Newcastle point-saver Jacob Murphy made a last-minute phone call to his twin brother Josh before kick-off and duly produced an equally late equaliser.

It is approaching two years since his last Premier League start for the Magpies and three years since his last top-flight goal.

But Murphy curled in an 89th-minute free-kick to salvage a draw at Molineux and then revealed: 'I was a bit nervous going into the game. I spoke to my brother and he gave me some reassuring words just before kick-off, which was nice.

Newcastle match-winner Jacob Murphy beat pre-match nerves to fire the equaliser at Wolves
On a rare start for Newcastle, Murphy left the hosts on their knees with a dramatic late leveller

'But I've worked really hard in training.