Newcastle are on the road for the second weekend in a row when they travel to the capital to take on Marco Silva’s Fulham.
The Magpies were pretty terrible away from home last season but enjoyed their visits to Craven Cottage, picking up FA Cup and Premier League wins at Fulham’s ground.
They have started their travels on a positive note this term, with a brace from Harvey Barnes helping Eddie Howe’s side overturn a 1-0 deficit at Wolves last weekend. Unlike their nearest opponents, Newcastle enjoyed the week off but will be in Carabao Cup action on Tuesday night.
Fulham were involved in a record penalty shoot-out defeat on Tuesday as they exited the Carabao Cup despite successfully converting 15 penalties against second-tier Preston. Silva’s side look poised and stable again despite Joao Palhinha’s summer exit, and they were moments away from another win against West Ham last weekend before Danny Ings struck at the death.
here it is 90 minutes saturday guide Premier League clash at Craven Cottage.
Fulham vs Newcastle H2H Record (Last Five Matches)
Current form (all competitions)
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Fulham |
Newcastle |
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Preston 1-1 Fulham (16-15p) – 17/09/24 |
Wolves 1-2 Newcastle – 15/09/24 |
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Fulham 1-1 West Ham – 14/09/24 |
Newcastle 2-1 Tottenham – 24/09/01 |
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Ipswich Town 1-1 Fulham – 31/08/24 |
Nottingham Forest 1-1 (3-4p) Newcastle – 28/08/24 |
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Birmingham 0-2 Fulham – 27/08/24 |
Bournemouth – Newcastle 1-1 – 25/08/24 |
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Fulham 2-1 Leicester – 24/08/24 |
Newcastle 1-0 Southampton – 17/08/24 |
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country |
TV channel/live broadcast |
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united kingdom |
N/A |
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united states |
royal peacock |
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canada |
fuboTV Canada, Fubo Sports Network 3 Canada |
Saturday’s hosts have just one injury concern heading into Saturday’s game. Silva is expected to be without reserve striker Carlos Vinicius due to a minor calf injury, but the former Tottenham forward is not expected to be sidelined for long.
The manager made wholesale changes for the Cottagers’ dramatic cup defeat in the week, so Fulham’s key starters will return to the fold well-rested.
Raul Jimenez could keep Rodrigo Muniz out of the side, and we could see on-loan Reiss Nelson team up with former Arsenal team-mates Emile Smith Rowe and Alex Iwobi in Saturday’s XI.
Expected line-up of Fulham against Newcastle (4-2-3-1): Leno; Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Berge, Pereira; Nelson, Smith Rowe, Iwobi; Jimenez
Sandro Tonali could make his first Premier League start since returning from his lengthy suspension on Saturday after coming off the bench at Molineux last weekend. The Italian would likely replace Sean Longstaff in the XI if he were to come back in.
Joe Willock has returned from injury and is back in contention, but Callum Wilson remains on the sidelines for the visitors. There are also doubts over Alexander Isak’s fitness for Saturday’s trip to London, so we could see Anthony Gordon used in a central role up top.
Sven Botman, Jamaal Lascelles and Lewis Miley remain out with long-term injuries.
Predicted Newcastle v Fulham line-up (4-3-3): Pope; Delivery, Schar, Burn, Hall; Tonali, Guimaraes, Joelinton; Murphy, Gordon, Barnes.
Isak’s potential absence would of course be important, but Newcastle’s record against Fulham is impressive. The Magpies have won the previous six meetings between the two sides, with the Cottagers’ last win in this fixture coming in 2017 when the pair were competing in the Championship.
Newcastle’s Success against Silva’s side will fill the visitors with plenty of confidence despite their current injury concerns, although Fulham’s stability and balance should see them compete strongly in almost every game this season season, especially at home.
This has the makings of an entertaining event, and we’ll be backing the visitors to take the momentum of last weekend’s win at Wolves into Saturday’s game.
