Newcastle
Line-up
- 12M. Dúbravka
- 19Javier Manquillo
- 11M. Ritchie
- 3P. Dummett
- 6J. Lascelles
- 5F. Schär
- 10M. Diamé
- 4Ki Sung-Yueng
- 30C. Atsu
- 17Ayoze Pérez
- 9José Salomón Rondón
- 22D. Yedlin
- 15Kenedy
Subs
- 41F. Woodman
- 18F. Fernández
- 14I. Hayden
- 13Y. Muto
- 21Joselu
Fulham
Line-up
- 25Sergio Rico
- 13T. Ream
- 26A. Mawson
- 4D. Odoi
- 23Joe Bryan
- 5C. Chambers
- 22C. Christie
- 24J. Seri
- 14André Schürrle
- 10T. Cairney
- 9A. Mitrović
- 11F. Ayité
- 47A. Kamara
Subs
- 1M. Bettinelli
- 20Maxime Le Marchand
- 8S. Johansen
- 6K. McDonald
- 19L. Vietto
Newcastle fans saw their side edge away from the danger zone last weekend as they picked up a potentially crucial 3 points away to the struggling Huddersfield, lifting them to 14th in the tale and putting them 4 points clear of the bottom 3.
Things are still tense at St James’ Park though, with that 10 game winless run at the start of the season putting the fans on edge. However, they have clearly improved a lot since then and their recent results suggest that a top half finish isn’t out of their reach this season.
Newcastle’s win over Huddersfield made it 4 wins from their last 7 Premier League games.
A change of manager doesn’t seem to have helped The Cottagers an awful lot. Claudio Ranieri made an instant impact with their 3-2 win over Southampton, but the troubles at Craven Cottage run deeper and a single victory wasn’t enough to lift them out of their slump.
Even their attacking play has seemingly deserted them. The Cottagers have failed to score in 6 of their last 9 competitive games.
Away from home Fulham have been atrocious recently. They have lost 7 on the bounce in the Premier League and have picked up just a single point from a possible 27 this season. Given Newcastle’s morale boosting win last weekend, I’m backing a Magpies win on Saturday along with a 1-0 correct score predictions.