Newcastle make the trip to West London to take on Fulham this Saturday in the Premier League. The Magpies are looking for a spot back in Europe next season whereas Fulham are eyeing a spot in the top half of the table.
Date: 06/04/2024
Kick off time: 15:00
Location: Craven Cottage
Although Champions League football may be out of reach for Newcastle now, the race for Europa League or Conference League football is much closer. As is the race for the top ten, Fulham closing in on Chelsea and Wolves.
Fulham currently sit 13th in the Premier League after 31 games. The Cottagers have 11 wins, six draws and 14 losses, leaving them on 39 points, just three points from the top half of the table.
The Cottagers have been impressive in front of goal this season, scoring 47 goals and having an average of 1.51 goals a game. Fulham have also been consistent in defence, conceding 50 goals and keeping eight clean sheets.
Newcastle sit just above Fulham in eighth in the Premier League. In 30 games, The Magpies have 13 wins, five draws and 12 losses which leaves them on 44 points, six points from sixth-placed Manchester United.
The Magpies have also been rampant in attack, scoring 64 goals which gives them an average of 2.13 goals a game. Newcastle have been poor at the other end of the pitch, conceding 52 goals and keeping eight clean sheets.
This will be the 80th meeting between Fulham and Newcastle, with the first meeting coming all the way back in the 1908 FA Cup. Not much separates the two sides with Newcastle having 33 wins in comparison to Fulham’s 31 wins, the other 15 games ending in a draw.
The last five games in this fixture have seen a Newcastle win, with Fulham without a win in this fixture since 2017. This fixture usually sees a shutout with only one team on the scoresheet in four of the last five games.