LONDON. Newcastle United had a easy win over Fulham. Newcastle United was just to good to grab a decisive 4-0 lead with J. Willock (11′), M. Almiron (33′), S. Longstaff (43′) and M. Almiron (58′). Fulham reduced the distance with a goal (89′) by , but there was not much to do for them. Newcastle United was vastly better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Craven Cottage stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren England who was helped by James Mainwaring and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Tim Robinson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.7 degrees Celsius or 65.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Fulham

1 - 4

Newcastle United

  • ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
  • 4 Total 18
  • 1 On Target 10
  • 3 Off Target 8
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 68 Attack 118
  • 22 Dangerous attack 62
  • 90 Ball safe 87
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 8
  • 4 Off Sides 7
Fouls
  • 9 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Newcastle United had a strong ball possession 68% while Fulham was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Newcastle United was more pushing with 62 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Newcastle United won the match.​

Fulham shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Newcastle United shot 18 times, 10 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Fulham received 2 yellow cards (A. Mitrovic and H. Reed). Regarding the opposition, Newcastle United didn’t receive any yellow card.

(Fulham) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (6′).

Match Timeline

6'
8'
11'
Callum Wilson (goal)Joe Willock
12'
13'
Callum Wilson (var)
33'
Miguel Almirón(goal)Bruno Guimarães
37'
43'
Sean Longstaff(goal)
Issa Diop- sub ->Layvin Kurzawa
45'
Tom Cairney- sub ->Kevin Mbabu
45'
Harrison Reed- Yellow
54'
57'
Miguel Almirón(goal)Joe Willock
59'
Elliot Anderson- sub ->Bruno Guimarães
66'
70'
83'
83'
Matt Targett- sub ->Dan Burn
83'
Jamaal Lascelles - sub ->Fabian Schär
Bobby De Cordova-Reid(goal)Neeskens Kebano
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
89
38
Arsenal
84
38
Manchester United
75
38
Newcastle United
71
38
Liverpool
67
38
Brighton & Hove Albion
62
38
Aston Villa
61
38
Tottenham Hotspur
60
38
Brentford
59
38
Fulham
52
38
Crystal Palace
45
38
Chelsea
44
38
Wolverhampton Wanderers
41
38
West Ham United
40
38
AFC Bournemouth
39
38
Nottingham Forest
38
38
Everton
36
38
Leicester City
34
38
Leeds United
31
38
Southampton
25
38

After this match, Fulham will stay with 11 points like Newcastle United to hold in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Newcastle United will have 11 points like Fulham to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Fulham will play away with Manchester United on the 28th of May with a 19-2 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United (3 draws).

Newcastle United will play away agasint Chelsea on the 28th of May with a 21-8 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (5 draws).

Fulham – Formation

Fulham
G
Bernd Leno 17.Germany
7.4
D
Tim Ream 13.United States
5.8
D
Layvin Kurzawa 3.France
6.2
45'
D
Kevin Mbabu 27.Switzerland
5.8
45'
D
Tosin Adarabioyo 4.England
6.2
M
Harrison Reed 6.England
6.5
54'
M
Bobby De Cordova-Reid 14.Jamaica
6.8
88'
M
Daniel James 21.Wales
6.2
70'
M
N. Chalobah 12.England
3.1
8'
M
Andreas Pereira 18.Brazil
6.3
F
Aleksandar Mitrovic 9.Serbia
6.3
37' 12'
Substitutes
G
Marek Rodák 1.Slovakia
D
Issa Diop 31.France
6.5
45'
D
Shane Duffy 5.Republic of Ireland
M
Neeskens Kebano 7.DR Congo
7.1
70'
M
Joshua Onomah 25.England
M
Tom Cairney 10.Scotland
7.1
45'
M
L. Harris 38.Wales
F
Carlos Vinícius 30.Brazil
6.4
37'

Fulham started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva decided to play with the following team: Bernd Leno (7.4), Kevin Mbabu (5.8), Tosin Adarabioyo (6.2), Tim Ream (5.8), Layvin Kurzawa (6.4), Harrison Reed (6.5), Nathaniel Chalobah (3.1), Daniel James (6.4), Andreas Pereira (6.3), Bobby Reid (6.8) and Aleksandar Mitrović (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Marek Rodák, Neeskens Kebano (7.4), Carlos Vinícius (6.2), Joshua Onomah, Issa Diop (6.7), Tom Cairney (6.9), Shane Duffy, Luke Harris and Stefan Parkes.

Fulham could not rely on the presence of I. Diop (injured).

Substitutions

Fulham made 4 changes: A. Mitrovic for Carlos Vinicius (37′), L. Kurzawa for I. Diop (45′), K. Mbabu for T. Cairney (45′) and D. James for N. Kebano (70′).

Best player: Bernd Leno​

The player that probably impressed the most for Fulham was the goalkeeper: Bernd Leno. His rating is 7.42. He performed 6 saves.

Newcastle United – Formation

Newcastle United
G
Nick Pope 22.England
6.4
D
Kieran Trippier 2.England
8.1
83'
D
Fabian Schär 5.Switzerland
6.9
83'
D
Dan Burn 33.England
7.4
83'
D
Sven Botman 4.Netherlands
7.1
M
Joe Willock 28.England
7.0
M
Bruno Guimarães 39.Brazil
8.2
59'
M
Sean Longstaff 36.England
7.4
43'
F
Miguel Almirón 24.Paraguay
8.3
33', 57'
F
Jacob Murphy 23.England
7.4
F
Callum Wilson 9.England
7.1
66' 11'
Substitutes
G
Loris Karius 18.Germany
D
Matt Targett 13.England
6.2
83'
D
Paul Dummett 3.Wales
D
Jamal Lewis 12.Northern Ireland
6.1
83'
D
Jamaal Lascelles 6.England
6.2
83'
M
Elliot Anderson 32.Scotland
6.4
59'
M
Ryan Fraser 21.Scotland
6.6
66'
F
Chris Wood 20.New Zealand
F
Joelinton 7.Brazil

Newcastle United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Eddie Howe played with: Nick Pope (6.4), Kieran Trippier (8.5), Fabian Schär (6.9), Sven Botman (7.1), Dan Burn (7.2), Sean Longstaff (7.4), Bruno Guimarães (8.4), Joe Willock (7.0), Miguel Almirón (8.3), Callum Wilson (7.3) and Jacob Murphy (7.4).

They had on the bench: Elliot Anderson (6.3), Ryan Fraser (6.7), Loris Karius, Matt Targett, Paul Dummett, Jamal Lewis, Jamaal Lascelles, Chris Wood and Joelinton.

Substitutions

Newcastle United made 5 changes: B. Guimaraes for E. Anderson (59′), C. Wilson for R. Fraser (66′), D. Burn for M. Targett (83′), F. Schar for J. Lascelles (83′) and K. Trippier for J. Lewis (83′).

Best player: Kieran Trippier​

The player that probably impressed the most for Newcastle United was Kieran Trippier even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.5) with 64 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​