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Fulham face a trip to Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Cottagers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 4 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Wed 04 May | Fulham | 1 - 3 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 07 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 4 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 19 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 21 Oct | Fulham | 2 - 3 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Fulham | 2 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Dec | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 0 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 08 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. Only 2 goals have been registered in this time, with 3 in the wrong end.
The away form of Fulham is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Cottagers have hit 8 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Newcastle Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 1 points from their 4 games thus far. Fulham find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 4 points from their 4 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Fulham | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Cottagers out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Newcastle Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Fulham | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |