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Fulham face a trip to Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 28 games played, Cottagers have recorded 7 wins, and Newcastle Utd. have come away with 14 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in September 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Fulham | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Magpies, with 3 goals against.
In complete contrast to Newcastle Utd., Fulham are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Cottagers have hit 6 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 3 points from their 2 games played so far, Fulham's 4 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Fulham | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Magpies, as the Cottagers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Fulham | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |