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Eddie Howe insisted he’s having fun with the choice headache his Newcastle gamers have offered him after coming from behind towards Wolves final trip.
Two targets in 5 minutes from Fabian Schar and Harvey Barnes moved the Magpies as much as third within the early-season standings as they goal to return to the Champions League this season.
With Newcastle fighting accidents for a lot of final season, Howe mentioned that regardless of the issue of the choices he has to make each week, it’s a part of being a head coach within the Premier League.
“These are the complications you need. Leaving Harvey out and different gamers on this sport was very, very troublesome nevertheless it what you’re paid to do,” Howe mentioned.
“All you need then is when the participant enters the pitch to try to show that he ought to try to begin the subsequent sport.
“The fixture listing isn’t simple, each sport within the Premier League is all the time troublesome. 4 factors from Wolves and Bournemouth is sweet and we go away to Fulham subsequent.”
Onto Fulham!
#FULNEW pic.twitter.com/olq88T6zG9
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) September 18, 2024
Fulham, in the meantime, suffered a shock midweek exit within the Carabao Cup to Championship aspect Preston North Finish at Deepdale.
The Cottagers have been crushed on penalties after a 1-1 attract regular time, finally being dumped out of the competitors in uncommon style, shedding 16-15 after Timothy Castagne noticed his penalty saved, with Ryan Ledson sending North Finish by way of.
Head coach Marco Silva was left ruing his sides missed alternatives in the course of the encounter, and is hoping his gamers can discover their scientific edge towards the high-flying Magpies this weekend.
“I’m positive that we did sufficient in the course of the 95 minutes to win the sport,” Silva informed reporters after the 34-kick shootout.
“From the primary minute, we took management of the sport and I feel we created sufficient probabilities… the crossbar, numerous crosses, numerous moments the place we should always’ve scored.”
Thanks in your help in Preston this night. pic.twitter.com/lqPSPqpmkn
— Fulham Soccer Membership (@FulhamFC) September 17, 2024
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Fulham – Emile Smith-Rowe
Smith Rowe has made a optimistic begin to his Fulham profession, netting his second purpose involvement since his transfer from Arsenal together with his help for Raul Jiminez’s purpose towards West Ham.
The 24-year-old additionally boasts a formidable file towards the Magpies, profitable 4 of the 5 video games he has performed towards them (L1), scoring as soon as.
Newcastle – Harvey Barnes
Barnes has both scored (two) or assisted (one) a purpose in every of his final three Premier League appearances for Newcastle.
Solely in January 2021 at Leicester has he registered a purpose involvement in 4 consecutive video games within the competitors earlier than.
MATCH PREDICTION: DRAW
Newcastle have loved their current visits to Craven Cottage, profitable every of their final 4 away league video games towards Fulham, having beforehand misplaced six in a row earlier than this.
The Magpies additionally boast an anticipated targets (xG) towards complete of 6.5 within the Premier League this season, however have conceded simply three targets, with their distinction of three.5 between targets conceded and xG towards the very best within the division to this point.
With 10 factors (W3 D1), that is Newcastle’s greatest begin to a Premier League marketing campaign after 4 video games since 1995-96 below Kevin Keegan (12 factors) – the Magpies haven’t gone unbeaten of their opening 5 top-flight matches since 2011-12 below Alan Pardew (W2 D3).
Fulham, in the meantime, are winless of their final eight Premier League conferences with Newcastle (D2 L6), shedding every of the final 5 in a row.
Silva’s aspect have additionally struggled on residence soil, having received simply considered one of their final six Premier League residence video games (D2 L3), having received 4 of their earlier six at Craven Cottage (D1 L1).
Whereas Opta’s data-led simulations anticipated a draw between the 2 sides, none of Fulham’s 16 Premier League residence video games towards Newcastle have completed degree, with the Cottagers profitable 9 and shedding seven. The one actual fixture to be performed extra with out being drawn within the competitors’s historical past is Everton v Fulham at Goodison Park (17).
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
Fulham – 34.7%
Draw – 25.7%
Newcastle – 39.7%
