Fulham will be looking to maintain their fine start to the season when they welcome Newcastle United to Craven Cottage on Saturday. Newcastle have been a tricky side to get past this season and given Fulham’s fine record at home, both teams look set to cancel each other out.
For the first time in all their brief sojourns to the Premier League, Fulham are beginning to look like they belong to the topflight of English Football. They have claimed three wins from eight matches so far and are sixth on the standings.
Fulham went into the international break with a 3-2 victory at Nottingham Forest in their previous Premier League fixture. They fought back from a goal down with Tosin Adarabioyo, Joao Palinha and Harrison Reed getting the goals.
A solid home form has been at the heart of Fulham’s fine showing this season as they unbeaten at Craven Cottage. Marco Silva’s men have beaten Brentford and Brighton in that run and also played out a 2-2 draw with Liverpool.
Newcastle United travel to Craven Cottage off the back of a 1-1 home draw with Bournemouth in their previous Premier League fixture. They were made to come from behind with Alexander Isak’s second half penalty earning them a share of the spoils.
For all the praise manager Eddie Howe has earned this season, Newcastle United have found it difficult putting teams away. They have only claimed one win from seven matches so far and are currently in the bottom half of the table.
One positive for Newcastle United is that they have proved difficult to beat this season, showing great character to come from behind repeatedly. That doggedness means they have amassed a Premier League high five draws this term as the search continues for their second win of the campaign.
How the bookies view it
Newcastle United have the slight edge among the bookies and are priced at 7/5 by SBK to claim the win. A victory for Fulham is valued at 21/10 by bet365 while a draw is set at odds of 5/2 by SBK.
Recent head to head
Newcastle United are unbeaten in the last five matches with Fulham, claiming two wins and two draws in that run. Both wins have come at Craven Cottage, including a 2-0 triumph in their last Premier League meeting back in 2021.
Players to watch
Aleksandar Mitrovic is coming off a fine showing during the international break and will be keen to maintain his good form for Fulham. The Serbian striker has six goals in seven appearances this season and is priced at 13/8 by bet365 to find the net on Saturday.
Alexander Isak has settled quickly at Newcastle United with two goals in three matches since joining from Real Sociedad. The striker will be the one to watch for the Magpies and is priced at 15/8 by Unibet to get on the score sheet on Saturday.
Anything else catch the eye?
Fulham and Newcastle have potent attacking players and both teams can be backed to score at 14/19 with SBK. There were over 3.5 goals in Fulham’s last fixture and a repeat is priced at 40/17 by SBK while over 2.5 goals could also be considered at 10/11 with bet365.
Newcastle United have been forced to come from behind several times this season which means Fulham could be backed to score first at 5/4 with bet365.
This English Premier League match between Fulham and Newcastle United will be played on Oct 1, 2022 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best Fulham vs Newcastle United prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
