Newcastle United remain in the thick of the fight for a top-four Premier League finish and will be confident of staying on track when Fulham come to St James' Park.
Eddie Howe's men saw a nine-game winning run come to a halt in their last home game as Bournemouth claimed a stunning 4-1 win, with a corners bet salvaging something for me.
It looked like there might be a hangover from that defeat when they fell behind at rock-bottom Southampton last weekend but the Magpies recovered to win 3-1, making it a more successful day for me as two bets landed.
Only goal difference is keeping Newcastle behind fourth-placed Manchester City and with the champions facing a tough game at Arsenal on Sunday, a win over Fulham could fire Newcastle back into the Champions League place.
The Cottagers are enjoying a fine season themselves though, with Marco Silva's men sitting safely in mid-table with a talented squad after some shrewd recruitment.
I fancied Fulham to beat Manchester United in their last outing but they lost 1-0 at home, so Silva will be looking to bounce back by taking something from this tricky trip to Newcastle.
How the bookies view it: St James' spark
With Newcastle in such impressive form, BoyleSports make them 8/13 hot favourites with home advantage. Fulham are 7/2 outsiders and the draw pays 3/1.
Recent head to head: Newcastle on top
Fulham beat Newcastle 3-1 at Craven Cottage earlier this season but their record before that in this fixture was poor, going nine games without a victory. The Magpies have won the last two meetings at St James' Park and haven't lost at home to the Cottagers since 2017.
Players to watch: Gordon's grin
Red-hot Newcastle striker Alexander Isak is odds-on for anytime scorer so it's better looking elsewhere for some value. Winger Anthony Gordon is also in fine scoring form, with five goals in his last eight outings, and is 9/4 with BoyleSports to add another to his tally.
Alex Iwobi has probably been Fulham's best player this season and the former Arsenal man has chipped in with seven goals. The Nigerian is 9/2 with BoyleSports for anytime scorer and 11/2 at Bet365 for an assist.
Probable line-ups
Newcastle's impressive run may be down to the fact most of their key men are fit and firing, with only Jamaal Lascelles, Callum Wilson and Harvey Barnes on the sidelines.
Fulham's Harry Wilson is a doubt after going off in the loss to Manchester United while Kenny Tete and Reiss Nelson are still out injured.
Newcastle United: Dubravka, Livramento, Burn, Botman, Hall, Guimaraes, Joelinton, Tonali, Gordon, Murphy, Isak.
Fulham: Leno, Andersen, Bassey, Castagne, Robinson, Berge, Lukic, Smith-Rowe, Iwobi, Pereira, Jimenez.
Anything else catch the eye?
Fulham have drawn a blank in just three of their games all season so we should see goals at both ends in this one. BTTS pays just 8/13 at BoyleSports but if you add on over 2.5 goals it boosts the odds to even.
Six yellow cards were flashed when these sides met earlier in the season and they all went to Fulham. That suggests backing Silva's side at -1 in the card handicap could pay off at 6/4 with Bet365.
That match also produced just six corners and we've only seen over 10 flag kicks in one of Newcastle's last three at home. So I fancy under 10.5 corners here at 20/23 with BoyleSports.
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