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Newcastle Utd. prepare to entertain Fulham at St. James' Park on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Magpies are clearly on top, having won 14 and lost only 6 of the 26 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. James' Park was less than a year ago, in January 2004, with Newcastle Utd. running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 17 Nov | Fulham | 3 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 1983/1984 | Sat 03 Mar | Fulham | 2 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Magpies have rattled up an impressive 16 goals, and conceded 5.
Fulham have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Cottagers's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Newcastle Utd.'s 16 points from 11 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Fulham find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 11 points from their 11 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 13 |
| Fulham | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Newcastle Utd. may be coming up against a decent side in Fulham, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Magpies. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Won 6 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Fulham | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |