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Newcastle Utd. face a trip to Fulham at Craven Cottage on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Magpies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2003, with Newcastle Utd. inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Cottagers in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Fulham are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Cottagers in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Newcastle Utd. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Magpies have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Fulham find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 38 points from their 35 matches. Newcastle Utd. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 40 points from their 35 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Fulham | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cottagers, as the Magpies have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Fulham | Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. |
| Newcastle Utd. | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |