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Newcastle Utd. face a trip to Fulham at Craven Cottage at tea-time on Saturday, 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 less than a year ago, in February 2007, the Cottagers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Feb | Fulham | 2 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Sep | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 2 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 14 Jan | Fulham | 1 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 04 May | Fulham | 1 - 3 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 07 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 4 | Fulham | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 19 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 1 | Fulham | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Fulham have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Cottagers's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
The away form of Newcastle Utd. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Magpies have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Fulham are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 13 points from 16 matches. Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 22 points from their 16 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Fulham | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Newcastle Utd. are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Craven Cottage with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Fulham | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Newcastle Utd. | Not won in previous 7 away matches. |