Fulham have won only one of their last 14 top-flight games and only two all season, so this must be a golden opportunity to add more woe to the Londoners.With Derby and second-bottom Wigan to follow before a trip to Chelsea on December 29, the Tyneside club will view the next three games as a chance to make significant progress.
Sam Allardyce will have several choices to make in defence, what with Cacapa and Faye back in the squad.