The Matchday 24 clash in the Premier League between Newcastle and Fulham will take place on February 1 at St James' Park in Newcastle upon Tyne. Newcastle vs. Fulham: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Newcastle
The team quickly recovered from an unexpected heavy home defeat to Bournemouth (1-4). In the following round, Eddie Howe's side visited Southampton and defeated the bottom-placed team 3-1. Notably, in the last eight Premier League matches, the club has secured seven victories. Newcastle is positioned fifth, trailing Manchester City, who are fourth, only on goal difference.
Due to injuries, forwards Harvey Barnes and Callum Wilson, as well as defender Jamaal Lascelles, will miss the match.
- At least three goals have been scored in 9 of the club's last 10 Premier League games.
- Newcastle has scored two or more goals in 9 of their last 10 league matches.
- In 10 of the last 11 home Premier League matches, one of the teams led 1-0 at halftime.
Predicted lineup for Newcastle (4-3-3)
Martin Dubravka – Lewis Hall, Valentino Livramento, Fabian Schar, Dan Burn – Joelinton, Bruno Guimaraes, Sandro Tonali – Anthony Gordon, Alexander Isak, Jacob Murphy.
Fulham
The Londoners played their last match at home but failed to capitalize on the support from their fans, losing 0-1 to Manchester United. In the last five league matches, the club has secured only one victory, against Leicester (2-0), while drawing two and losing two of the remaining four games. Interestingly, Fulham has only failed to score in three Premier League matches this season. Marco Silva's side is in 10th place, seven points off the European competition spots.
Due to injury, defender Kenny Tete is unavailable. Forward Reiss Nelson's participation is doubtful.
- Both teams have scored in 9 of the club's last 12 Premier League games.
- Fulham has suffered only two defeats in their last 11 Premier League matches (3 wins and 6 draws).
- At least two goals have been scored in the second half of Fulham's last five away league matches.
Predicted lineup for Fulham (4-2-3-1)
Bernd Leno – Calvin Bassey, Joachim Andersen, Antonee Robinson, Timothy Castagne – Sander Berge, Sasa Lukic – Emile Smith Rowe, Alex Iwobi, Harry Wilson – Raul Jimenez.
Referee
Chris Kavanagh (England)
Matches – 15 (Premier League, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 76;
Average yellow cards per match – 5.1;
Red cards shown – 4;
Average fouls per match – 22;
Penalties – 20%.
Newcastle vs. Fulham: Match Prediction
The first-round encounter ended with a 3-1 home victory for the Londoners. However, Newcastle has not lost to this opponent in eight consecutive league meetings (6 wins and 2 draws). At St James' Park, the hosts have not lost to Fulham in eight straight encounters (5 wins and 3 draws), with the visitors scoring only once in their last six visits to this stadium in the Premier League.
I predict Eddie Howe's side will secure three points in this clash. The team is charging towards a Champions League spot and needs to redeem themselves in front of their fans after the home defeat to Bournemouth. Before that, the club had won three consecutive home games with an aggregate score of 10-0.
My prediction – Newcastle Win
