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Newcastle United v Fulham

Team news

Newcastle striker Callum Wilson is back in training but will not be risked this weekend after almost two months out with a hamstring injury.

Harvey Barnes remains sidelined with a muscle problem but should return in a few weeks, while Jamaal Lascelles is the only long-term absentee.

Fulham's Harry Wilson requires surgery after suffering a fractured foot during the home defeat by Manchester United last Sunday.

Winger Reiss Nelson has not yet recovered from the hamstring issue that has kept him out since early December.

Match facts

Head-to-head

  • Newcastle are unbeaten in eight top-flight home games with Fulham, winning five and drawing three.

  • The Cottagers are seeking to complete a Premier League double over the Magpies for the first time since 2008-09, having won the reverse fixture 3-1 in September.

Newcastle United

  • Newcastle have won seven of their past eight Premier League matches, losing the other.

  • The Magpies have scored 22 goals in that eight-game spell, second only to Liverpool's tally of 25.

  • They have earned 15 points from losing positions - only Manchester City, with 17, have recovered more.

  • Alexander Isak is level with Freddie Ljungberg as Sweden's 48-goal top Premier League scorer.

  • Isak has scored 13 top-flight goals since the start of December.

  • Jacob Murphy has set up six of Isak's Premier League goals this season, the most assists from one team-mate to another during this campaign.

Fulham

  • Fulham have lost just one of their past seven top-flight away fixtures, winning three and drawing three.

  • Their average of 1.45 points per away game in 2024-25 is their highest in a Premier League season.

  • However, Marco Silva's side have only managed one win and five points from their past five league matches.

  • Their 1-0 defeat by Manchester United last weekend ended a run of scoring twice in five successive top-flight games.

  • Antonee Robinson is one of only four outfield players to feature in every minute of Premier League action for his club this season, along with Illia Zabarnyi, Nathan Collins and Virgil van Dijk.