Newcastle United travel to Craven Cottage on May 24 for their final Premier League game of the season in MD38, facing Fulham in a push to wrap up the season with a top-half finish in the EPL table.
Eddie Howe’s side enters the final matchday following a 3-1 win over West Ham United, extending their late-season positive run of results to earn seven points from the last nine available, aiming at making 10 out of 12 this weekend.
Newcastle are level on points with Fulham but higher in the table on goal
difference, although neither side can qualify for European competition at this point.
Not everything is rosy for the Magpies, however, as they have won just four of their 18 away league matches this season and are without a clean sheet in their last eight games.
Sandro Tonali is a doubt after a hamstring issue, while Joelinton, Tino Livramento, Fabian Schar, Emil Krafth and Lewis Miley remain unavailable. Joe Willock is an option to replace Tonali if required, while Anthony Gordon is not expected to start or probably play at all, despite returning to fitness, due to his looming transfer to Bayern Munich.
Fulham, meanwhile, come into the match after a 1-1 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers and have won one of their last six league games. They sit just outside the top half and have struggled in attack, scoring twice in their last six matches.
However, Fulham have been stronger at home, with 10 of their 14 league wins coming at Craven Cottage. Joachim Andersen is suspended, while Ryan Sessegnon could return to the squad.
Here are some of Howe’s Wisdom Nuggets, courtesy of NUFC.co.uk
On Tonali’s fitness…
“Sandro, potentially, will be available. We will look at him again today. We don’t think it is anything serious.”
On the Fulham game…
“We hope to continue the upturn in our recent performances, upturn in our in-possession play, we want to end the season high, it is an important match for us.”
On last weekend’s win over the Hammers…
“It was great to win our last home game. That left us all with a great feeling. We want to end the season on a real high.”
On Will Osula’s potential…
“He is at a really good age, lots of things to continue to work on, there are lots of untapped areas we can develop.
“The ceiling in his development is really high. He has the raw ingredients, the physical profile too.”
Howay!
- Date: Sunday, May 24th
- Kick-off: 16:00 BST / 11:00 EST
- Location: Craven Cottage, London (England)
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