Newcastle vs Fulham preview and prediction: An explosion at St James' Park.
The match between Newcastle and Fulham in the English Premier League will take place at 9:00 PM on October 25th. Nghe An newspapers, radio, and television will analyze the form, provide football commentary, and predict the score.
Latest Newcastle vs Fulham team news
Newcastle will continue to be without Tino Livramento and Yoane Wissa due to knee injuries, while Lewis Hall is dealing with a hamstring problem.
Joelinton has recovered from a minor injury and came on as a substitute against Benfica, and is likely to return to the starting lineup this weekend, partnering Bruno Guimaraes and Sandro Tonali in midfield.
Fabian Schar could replace either centre-back Malick Thiaw or Sven Botman, while Harvey Barnes – who scored a brace midweek – hopes to start, but will face competition from Anthony Elanga and Jacob Murphy for the right wing-back position.
Nick Woltemade is almost certain to start in attack. He has scored four goals in five Premier League games for Newcastle – only three players have ever scored five goals in six games or fewer for the club: Loic Remy (5 goals), Les Ferdinand and Papiss Cisse (both 6 goals).
On Fulham's side, Joachim Andersen is absent due to a hamstring injury sustained in the defeat against Arsenal. He joins the injury list alongside Antonee Robinson (knee), Rodrigo Muniz (muscle), and Samuel Chukwueze (calf).
Harry Wilson (minor injury) missed training this week and his availability is still uncertain, while Sasa Lukic is "ready to return" after missing last weekend due to a groin injury. Midfielder Tom Cairney has also recovered from a back injury sustained against Arsenal.
In the event Andersen is unavailable, Calvin Bassey will most likely partner Jorge Cuenca in central defense. Lukic could re-establish the central midfield partnership with Sander Berge, while Alex Iwobi – who is just one game away from reaching his 300th Premier League appearance – and either Kevin or Adama Traore will play on the wings, supporting striker Raul Jimenez.
Latest predicted lineups for Newcastle vs Fulham
Newcastle United:
Pope; Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn; Tonali, Guimaraes, Joelinton; Barnes, Woltemade, Gordon
Fulham:
Leno; Castagne, Cuenca, Bassey, Sessegnon; Berge, Lukic; Traore, King, Iwobi; Jimenez
Latest football match prediction: Newcastle vs Fulham
After eight rounds of the Premier League, no team has kept more clean sheets than Newcastle this season (five, level with league leaders Arsenal), while matches involving the Magpies have seen the fewest total goals in the league (14 goals – 7 scored, 7 conceded).
Manager Eddie Howe has reason to be pleased with the defensive stability, however, results are the true measure of progress, and Newcastle are still lacking consistency, with a record of two wins, three draws and three losses after the first eight games of the season.
Both of Newcastle's Premier League wins came at home against teams currently in the relegation zone – a 1-0 victory over Wolves and a 2-0 win against Nottingham Forest. However, immediately following their win against Forest, they suffered a 1-2 defeat to Brighton last weekend.
However, Howe's side rediscovered their winning form on Wednesday night, beating Jose Mourinho's Benfica 3-0 at St James' Park in the Champions League, thanks to Anthony Gordon's opening goal in the first half and a brace from Harvey Barnes in the second.
Newcastle will now return to focus on domestic competition and go into Saturday's match with a less than pleasant memory: they lost 1-2 to Fulham in this very fixture last February. Historically, Newcastle have only lost two consecutive home games against Fulham once – in the 1950-51 season.
Fulham had been in good form in mid-September with a run of three consecutive wins in all competitions, but then suffered three consecutive defeats in the Premier League against Aston Villa, Bournemouth and Arsenal.
The 0-1 defeat to Arsenal last weekend marked their third consecutive domestic loss – the last time Fulham had a longer losing streak was in March–April 2023 (4 matches). Against Arsenal, they only managed one shot on target, and manager Marco Silva urged his players to play “more decisively, more aggressively and make the right decisions” if they want to turn things around.
To date, only two newly promoted teams, Burnley and Sunderland (21 shots), have had fewer shots on target than Fulham (23 shots) in the Premier League. On average, Fulham have only 2.9 shots on target per game – their lowest ever in the top flight.
Defensive issues are also a problem for Fulham, as they have kept only one clean sheet in their last 17 Premier League matches (a 1-0 home win against Leeds last month). They have also conceded at least one goal in all of their last 10 encounters with Newcastle.
However, after a run of eight winless matches against Newcastle between 2018 and 2024 (2 draws, 6 defeats), Fulham won both legs last season and are aiming for their first three consecutive wins against the Magpies since March 2017.
Latest Newcastle vs Fulham score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Newcastle vs Fulhamas follows:
- Sportsmole:Newcastle 3-1 Fulham
- WhoScore:Newcastle 2-1 Fulham
- We predict:Newcastle 2-0 Fulham
When and where can I watch Newcastle vs Fulham live?
To watch the Newcastle vs Fulham match live in the English Premier League at 9:00 PM on October 25th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.
