It’s a trip down the Old Kings Road for Newcastle Utd on Saturday afternoon as they make their second visit of 2024 to Craven Cottage; the first being their fourth round cup win back in January where they triumphed 2:0 courtesy of goals from Sean Longstaff and Dan Burn.
Newcastle also triumphed 3:0 in the home league win, with Burn once again on the scoresheet against his former club along with Miguel Almiron and Lewis Miley. However, while Burn is in the travelling squad, Miley and Almiron miss out through injury as does Tino Livramento who has joined a long list of absentees.
On the plus side, Anthony Gordon returns to the squad after missing out against Everton due to suspension.
And speaking to the press ahead of heading down to London Howe had some positive news on Lewis Hall who didn’t complete 90 minutes on Tuesday Night. Hall’s withdrawal was down to fatigue rather than a specific injury and Howe said: “We hope he's fine and he'll be back training today. We anticipate he'll be part of that group”.
Howe also confirmed the absence of Livramento and Almiron, stating: “Tino's was quite obvious when you looked back at the footage. Strange really as the ball hits his ankle before it hits the floor. Thankfully it's not as serious as it could have been. He could be back quite quickly.
Miggy tweaked his knee slightly. Again, not a serious injury but enough to keep him out”.
Pressed on the loss of club captain Jamaal Lascelles Howe said: it’s a “Big blow for us and Jamaal. He's been excellent this season. Behind the scenes he's been a real leader for our team. I feel for him because he's been in really good shape this year and looked really good. He's came together with Antonio and unfortunately ended up with a serious injury.
Initially it's always difficult to accept. One minute you're in the team, the next you've got a long period of rehab. He'll have low moments during that long stretch, but he's got a good team of people around him and Sven who is in a very similar position”.
And Howe had high praise for Dan Burn, who replaced Lascelles in central defence and wore the captain’s armband in his and Trippier’s absence. “I liked a lot about his performance against Everton. Aerially he's a big presence but he did well against two tough opponents at Everton. Dan's leadership is second to none and when he comes inside he can help the team vocally”.
Howe also had high praise for his top scorer Alexander Isak saying: When you’ve got any of your attacking players in the form he’s in I think it transforms through the team. He’s in a really good place and it’s great to see him in the type of form he is in. He deserves a lot of credit for how he’s played this year. He’s an exceptional talent and I hope he can get even better from this point - I think there’s more to come from him”.
Fulham manager Marco Silva meanwhile should have a fully fit squad to choose from.
As stats go, Fulham have won only one of the last 10 meetings between the two clubs and failed to score in seven of those games while Fulham manager Marco Silva has won only one of his seven matches as a manager against Newcastle in all competitions, losing each of the past five.
However, Fulham have nine top-flight home victories from their 15 home games this season, together with one draw and five defeats. Newcastle Utd meanwhile have only won away from home three times this season from the 14 Premier League away games played. That is three times as many defeats as they suffered in the whole of last season.
The match referee is Sam Allison, and his assistants are Eddie Smart and Nick Greenhalgh. The Fourth official is Simon Hooper, and the VAR is under the control of Jarred Gillett assisted by Darren Cann.
On a side note, Fulham’s long serving Club Chaplain, Gary Piper, will be presented with the Forever Fulham award at half-time.
Newcastle also triumphed 3:0 in the home league win, with Burn once again on the scoresheet against his former club along with Miguel Almiron and Lewis Miley. However, while Burn is in the travelling squad, Miley and Almiron miss out through injury as does Tino Livramento who has joined a long list of absentees.
On the plus side, Anthony Gordon returns to the squad after missing out against Everton due to suspension.
And speaking to the press ahead of heading down to London Howe had some positive news on Lewis Hall who didn’t complete 90 minutes on Tuesday Night. Hall’s withdrawal was down to fatigue rather than a specific injury and Howe said: “We hope he's fine and he'll be back training today. We anticipate he'll be part of that group”.
Howe also confirmed the absence of Livramento and Almiron, stating: “Tino's was quite obvious when you looked back at the footage. Strange really as the ball hits his ankle before it hits the floor. Thankfully it's not as serious as it could have been. He could be back quite quickly.
Miggy tweaked his knee slightly. Again, not a serious injury but enough to keep him out”.
Pressed on the loss of club captain Jamaal Lascelles Howe said: it’s a “Big blow for us and Jamaal. He's been excellent this season. Behind the scenes he's been a real leader for our team. I feel for him because he's been in really good shape this year and looked really good. He's came together with Antonio and unfortunately ended up with a serious injury.
Initially it's always difficult to accept. One minute you're in the team, the next you've got a long period of rehab. He'll have low moments during that long stretch, but he's got a good team of people around him and Sven who is in a very similar position”.
And Howe had high praise for Dan Burn, who replaced Lascelles in central defence and wore the captain’s armband in his and Trippier’s absence. “I liked a lot about his performance against Everton. Aerially he's a big presence but he did well against two tough opponents at Everton. Dan's leadership is second to none and when he comes inside he can help the team vocally”.
Howe also had high praise for his top scorer Alexander Isak saying: When you’ve got any of your attacking players in the form he’s in I think it transforms through the team. He’s in a really good place and it’s great to see him in the type of form he is in. He deserves a lot of credit for how he’s played this year. He’s an exceptional talent and I hope he can get even better from this point - I think there’s more to come from him”.
Fulham manager Marco Silva meanwhile should have a fully fit squad to choose from.
As stats go, Fulham have won only one of the last 10 meetings between the two clubs and failed to score in seven of those games while Fulham manager Marco Silva has won only one of his seven matches as a manager against Newcastle in all competitions, losing each of the past five.
However, Fulham have nine top-flight home victories from their 15 home games this season, together with one draw and five defeats. Newcastle Utd meanwhile have only won away from home three times this season from the 14 Premier League away games played. That is three times as many defeats as they suffered in the whole of last season.
The match referee is Sam Allison, and his assistants are Eddie Smart and Nick Greenhalgh. The Fourth official is Simon Hooper, and the VAR is under the control of Jarred Gillett assisted by Darren Cann.
On a side note, Fulham’s long serving Club Chaplain, Gary Piper, will be presented with the Forever Fulham award at half-time.
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