Fulham vs Newcastle United, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueFulham finish on high with win over Newcastle United
Fulham gave Marco Silva a victory in what could be his final match in charge as Tom Cairney's second-half wondergoal helped earn a 2-0 Premier League win over Newcastle at Craven Cottage.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin.
- 3': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
- 6': Foul by Malick Thiaw (Newcastle United).
- 6': Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Jacob Murphy (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Kevin (Fulham).
- 10': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sander Berge.
- 10': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Sven Botman.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Antonee Robinson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 15': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jacob Ramsey.
- 17': Foul by Sven Botman (Newcastle United).
- 17': Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Joe Willock (Newcastle United).
- 18': Antonee Robinson (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Kevin (Fulham) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 20': Goal! Fulham 1, Newcastle United 0. Issa Diop (Fulham) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
- 21': Delay in match (Fulham).
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 23': Foul by Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham).
- 23': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Offside, Newcastle United. Sven Botman is caught offside.
- 24': Attempt saved. Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nick Pope (Newcastle United). Assisted by Sander Berge.
- 26': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Timothy Castagne.
- 28': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nick Pope (Newcastle United). Assisted by Oscar Bobb.
- 32': Attempt saved. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bernd Leno (Fulham). Assisted by Lewis Hall.
- 33': Attempt saved. Joe Willock (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Bernd Leno (Fulham). Assisted by Nick Woltemade with a through ball.
- 36': Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin (Fulham).
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Emile Smith Rowe (Fulham).
- 42': Attempt blocked. Timothy Castagne (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Iwobi with a cross.
- 44': Timothy Castagne (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by William Osula (Newcastle United).
- 44': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jacob Ramsey.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Oscar Bobb.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Fulham 1, Newcastle United 0.
- 45': Substitution, Newcastle United. Harvey Barnes replaces Jacob Murphy.
- 45': Second Half begins Fulham 1, Newcastle United 0.
- 47': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Lewis Hall.
- 47': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Iwobi with a cross following a corner.
- 48': Foul by Alex Iwobi (Fulham).
- 48': Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Emile Smith Rowe.
- 54': Foul by Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham).
- 54': Dan Burn (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Fulham).
- 56': William Osula (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin (Fulham).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 60': Substitution, Fulham. Tom Cairney replaces Kevin because of an injury.
- 62': Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Timothy Castagne.
- 62': Foul by Tom Cairney (Fulham).
- 62': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Handball by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 64': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for handball.
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Substitution, Newcastle United. Yoane Wissa replaces William Osula.
- 66': Substitution, Newcastle United. Anthony Elanga replaces Bruno Guimarães because of an injury.
- 68': Attempt missed. Joe Willock (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.
- 69': Attempt saved. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nick Pope (Newcastle United). Assisted by Calvin Bassey.
- 70': Foul by Rodrigo Muniz (Fulham).
- 70': Nick Woltemade (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Yoane Wissa (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Delay in match (Newcastle United).
- 72': Substitution, Fulham. Raúl Jiménez replaces Rodrigo Muniz.
- 72': Substitution, Fulham. Harry Wilson replaces Oscar Bobb.
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Substitution, Fulham. Josh King replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
- 74': Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Antonee Robinson following a fast break.
- 75': Foul by Josh King (Fulham).
- 75': Anthony Elanga (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
- 75': Malick Thiaw (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Fulham).
- 77': Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nick Woltemade.
- 77': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Issa Diop.
- 77': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sean Neave replaces Nick Woltemade.
- 79': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Joe Willock.
- 80': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Lewis Hall.
- 80': Goal! Fulham 2, Newcastle United 0. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Harry Wilson following a corner.
- 83': Attempt saved. Josh King (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nick Pope (Newcastle United). Assisted by Sander Berge.
- 83': Attempt missed. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 84': Substitution, Newcastle United. Alex Murphy replaces Dan Burn.
- 85': Yoane Wissa (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Sander Berge (Fulham).
- 86': Substitution, Fulham. Jorge Cuenca replaces Issa Diop.
- 87': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Jorge Cuenca.
- 88': Attempt missed. Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 89': Anthony Elanga (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Fulham).
- 89': Antonee Robinson (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Attempt missed. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Lewis Hall with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 90'+3': Offside, Fulham. Josh King is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Alex Iwobi (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh King.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Sean Neave (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yoane Wissa.
- 90'+8': Joe Willock (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Foul by Jorge Cuenca (Fulham).
- 90'+8': Jorge Cuenca (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Fulham 2, Newcastle United 0.
- 0': Match ends, Fulham 2, Newcastle United 0.
Statistics
 NEW |
FUL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 55.1 | Possession | 44.9 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 445 | Accurate Passes | 345 |
| 508 | Passes | 418 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 16 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 14 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 19 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 27,442
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 27,442
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | +7 | 65 |
Line-Ups
Fulham (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 3 | Calvin Bassey |
| 31 | Issa Diop |
| 33 | Antonee Robinson  |
| 21 | Timothy Castagne |
| 32 | Emile Smith Rowe |
| 16 | Sander Berge |
| 17 | Alex Iwobi |
| 9 | Rodrigo Muniz |
| 22 | Kevin |
| 14 | Oscar Bobb |
Newcastle United (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Pope (GK) |
| 4 | Sven Botman |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 12 | Malick Thiaw |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 28 | Joe Willock |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 3 | Lewis Hall |
| 23 | Jacob Murphy |
| 27 | Nick Woltemade |
| 18 | William Osula |
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