On Jan 15th, Newcastle United will play host to Fulham in a meeting of these two closely matched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 1 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Newcastle United sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Sheffield Wednesday. Josh Windass struck first for Sheffield Wednesday in the 52nd minute, then Josh Windass added another in the 65th minute on a feed from Michael Smith. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Newcastle United should be reasonably happy with their performance, while fulham is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Hull City. Layvin Kurzawa scored the first goal for Fulham in the 37th minute, then Daniel James added another in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Hull City was frustrated by Fulham’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Fulham ended the match with the shutout victory. Fulham should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sat Oct 1st, Newcastle United was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Callum Wilson struck first for Newcastle United in the 11th minute on a feed from Joseph Willock, then Miguel Almirón added another in the 33rd minute on a feed from Bruno Guimarães.
Aleksandar Mitrović has been the most effective weapon for Fulham lately. The Serbian attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches. Chris Wood has been the most prolific scorer on Newcastle United in his last five matches with two goals.