Fulham v Newcastle

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Fulham will be relieved to be returning to Craven Cottage after being handed back-to-back defeats by Liverpool and Chelsea which were both inflicted upon Marco Silva's side on their travels, while Newcastle United were dealt an eighth loss in 10 games in all competitions when they suffered a 3-2 defeat at home to Manchester City last time out in the Premier League.

Fulham have actually lost four out of their last six matches overall in all competitions which includes previous defeats at the hands of Burnley and Bournemouth but these four losses were temporarily interrupted by recording back-to-back wins against Arsenal and Rotherham United in the Premier League and FA Cup respectively, and both of which were on home soil at Craven Cottage.

Results overall so far this season have produced a mixed bag of returns for Fulham who have claimed six wins but have also slipped to eight defeats within their last 14 matches in all competitions, but results at Craven Cottage have been fairly encouraging as the hosts have collected five wins from their last six games.

Recent victories against Wolves, Nottingham Forest, West Ham, Arsenal and Rotherham United should still give Fulham plenty of confidence and belief of achieving a result here on Saturday evening, while six of Fulham's last 10 games have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

Newcastle United will be eager to take a break from some challenging times in the Premier League in recent weeks as The Magpies have suffered eight defeats within their previous 10 games in all competitions, six of which have been inflicted upon Eddie Howe's side in the English top flight.

In addition, five of these eight losses have also been handed out to Newcastle United on their travels with defeats incurred on the road at Everton, Tottenham, Chelsea, Luton Town and Liverpool respectively, so there appears to be no guarantees of success for Howe's side here in this FA Cup clash at Craven Cottage.

However, the goals market looks appealing for this upcoming all-Premier League fixture as no fewer than eight of Newcastle United's last 10 games overall have resulted in Over 2.5 goals being scored, and as this is a cup-tie the goals market looks the safest option for this encounter.

Fulham v Newcastle United Verdict

Newcastle United have won each of the last four meetings against Fulham so The Magpies might just fancy their chances of achieving what would be a bit of a rare win in the nation's capital considering their recent poor results, but goals could also feature in this cup clash as two out of the previous three meetings have also produced three goals or more and this tussle down near the Thames could be no exception.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.80

Other side bets worth considering:

Newcastle Utd win & Over 2.5 goals @ 3.40

Correct Score: Newcastle Utd 2-1 @ 9.00