Fulham v Newcastle

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Fulham stumbled to a heavy 3-1 defeat away from home against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground which halted a previous two-match unbeaten run which saw The Cottagers pick up four points from these games by way of a 3-0 home win against Tottenham along with a 3-3 draw away at Sheffield United, while Newcastle United were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw at home to Everton at St James' Park in Tuesday night's Premier League action.

Although results overall in the Premier League since the the turn of the year have been a bit of a mixed bag for Saturday's hosts, Fulham, the hosts have nevertheless picked up important wins against Bournemouth, Manchester United, Brighton and Tottenham and having won three of these four games on home soil at Craven Cottage, Marco Silva's men will be quietly confident that they can claim another scalp down by the Thames this weekend.

Goals also look set to come along for the ride in this upcoming tussle with Newcastle United as no fewer than nine of Fulham's last 10 matches overall have resulted in Over 2.5 goals along with seven of these 10 games also producing goals for both teams as well.

Newcastle United lifted themselves up into eighth place in the Premier League standings after gaining a point in a 1-1 draw at home with lowly Everton but the best that The Magpies can seemingly hope for this season is a top half finish in the Premier League table as Eddie Howe's side are a significant 13 points adrift of fifth placed Tottenham.

Newcastle are likely to still be kicking themselves after letting a 1-0 lead slip right at the death of Tuesday night's game against Everton but the bigger picture shows the north-east club have suffered just two defeats out of their last nine matches overall in the Premier League, both of which were inflicted upon The Magpies on their travels.

Defeats on the road at Arsenal 4-1 and Chelsea 3-2 have been overshadowed by the visitors picking up four wins in the form of victories over Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest, Wolves and West Ham while goals have also featured where Newcastle have been concerned as eight of their last nine matches have resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

In addition, eight of these last nine games have also produced goals for both teams so the goals market appears a strong proposition here for Saturday's clash.

Fulham v Newcastle United Verdict

Both Fulham and Newcastle United have produced mixed bags of results in recent weeks in the English top flight and whilst either side could realistically pick up all three points in this clash, the goals market appeals here in what could be a very entertaining spectacle.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.53

Other side bets worth considering:

Fulham win @ 2.55

Correct Score: Fulham 3-1 @ 19.00