Fulham hosts Newcastle United at the Craven Cottage on Saturday in their FA Cup fourth-round match following an agonizing exit at the EFL Cup semi-final, Bet Extract reports.
The Cottagers’ incredible Carabao Cup journey came to an end when they lost 3-2 overall to Liverpool. The teams drew 1-1 on Wednesday in Fulham, after the Reds had won the first leg 2-1 at Anfield.
Luis Diaz made it 3-1 on aggregate after just 11 minutes, dashigning Marco Silva’s team’s hopes of winning the match at home.
In the 76th minute, Issa Diop gave the London team a small comeback, but it was too little, too late.
Fulham will now focus on winning a different cup, and they will be hoping to avoid the humiliating scenario of losing in the cup on back-to-back games.
Newcastle United saw a sharp decline in performance the previous season after hitting unprecedented heights. The Magpies have lost their previous four premier league games and are currently in 10th place in the league standings with just 29 points from 21 games.
Nevertheless, they are still three spots above of Fulham despite having five more points and a 3-0 home victory over the team in a Premier League match in December.
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Although Newcastle isn’t currently enjoying a winning streak, Fulham hasn’t defeated the Magpies in a very long time. With the home advantage, the Cottagers will try to take advantage of their weaknesses.
We anticipate Fulham to cause a surprise following a draw during regular time.