Newcastle vs Fulham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th December 2023

The spotlight is on both Newcastle and Fulham, as the rivals go looking to boost their points tally. They face each other on Saturday in the Premier League at St James' Park.

Newcastle are placed seventh with 26 points after 16 matches. Fulham occupy a position as tenth in the league on 21 points.

Newcastle are gunning for an equally successful outing against Fulham on Saturday, following their dominant performance in their latest encounter with their opponents.

Newcastle scored an average of 1.7 goals in ten matches or a total of 17 while allowing 14 goals against. This is an average of 1.4 goals against per match with four clean sheets along the way.

Fulham enter their next Premier League match, averaging a highly satisfactory 2.1 goals per game in their last ten matches, in which they scored a presentable total of 21 goals, while also conceding 16 times. That is a total average of 1.6 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring two times.

Newcastle won the last two meetings against Fulham, as they followed up a 4-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 1-0 score.

Newcastle vs Fulham Prediction

Newcastle Form

Newcastle have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 3-0 by Everton, before Tottenham ran out 4-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against AC Milan, who came out 1-2 winners. Newcastle took six wins in their last six Premier League matches on home soil, as they scored 13 and let in one goals.

Fulham Form

Fulham look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against Liverpool, they were left empty-handed in a 4-3 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Nottingham Forest in a 5-0 win. They followed that up with a 5-0 win against West Ham in their most recent outing. Fulham came through their last six away games in the Premier League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 15 goals to six.

Newcastle disappointingly lost their last two matches, but in front of their supporters at St James' Park, they will kick back and book a much-needed win.

Fulham won one of their last eight matches against teams from the top half of the Premier League table, scoring 13 and conceding 18 goals. They collected five points from these. Newcastle claimed eight wins, two draws as well as six defeats in the Premier League this season. Fulham put six wins, three draws and seven defeats on the board in the Premier League.

Newcastle vs Fulham Squads

Newcastle Squad

The 46-year-old Newcastle manager, Eddie Howe, will select the lineup against Fulham from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Premier League this season):

Loris Karius (0/0), Mark Gillespie (0/0), Martin Dubravka (0/3), Nick Pope (0/14), Daniel Burn (1/11), Emil Krafth (0/0), Fabian Schaer (0/16), Jamaal Lascelles (1/11), Javier Manquillo (0/0), Kieran Trippier (0/16), Matt Targett (0/3), Paul Dummett (0/1), Sven Botman (1/5), Valentino Livramento (0/10), Bruno Guimaraes (1/15), Elliot Anderson (0/9), Harvey Barnes (1/6), Jacob Murphy (1/5), Joelinton (2/13), Joseph Willock (0/3), Lewis Hall (0/3), Matt Ritchie (0/6), Miguel Almiron (2/16), Sandro Tonali (1/8), Sean Longstaff (2/13), Alexander Isak (7/12), Anthony Gordon (6/15), Callum Wilson (7/11), Lewis Miley (0/5).

Fulham Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Fulham players that the manager Marco Silva will choose from for the upcoming game:

Bernd Leno (0/16), Marek Rodak (0/0), Steven-Andreas Benda (0/0), Antonee Robinson (0/15), Calvin Bassey (0/12), Fode Ballo-Toure (0/2), Issa Diop (0/8), Kenny Tete (1/6), Tim Ream (1/13), Tosin Adarabioyo (1/4), Andreas Pereira (1/16), Harrison Reed (0/14), Harry Wilson (2/16), Joao Palhinha (2/13), Luke Harris (0/1), Sasa Lukic (0/9), Timothy Castagne (0/13), Tom Cairney (1/14), Tyrese Francois (0/0), Adama Traore (0/4), Alex Iwobi (3/14), Bobby Reid (3/14), Raul Jimenez (4/15), Rodrigo Muniz (0/5), Vinicius (2/11), Willian (4/15).

Newcastle vs Fulham Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Newcastle, as they prepare to meet Fulham, since nine could be missing. Kieran Trippier and Sandro Tonali can't be called up by the Newcastle-manager, with both serving a ban.

Due to various ailments Nick Pope, Joseph Willock, Jacob Murphy, Matt Targett, Elliot Anderson, Sven Botman, Harvey Barnes, Joelinton and Javier Manquillo will be absent from the squad, Newcastle are able to field against Fulham this coming Saturday.

Fulham are looking at six players missing out on their match this coming Saturday at St James' Park. Calvin Bassey is unable to be feature for Fulham in their upcoming match due to being suspended.

Names like Adama Traore, Tyrese Francois, Rodrigo Muniz, Issa Diop and Steven-Andreas Benda most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Newcastle.

Newcastle vs Fulham Lineups

Newcastle vs Fulham H2H

Newcastle won the last two meetings against Fulham, as they followed up a 4-1 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 1-0 score. Newcastle were a little more successful than Fulham in recent meetings, and go into their next encounter with a 6-2-2 advantage. Naturally, betting on The Magpies has more often than not proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 4/5.

Newcastle vs Fulham Results

In three of the previous ten matches between Newcastle and Fulham both teams scored.

Newcastle vs Fulham Betting Tips

Newcastle against Fulham is also a battle between Anthony Gordon and Raul Jimenez with both in decent form. The former scored three while the latter has four Premier League goals in their last six games respectively.

Newcastle won eight of their previous 10 outings across all tournaments on home soil. They lost two as well, whilst visitors Fulham won two of their last 10 matches away from home. They drew three and lost five. Newcastle put five wins on the board in their last 10 Premier League matches. Their visitors from Fulham claimed all three points in four of their previous 10 league matches.

Both teams not to score was a winning bet seven times in the last ten encounters between Newcastle and Fulham as under 2.5 goals happened three times. Newcastle scored an average of 1.5 goals a game, with Fulham averaging 0.5 goals in this run. In Newcastle's last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in five of them. They managed to average 1.2 goals goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals came up in seven of Fulham's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.4 goals in these matches.