Fulham ended Newcastle United’s unbeaten start to the Premier League season and recorded their second victory of the campaign, winning 3-1 at Craven Cottage. (More Football News)
Raul Jimenez scored the opening goal after five minutes, chesting down Adam𓆏a Traore’s cross and firing a shot low into the net.
Smith Rowe nearly dou🐠bled the lead just moments later when he struc🐬k an effort onto the top of the crossbar, but later found the net from close-range on 22 minutes.
Newcastꦯle responded inside 2🔯8 seconds of the second half, with Harvey Barnes producing a fine finish to halve the deficit.
The hosts nearly gifted Newcastle an equaliser shortly after as Bernd Leno presented Fabian Schar with theღ ball from a goal-kick but the defender failed to punish the goalkeeper.
Both sides had chances in the second half, but substitute Reiss Nelson seꦺaled the three points for the hosts with a goal in added 𒆙time.
Fulham climb to eighth in🍷 the Premier League table, while Newcastle drop to sixt🦄h after their first defeat of the season.
Data Debrief: Jimenez sets the tone
Raul Jimജenez has scored eight goals in h♒is last nine Premier League starts, netting in consecutive league games for the first time since December 2023.
The victor💝y means Fulham are unbeaten in their last four Premier League games (W2 D2), their longest without defeat since February 2023 (also 4 games). They’ve never been on a longer such ꦇrun under Marco Silva in the competition.
