Howe having fun with choice headache after spectacular season begin
Howe having fun with choice headache after spectacular season begin


Eddie Howe insisted he’s having fun with the choice headache his Newcastle gamers have offered him after coming from behind towards Wolves final trip.

Two targets in 5 minutes from Fabian Schar and Harvey Barnes moved the Magpies as much as third within the early-season standings as they goal to return to the Champions League this season.

With Newcastle scuffling with accidents for a lot of final season, Howe stated that regardless of the problem of the selections he has to make each week, it’s a part of being a head coach within the Premier League.

“These are the complications you need. Leaving Harvey out and different gamers on this sport was very, very troublesome nevertheless it what you’re paid to do,” Howe stated.

“All you need then is when the participant enters the pitch to try to show that he ought to try to begin the subsequent sport.

“The fixture checklist isn’t straightforward, each sport within the Premier League is all the time troublesome. 4 factors from Wolves and Bournemouth is sweet and we go away to Fulham subsequent.”

Fulham, in the meantime, suffered a shock midweek exit within the Carabao Cup to Championship aspect Preston North Finish at Deepdale.

The Cottagers had been overwhelmed on penalties after a 1-1 attract regular time, finally being dumped out of the competitors in uncommon vogue, shedding 16-15 after Timothy Castagne noticed his penalty saved, with Ryan Ledson sending North Finish by means of.

Head coach Marco Silva was left ruing his sides missed alternatives in the course of the encounter, and is hoping his gamers can discover their scientific edge towards the high-flying Magpies this weekend.

“I’m certain that we did sufficient in the course of the 95 minutes to win the sport,” Silva informed reporters after the 34-kick shootout.

“From the primary minute, we took management of the sport and I believe we created sufficient probabilities… the crossbar, numerous crosses, numerous moments the place we must always’ve scored.”

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Fulham – Emile Smith-Rowe

Smith Rowe has made a optimistic begin to his Fulham profession, netting his second aim involvement since his transfer from Arsenal together with his help for Raul Jiminez’s aim towards West Ham.

The 24-year-old additionally boasts a powerful file towards the Magpies, successful 4 of the 5 video games he has performed towards them (L1), scoring as soon as.

Newcastle – Harvey Barnes

Barnes has both scored (two) or assisted (one) a aim in every of his final three Premier League appearances for Newcastle.

Solely in January 2021 at Leicester has he registered a aim involvement in 4 consecutive video games within the competitors earlier than.

MATCH PREDICTION: DRAW

Newcastle have loved their latest visits to Craven Cottage, successful every of their final 4 away league video games towards Fulham, having beforehand misplaced six in a row earlier than this.

The Magpies additionally boast an anticipated targets (xG) towards whole of 6.5 within the Premier League this season, however have conceded simply three targets, with their distinction of three.5 between targets conceded and xG towards the very best within the division to date.

With 10 factors (W3 D1), that is Newcastle’s finest begin to a Premier League marketing campaign after 4 video games since 1995-96 below Kevin Keegan (12 factors) – the Magpies haven’t gone unbeaten of their opening 5 top-flight matches since 2011-12 below Alan Pardew (W2 D3).

Fulham, in the meantime, are winless of their final eight Premier League conferences with Newcastle (D2 L6), shedding every of the final 5 in a row.

Silva’s aspect have additionally struggled on residence soil, having received simply one in all their final six Premier League residence video games (D2 L3), having received 4 of their earlier six at Craven Cottage (D1 L1).

Whereas Opta’s data-led simulations anticipated a draw between the 2 sides, none of Fulham’s 16 Premier League residence video games towards Newcastle have completed stage, with the Cottagers successful 9 and shedding seven. The one actual fixture to be performed extra with out being drawn within the competitors’s historical past is Everton v Fulham at Goodison Park (17).

OPTA WIN PROBABILITY

Fulham – 34.7%

Draw – 25.7%

Newcastle – 39.7%





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