GOOALLLL!!!! RONDON MAKES IT FOUR! He was played in behind the defence and fired from an acute angle that Rico saved, but the rebound fell back to the feet of the Venezuelan striker and he slotted the second chance into the back of the net! What a way to end what could be his final game for the club! Fulham 0-4 Newcastle
There will be two minutes of added time.
85'
Ole's ringing out amongst the travelling support as Newcastle pass it around the back.
83'
Babel shows off some tidy footwork as he manages to keep the ball in play down the left before misplaying a pass that was seemingly intended for Mitrovic.
81'
Kenedy enters the game and replaces P. Dummett.
N. Kebano enters the game and replaces R. Sessegnon.
Kenedy replaces Dummett for the final 10 minutes.
Fulham make a change now as Sessegnon is taken off with Kebano entering the fray.
79'
Dummett opts for safety first and tucks a loose ball behind for a corner rather than let it develop into anything more dangerous for Fulham.
76'
Sessegnon drives into the box but he, and the rest of the Fulham attack all seemed surprised that he'd done so and an attempted pass back is cut out and Newcastle clear. Remarkable hesitation from all parties involved there.
74'
H. Elliott enters the game and replaces F. Ayité.
Harvey Elliot, the youngest Premier League player ever, comes onto the pitch for Fulham replacing Ayite.
73'
Chambers is called for handball after seemingly beating the backline and whipping in a cross.
69'
F. Fernández enters the game and replaces I. Hayden.
A change in defence for Newcastle as Hayden is replaced by Fernandez.
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66'
Y. Muto enters the game and replaces C. Atsu.
Newcastle make a swap of their own with Atsu withdrawn in favour of Muto.
65'
R. Babel enters the game and replaces C. Christie.
Fulham, unsurprisingly, make an attacking change as Babel replaces Christie.
61'
F. Schär has scored a goal for Newcastle United! Assist by M. Ritchie.
Ritchie records his second assist from a corner today! This one came from the left corner and he found Schar perfectly in stride and the big defender was never going to miss from there!
GOOOALLLL!!! Schar scores Newcastle's third! From a corner, Ritchie lofted his cross and Schar ran onto it and hammered his header down and into the back of the net! That came against the run of play though, as we've mentioned, it was Newcastle who looked the more dangerous side and they've proven it there! Fulham 0-3 Newcastle
59'
J. Bryan gets yellow.
Bryan drags back Perez to prevent a two-one-one. Professional foul that unsurprisingly has drawn yellow.
58'
This match currently has all the urgency of a team that has already been relegated and one who can finish no higher than 13th.
56'
Fulham win another corner, their fourth of the match. Can they make it count?
52'
Newcastle launch on a counter attack through Perez who picks out Rondon who lays the ball back rather than shooting, and eventually the chance goes. The striker is known for being unselfish upfront, but he probably should have just shot there.
49'
Fulham have come out firing to start the half, but they continue to shoot from distance which is unlikely to turn this match around. Cairney the latest culprit.
46'
The referee's whistle sounds once more, and we're back underway!
45' +1
HALF-TIME: Fulham 0-2 Newcastle United
45'
There will be one minute of added time.
42'
Cairney collects and shields the ball well in midfield before picking out Sessegnon on the run. The wide man tries to cut a pass back to the penalty spot but it's cleared with ease by Newcastle.
40'
In a bit of role reversal, Perez holds the ball up for Rondon before the latter lashes at his shot and drags it well wide of goal.
38'
Fulham continue to dominate the ball yet they just can't find a way through the Newcastle backline. They have the momentum again though for what that's worth.
36'
Bryan and Sessegnon both have chances to whip in crosses from the left, but neither are able to pick out a fellow Fulham player through the bodies of Newcastle ones.
34'
Tom Cairney is fouled in his own half and it will be a free-kick to the hosts.
32'
Newcastle now trying to take back some control of the tempo as they pass calmly amongst themselves at the back.
30'
Mitrovic tries backing down his defender before falling down himself, and the referee sees nothing wrong with it and says play on.
27'
Schar finds himself forward, and he tries to replicate his wonderstrike from the Burnley match... and really, really doesn't as it ends up a solid 10 yards away from goal.
24'
Ayite controls the ball well on the edge od the box before unleashing a shot that was always rising, and soars above Dubrazka's crossbar.
22'
Mitrovic gets a free header from the corner, but he heads it wide as he was running away from goal.
21'
Fulham starting to apply the pressure as a pass forward to Ayite is cleared behind by Newcastle to prevent any further damage. Can Fulham pull off a bit of set-piece magic and get back into the match?
19'
Nice move from Fulham as they pass through the midfield with relative ease. Sessegnon then made a run into the box that Cairney spotted well, and his pass... is just a touch heavy which allows Dubravka the time to come out and smother it.
11'
Ayoze Pérez has scored a goal for Newcastle United!
GOOALLLLL!!! NEWCASTLE HAVE SCORED AGAIN! Atsu dribbled into the box on the left and shaped his body for a curling effort that was saved but then spilled by Rico which allowed a surging Perez to run onto it and finish the chance! This is certainly not the start Fulham would have been expecting, or hoping for. Fulham 0-2 Newcastle
9'
J. Shelvey has scored a goal for Newcastle United! Assist by M. Ritchie.
Ritchie opted to send his corner kick to Shelvey in space rather than into the bundle of bodies on the goal-line, and that proved to be the right call as the latter then buried the chance to take the lead!
GOOALLLLL!!!! Jonjo Shelvey gives Newcastle the lead! From a Ritchie corner, Shelvey had time to take a touch before absolutely thumping a half-volley into the left side of goal with Rico grasping at nothing but air. Fulham 0-1 Newcastle
7'
After Sessegnon lost control of the ball in the attacking third, Newcastle recovered and pushed forward themselves through Perez who tried to play Rondon in behind the defence but the pass found a defender rather than his teammate.
5'
Cairney goes through the back of Schar who stays on the pitch briefly before getting back to his feet. The latter should be fine to continue.
3'
Ayite paces down the right wing before cutting inside and attempting what looked like a curling effort at goal, but it had nearly nothing on it and was easily blocked by Newcastle
1'
Referee Kevin Friend blows his whistle, and this match is underway!
Hello, and welcome to our live coverage of this Premier League match between Fulham and Newcastle United!
Despite already being relegated, Fulham come into this match in arguably their best form of the season having picked up an impressive 35% of their Premier League points in the nine matches of Scott Parker's tenure.
Now, let's take a look at the players that will be involved today!
Fulham (4-2-3-1): Sergio Rico; Cyrus Christie, Alfie Mawson, Maxime Le Marchand, Joe Bryan; Calum Chambers, Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa; Floyd Ayite, Tom Cairney, Ryan Sessegnon; Aleksandar Mitrovic.
Fulham substitutes: Fabri, Ryan Babel, Neeskens Kebano, Steven Sessegnon, Luca De La Torre, Harvey Elliott
Newcastle (5-4-1): Martin Dubravka; Isaac Hayden, Fabian Schar, Jamaal Lascelles, Paul Dummett, Matt Ritchie; Ayoze Perez, Jonjo Shelvey, Mohamed Diame, Christian Atsu; Salomon Rondon.
Newcastle substitutes: Karl Darlow, Federico Fernandez, Ciaran Clark, Kenedy, Yoshinori Muto, Kelland Watts, Lewis Cass.
The players are out on the pitch. Not long to go now!
As for the second half, you'd expect Fuham to make an attacking substitution sooner rather than later as they try to find a way past the opposing back line, while Newcastle will surely be more than content to keep the status quo, just sitting back and absorbing pressure. Of course, things will likely change around the 60th minute, or if either side manage to score a goal before then.
As for what's next for these clubs, Fulham will take their talents back to the Championship and they will certainly be hoping that they'll be able to win plenty of matches en route towards potential promotion. Newcastle face a different challenge this summer as they try to keep hold of Rondon and, far more importantly, Rafa Benitez who has yet to fully commit to the cub long-term as he awaits promises from owner Mike Ashley.
That will do it for our live coverage of this Premier League match between Fulham and Newcastle United! We hope you enjoyed following along, and will join us again soon!
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