Fulham 2-1 Newcastle United: result and report
Premier League · Sunday 9 November 2008
Result
Fulham 2-1 Newcastle United
Premier League · Sunday 9 November 2008, 16:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Fulham 2-1 Newcastle United: match report
Fulham beat Newcastle United 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 9 November 2008. The half-time score was 1-0.
Andy Johnson opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Fulham's goals came from Andy Johnson (23') and Danny Murphy (66', penalty). Newcastle United scored through Shola Ameobi (57').
Discipline: Fulham received 2 yellow cards; Newcastle United received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Fulham were 19th on 11 points from 10 and Newcastle United 17th on 12 points from 11. Fulham went on to finish that season 7th with 53 points, and Newcastle United 18th with 34.
Fulham lined up in a 4-4-2 and Newcastle United in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Fulham wins, 1 draw and 5 for Newcastle United.
Going into the match Fulham's last five read L-W-D-D-L and Newcastle United's W-W-L-D-D.
Key events
- 23'Goal · Andy Johnson
- 43'Yellow card · Brede Hangeland
- 57'Goal · Shola Ameobi
- 66'Yellow card · Fabricio Coloccini
- 66'Penalty goal · Danny Murphy
- 79'Yellow card · Danny Murphy
- 88'Yellow card · H. Beye
Head-to-head
Team news
Fulham expected line-up (4-4-2)
Antti Niemi, Paul Konchesky, Carlos Bocanegra, Dejan Stefanovic, Chris Baird, Simon Davies, Steven Davis, Danny Murphy, Clint Dempsey, Diomansy Kamara, David Healy
Newcastle United line-up (4-4-2)
Shay Given, Damien Duff, José Enrique, Cláudio Caçapa, Jonás Gutiérrez, Obafemi Martins, Shola Ameobi, Fabricio Coloccini, Joey Barton, Habib Beye, Nicky Butt