Fulham e Newcastle stanno vivendo un pessimo momento, non inganni la fortunosa vittoria dei cottagers a Sunderland.
In settimana il Fulham è stato costretto al replay dai simpatici, nulla più, birrai di Preston (ok, di Burton
), mentre i magpies hanno dovuto attendere lo scoccare del minuto 84 per avere ragione del Morcambe squadra di League Two che non rappresenta propriamente uno spauracchio.
La squadra di Pardew è in caduta libera: due stagioni fa erano nelle prime 5, l'anno scorso erano nelle ultime 5, ora sono già nelle ultime 3. Non mucho mejor la stagione del Fulham, che ha la singolare caratteristica di giocare sempre male, e sempre peggio, il chè significa che molte nubi si stanno addensando sull'orizzonte di Jol e anch'io ormai mi sono convinto che si una disgrazia da cui liberarsi il più presto possibile.
Per i cottagers sono out Richardson, Amorebieta e Stekelenburg, per i magpies Remy, Tiote, Gutierrez e Taylor.
BBC stats:
Head-to-head The home side has won this fixture the last five times it has been played.
Fulham have beaten Newcastle in 11 of 22 Premier League matches. The only club they have a beaten more is Bolton (12).
Newcastle are chasing a third successive home win against the Whites. Overall they have won five of 11 Premier League home games against Fulham (D3, L3)
The three previous league meetings between these sides in the month of August have produced 19 goals - an average of over six per game.
Newcastle Newcastle have failed to score in three successive Premier League games - they haven't failed to score in four in a row since January 2008.
The Magpies have managed only one shot on target in total in the Premier League this season; fewer than any other side.
Alan Pardew has used only two English players so far in the Premier League this season, fewer than any other side.
The Magpies have won just two of their last 11 league matches (against Fulham and QPR). Both victories were by a one-goal margin.
Fulham
Fulham have won their last two away league matches, their most recent coming in the north-east at Sunderland. They have not won three in a row in since May 2008.
Seven of the last nine league goals scored by Fulham have come in the second half.
The Whites have gone eight league games without a draw.
Darren Bent became the eighth player to score for six different Premier League clubs last weekend (after Nick Barmby, Marcus Bent, Craig Bellamy, Andy Cole, Peter Crouch, Les Ferdinand and Robbie Keane).
