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  1. Wycombe v Fulham: Team newspublished at 19:11 GMT

    Wycombe line-up

    Wycombe boss Michael Duff makes two changes to the side that beat Huddersfield 3-0 in League One on Saturday.

    Jamie Mullins and Anders Hagelskjaer come in for Alex Lowry and Daniel Harvie.

    Fulham manager Marco Silva makes seven changes to the side that lost 2-1 to Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday.

    Emile Smith Rowe is the only enforced change, as he recovers from a minor hamstring injury sustained at the weekend.

    Fulham line-up
  2. Fulham at risk of being the 'punchline' if slump continuespublished at 10:57 GMT

    Drew Heatley
    Fan writer

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    Fulham manager Marco SilvaImage source, Getty Images

    Did you hear the one about the Fulham side that could not stop conceding in the last few minutes of a game?

    It is becoming quite the trope for Marco Silva's side. And the latest gag condemned us to our fourth league loss in a row for only the second time under our Portuguese boss.

    The previous time it happened, towards the end of our first season back in the Premier League, it mattered little; we dropped from seventh to 10th in the Premier League and we were already well clear of relegation.

    This time, however, we have fallen from ninth to 17th, behind the three promoted sides and just ahead of the tormented trio of Nottingham Forest, West Ham and Wolves.

    It is the latter of that trio up next in what is probably the most important of Silva's five-year reign at the club.

    Lose that and we could really be in trouble, with November packed with tricky fixtures, including trips to Everton and Tottenham either side of a visit from high-flying Sunderland.

    But it is not all doom and gloom. We are one game away from a Carabao Cup quarter-final.

    Tuesday offers the boys the chance to recapture that winning feeling, but they have to overcome Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park.

    Marco made six changes in the defeat by Newcastle and you would expect more rotation in the cup. Normally I would object to constant shuffling, but our injury list - combined with this slump - necessitates a bit of a rethink.

    The Chairboys are having a mixed campaign in League One but beat play-off chasing Huddersfield at the weekend, so they will be buoyed while we feel deflated.

    Despite all that, there really can be no excuses for a loss. If we do fall at Adams Park, Fulham really will be the punchline.

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  3. Silva on Smith Rowe's injury, cup mindset and Wycombepublished at 14:50 GMT 27 October

    Fulham boss Marco Silva has been speaking to the media before Tuesday's Carabao Cup game at Wycombe (kick-off 19:45 GMT).

    Here are the key lines from his news conference:

    • Silva confirmed Emile Smith Rowe suffered a minor hamstring injury which is why he was substituted against Newcastle on Saturday.

    • Smith Rowe will not be available to play against Wycombe because of the injury, but it is "just a knock".

    • Antonee Robinson, Joachim Andersen, Rodrigo Muniz, Harry Wilson and Samuel Chukwueze are also unavailable for Tuesday's fourth-round tie.

    • Silva confirmed that "some players who started on Saturday will start against Wycombe" and said the "mindset in these cup competitions has changed". He added that the goal for the FA Cup will be "to be at Wembley".

    • Silva also says that his side need to have the "same enthusiasm" for the League Cup as they have for Premier League matches.

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  4. Newcastle 2-1 Fulham - the fans' verdictpublished at 09:35 GMT 27 October

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    We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Newcastle United and Fulham.

    Here are some of your comments:

    Newcastle fans

    Geoff: Three much-needed points. What we need, though, is to tidy things up. At times, we were great, sweeping forward, setting up chances, only to make a silly pass to lose the ball. Some of our players were largely anonymous, but I suspect they were weary after the last game. Still, a win is a win.

    Ward: The usual pattern at home. We started on the front foot but failed to take our chances. Worryingly, there was an inability to kick on and control the game after we made the breakthrough and we let Fulham back in. I also think we try to be too intricate in congested areas in and around both boxes when we should be trying to stretch the game, look for the open spaces and release our flying wingers as quickly as possible.

    Alvin: Encouraged, relieved, but a bit concerned. Encouraged by Murphy and Bruno finally stepping up to take the scoring load off Woltemade and also relieved to score a late winner after being on the receiving end so many times this season. Concerned that the team just doesn't seem capable of replicating the sparkling Champions League form in the Premier League.

    Steve: Not pretty, but successful teams have to learn to "win ugly". It caps off a good week for us and, hopefully, the momentum will set us on a good run of results. We take it one match at a time.

    Fulham fans

    Gary: No business in the transfer window, early-season injuries and now exactly what people predicted is going to happen. Relegation beckons.

    Ryan: Fulham are an absolute mess at the moment. I saw in Marco Silva's body language after the game that he's had enough. The owner only has himself to blame for the mess that Fulham are in at the moment. If they had given the manager what he wanted at the start of the summer transfer window, Fulham would be a lot higher in the table. If they're not careful, they will be in a relegation battle. I think it's time for a change of manager and owner.

    Bryn: We badly need Tony Khan to wake up and do his job for once in the January window. I have no desire to be once again just hoping for a point here and there in the vain hope of reaching 38.

    Rob: Good in places. Calvin Bassey has been an accident waiting to happen. We can't keep clean sheets. Time is up for Smith Rowe; our record on spending big money is poor, Mr Khan. Can't blame Marco if he leaves in the summer.

  5. Analysis: Spirited response ends in defeat for Fulhampublished at 19:07 GMT 26 October

    Ciaran Kelly
    Football reporter

    Fulham players after conceding against Newcastle Image source, Getty Images

    Was it going to be a case of deja vu?

    Having gone behind at St James' Park, spirited Fulham came from behind to win the game in the second half last season.

    But there was no repeat on Saturday. This time it was the visitors who were on the receiving end of a late winner.

    Marco Silva will still take a lot of encouragement to his side's response to going behind, though, particularly on an afternoon when they were without a number of players, including defenders Antonee Robinson and Joachim Andersen, summer signing Samuel Chukwueze, midfielder Harry Wilson and striker Rodrigo Muniz.

    Fulham could have gone under after Jacob Murphy capitalised on slack play from defender Calvin Bassey to put Newcastle United in front.

    But Silva's side rallied and, crucially, carried a threat after failing to register a shot on target against Arsenal last time out.

    The game that this team will truly be judged on is the visit of Wolves to Craven Cottage next week. That already feels like a significant fixture, even at this early stage of the campaign.

  6. Newcastle 1-2 Fulham: What Silva said published at 12:29 GMT 26 October

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    Fulham manager Silva reacts to defeat at Newcastle

    Fulham boss Marco Silva spoke to the media after the loss against Newcastle United: "We are not feeling a good feeling, and I really believe it was the overall feeling we deserve from the game. We expected a strong start from them trying to get a crowd with them and put us completely under pressure. From a wide foul they had a chance, their physicality was clear, and the second ball with Woltemade they had their chance.

    "And after that we started to set our game, and when we are capable to do that, we know what we are capable to do. That is the reality and we started to control well their aggressiveness, handle the situation about the crowd, to have enough courage to play and to mix well the game.

    "The reaction after the first mistake was clear. Football sometimes is simple and when you keep it simple, it's much better and things will come the normal way just to do the basic things."

    On confidence within the team: "I know and I told the players, we showed that quality point of view we were at the same level if not better in most points of the game. But the game is just not collective, the individual levels, individual fights and individual duels and decisions have a massive impact. The reality is confidence, we are not taking from ourselves. We know as a team that when you respect our identity, when you do the basics well, we put our quality on the game, we are very difficult to play against."

  7. Newcastle v Fulham: Team news published at 14:01 BST 25 October

    Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Burn, Guimaraes, Joelinton, Miley Murphy, Woltemade, Gordon

    Joelinton returns to the starting line-up as Newcastle United make one change for the visit of Fulham.

    The Brazilian midfielder comes in for Jacob Ramsey in the only change from the midweek win against Benfica in the Champions League.

    Newcastle starting XI: Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Botman, Burn, Guimaraes, Joelinton, Miley Murphy, Woltemade, Gordon

    Subs: Ramsdale, Schar, Tonali, Barnes, Krafth, Osula, Elanga, Willock, Ramsey

    Fulham midfielder Saska Lukic has recovered from a groin injury as manager Marco Silva makes six changes.

    Kenny Tete, Issa Diop, Calvin Bassey, Emile Smith Rowe and Adama Traore also come into the side.

    Fulham starting XI: Leno, Tete, Diop, Bassey, Sessegnon, Berge, Lukic, Adama, Smith Rowe, Iwobi, Raul

    Subs: Lecomte, Castagne, Amissah, Cuenca, Reed, Cairney, King, Kevin, Kusi-Asare

    Leno, Tete, Diop, Bassey, Sessegnon, Berge, Lukic, Adama, Smith Rowe, Iwobi, Raul
  8. Follow Saturday's Premier League games livepublished at 13:35 BST 25 October

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  9. Sutton's predictions: Newcastle v Fulhampublished at 12:10 BST 25 October

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    I nearly always back Newcastle to win at home, even after they've just played in the Champions League, and I feel pretty confident about their chances here too.

    Eddie Howe's side played well against Benfica in midweek and while I think Fulham are a well-organised team who are capable of going to St James' Park and winning - like they did last season - they are not in great form at the moment.

    Sutton's prediction: 3-1

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  10. Newcastle v Fulham: Key stats and talking pointspublished at 18:53 BST 24 October

    Paul Birch
    BBC Sport Journalist

    Newcastle enjoyed an excellent Champions League win against Benfica in midweek, but can they transfer their goalscoring exploits in Europe into the Premier League as they take on a Fulham side whose form has tailed off?

    Newcastle's curious start to the season sees Eddie Howe's side languish down in 14th in the table at the start of this round of fixtures, having won just two of their eight top-flight games and a total of just seven goals scored.

    Only the bottom three have netted fewer this season, with those top-flight strikes shared between just three players (Nick Woltemade with four, Bruno Guimaraes' two and one from William Osula).

    However, in Europe the shackles come off and their 3-0 victory over Benfica on Tuesday lifted their Champions League tally to six points with eight goals scored from just three matches.

    While scoring league goals has been at a premium, there have been no such problems at the other end of the pitch. Their five clean sheets can be matched only by league leaders Arsenal (who are one of three sides to score against Newcastle, along with Liverpool and Brighton).

    As a result of a lack of action in either box, it is no surprise that their fixtures have seen fewer goals scored than any other side this campaign with just seven for and seven against.

    No one can accuse Woltemade of not doing his best to buck the trend. He became just the fifth Newcastle player to score four or goals in their first five Premier League appearances for the club following Les Ferdinand, Michael Owen and Callum Wilson, while Loic Remy scored five.

    Graphic showing who has scored a Premier League goal for both Newcastle and Fulham this season

    Fulham proved to be tricky customers last season. After nine games without a win against Newcastle, Marco Silva's side completed a rare league double over the Magpies last season. They are now looking to secure back-to-back league wins at St James' Park for the first time since 1950-1951.

    But, after just one defeat in their opening five league matches, Fulham are in a sticky patch having lost three successive top-flight games for the first time since December 2023.

    Things are not clicking at either end of the pitch for Silva's side at the moment. In attack, they are one of only two top-flight teams, along with Wolves, to have not had a player score more than one league goal so far. "Own goals" are their top scorer with two.

    Their average of just 2.9 shots on target per game is their lowest ever in a Premier League season and they failed to even manage one in their defeat by Arsenal last week.

    At the back, they have kept just one clean sheet, and if you dig back into last season that record actually stretches to one shutout in 17 top-flight games.

  11. Silva on injuries, Lukic's importance and losing runpublished at 16:37 BST 23 October

    Fulham boss Marco Silva has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Newcastle United at St James' Park (kick-off 15:00 BST).

    Here are the key lines from his news conference:

    • Silva said there was "some good news and some not good news" on injuries, with Kenny Tete "in contention" for the weekend after a good week. However, Joachim Andersen, Antonee Robinson, Samuel Chukwueze and Rodrigo Muniz are all out.

    • Forward Harry Wilson is also a doubt after missing training and Fulham "will make a decision" on Friday as to whether he will be ready.

    • He also confirmed that Sasa Lukic will be back in contention after injury on international duty: "The response from him has been good - he looks after himself in a top way."

    • On having Lukic available against Newcastle: "Very important. The physicality of the side - they are strong in all positions. The battle in the middle will be crucial like last season. [Sandro] Tonali and Joelinton, whoever they have, are solid, compact, aggressive and physical. We have to reach the same level of intensity to play in the way we want to play and to control the game."

    • The Fulham boss said they have to be "ruthless, aggressive enough and take right decisions" if they are to get back to scoring and winning ways having struggled to create against Arsenal: "Something new from ourselves, probably the first time in all my seasons here to not have a shot on target. We had chances - for different reasons it didn't go how we want. But we have to keep working hard."

    • When asked about the possibility of four defeats in a row, Silva responded: "You are already speaking about a defeat for us? You mention four defeats, but it can be a defeat, it can be a draw or it can be a win. It is a difficult game. We lost three [in a row] - it is true. Tough game last time, the game against Bournemouth we were clearly not at our level. Against Aston Villa, apart from ourselves, other things made a massive impact in the game."

    • He added: "I remember the other things that happen in the games as well that make a massive, massive impact. If things had gone in a different way – because we deserved it – then we would be talking about different results and the position in the table. But it is what it is and we cannot change the result."

    • In response to questions about him being linked with the now-filled Nottingham Forest job, Silva said: "I'm not making any comments on it. My focus is on the job we have to do and the game against Newcastle."

    Full commentary of Newcastle v Fulham on Saturday from 15:00 GMT on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

  12. 'Strange to be so optimistic in the midst of a slump'published at 12:04 BST 21 October

    Drew Heatley
    Fan writer

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    Fulham manager Marco Silva throws his arms in the air on the touchlineImage source, Getty Images

    Football throws up some strange emotions from time to time.

    We fell to our third successive defeat on Saturday night, but I came away from Craven Cottage buoyed by the performance.

    Then later in the pub, I was reminded we failed to register a shot on target, and I started second-guessing my own outlook.

    But the fact is that from the 41st minute, Fulham had their second-string back four on the pitch, largely due to our growing injury crisis, which is quickly becoming the most severe Marco Silva has experienced at the club.

    Joachim Andersen's exit brought the list of first-team injuries to five even while we were boosted by the return of Raul Jimenez up top, while Kenny Tete was back on the bench after a month out.

    So putting in a solid display against the league leaders, with plenty of positives to latch onto, will give us confidence ahead of our trip to Newcastle next week.

    One bright light was the performance of centre-back Jorge Cuenca. Brought in after Calvin Bassey picked up a slight knock, he once again proved his Premier League credentials.

    The 25-year-old has had to be patient since his arrival last year, but this could be the start of a run in the side. Either way, he will prove crucial in January when Bassey heads off to the Africa Cup of Nations.

    Another reason to be cheerful was Bernd Leno's all-action performance between the sticks. The German has so much credit in the bank at Fulham, but recent murmurings from some corners of the fanbase were silenced as he reminded us all why he is one of the best shot-stoppers in the league.

    It feels strange to be so optimistic in the midst of a slump, but these somewhat jarring emotions are what makes football so great.

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  13. Gossip: Fulham want to renew Silva's contractpublished at 07:41 BST 21 October

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    Fulham's owners have told head coach Marco Silva of their desire to renew his contract, which contains a release clause in the region of £15m. (The Athletic - subscription required, external), external

    It was reported that Silva is Nottingham Forest's first choice to replace Ange Postecoglou, but he is reluctant to leave Craven Cottage mid-season. (Times - subscription required), external

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  14. Fulham 0-1 Arsenal - the fans' verdictpublished at 09:58 BST 20 October

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    We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Fulham and Arsenal.

    Here are some of your comments:

    Fulham fans

    Rob: Lots of huff and puff without looking like scoring. Injuries piling up is a worry. Josh King looks like our only threat and when he went off we lost any spark. The way Arsenal celebrated I thought they had won the league, so we must have been OK.

    James: Frustrating. I was never really expecting a win against an in-form Arsenal. There were sparks of hope but they couldn't finish any of them. We need their corner routines.

    Robin: Three defeats on the bounce and injuries mounting up. The poor summer transfer window is bearing fruit now. We could be in real bother if we carry on like this.

    Arsenal fans

    Vince: In previous seasons, we wouldn't have kept a lead like we did. Now the resilience and confidence in this team appear to be growing from game to game. If we are to be champions for the first time since 2004, this must last till the very end. COYG!

    Banda: The team showed strong defensive discipline and didn't allow Fulham a shot on target. However, the team's attack was flat without Martin Odegaard. All in all, the win keeps Arsenal top of the Premier League and shows they can grind out results even when not at their best.

    Terry: Disappointing first half. With this much quality we lacked urgency and the poor passing is not enough going forward. We bought a centre-forward but we are not using his capabilities. There was improvement in the second half but a couple of players disappointed. We got the goal that counted from a set-play, but goals from open play is what is needed. Character showed through but more to come.

  15. Analysis: King impresses again in losspublished at 20:31 BST 18 October

    Alex Howell
    Football reporter

    William Saliba and Josh King compete for the ballImage source, Getty Images

    Josh King has been one of the real standouts for Fulham in his first season playing in the first team at Craven Cottage.

    The 18-year-old played with a real maturity in the first half, taking the ball in dangerous areas and looking to build attacks.

    He had a shot deflected over from the edge of the box and forced Daivd Raya into a smart piece of goalkeeping to tip the ball over the bar after King crossed following a mazy dribble.

    King started his first match for the England Under-21s on Monday and Marco Silva will be delighted with the progress that the youngster has made already this season - even if the manager will be disappointed to lose the game to Arsenal.