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Sutton's predictions: Newcastle v Fulhampublished at 12:10 BST 25 October
12:10 BST 25 October
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.
Newcastle v Fulham: Key stats and talking pointspublished at 18:53 BST 24 October
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.
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.
Gordon 'at home at Europe's top table' - now to deliver in Premier Leaguepublished at 16:33 BST 24 October
16:33 BST 24 October
Ciaran Kelly Newcastle United reporter
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Jose Mourinho had three simple words for Anthony Gordon: "You're too much."
That was what the Benfica manager told the Newcastle United forward as he embraced him at full-time at St James' Park on Tuesday.
Mourinho had just watched Gordon open the scoring and set up substitute Harvey Barnes' second goal in a 3-0 win against his side in the Champions League.
It was a night when Gordon became the first Newcastle player to score in three successive games in the competition ever. It was also a night when the man of the match looked right at home at Europe's top table.
"It brings the best out of me," Gordon said. "The biggest games make me feel alive. I love playing at this level, it's where I wanted to play as a kid so I'm living the dream."
The challenge for Gordon and Newcastle is to take that level of performance into Saturday's home game against Fulham, because it has been a different story in the Premier League in the opening months of this campaign.
So perhaps it is not a surprise that he has relished life back in the Champions League.
Gordon ranks joint-first for combined goals and assists (five), joint-third for goals (four) and big chance total (six), and tied for fourth for fouls won (eight) among all players in the competition.
On the other hand, according to Opta, Gordon has created significantly more chances in the top flight (five), completed more dribbles (10), won more fouls (nine), taken more shots (13) and had more touches in the opposition box (18).
But he is yet to find the back of the net or register an assist, despite lining up in two additional Premier League games.
Gordon has even been self-aware enough to joke that it would help to play with the Champions League ball domestically.
Howe refuses to get drawn into Slot's Isak claimpublished at 11:56 BST 24 October
11:56 BST 24 October
Ciaran Kelly Newcastle United reporter
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You suspect Eddie Howe sensed it was coming.
It was a quarter of an hour into his morning news conference when the Newcastle United head coach was asked about Liverpool manager Arne Slot's assertion that "you cannot compare maybe a player that hasn't played in pre-season at a smaller club than if you go to Liverpool".
Slot was, of course, talking about Alexander Isak after the striker suffered a groin injury in Liverpool's 5-1 midweek win against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League.
The Swede, who went on strike last summer in a bid to force through the move, has scored just one goal for the club since completing his £125m switch from Newcastle.
"I don't think that's wise, for me to get involved in those discussions," Howe said. "Alex is no longer at this football club, so I won't comment on it."
What Howe did do, though, was defend the care the club have provided, in general, pointing to how Newcastle were managing "elite" athletes "pretty well at the moment".
One of those players, of course, is Yoane Wissa, who, like Isak, had a disrupted pre-season as he looked to push through his £55m switch from Brentford to Newcastle.
Wissa has yet to make his debut for the club after suffering a knee injury while on international duty with the DR Congo last month.
Though Wissa is on track to return to action, next month, the forward is clearly going to need time to get up to speed.
"I'm not saying he won't play for six weeks, but I think to get to his very best level, it will probably take that time," Howe said.
Howe on Tonali's contract, Wissa's recovery and 'difficult' Fulham gamepublished at 11:00 BST 24 October
11:00 BST 24 October
Millie Sian BBC Sport journalist
Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Fulham at St James' Park (kick-off 15:00 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Newcastle's 3-0 victory over Benfica in the Champions League was "a welcome performance and result" and has given the squad "a good feeling" going into their next match.
There are no new injury concerns. Everybody came through the midweek fixture without any major issues, despite there being "a couple of sore bodies" in the squad.
Sandro Tonali will be "touch and go" to face Fulham. The midfielder is being monitored after training on Wednesday and not feeling 100%.
When asked about the contract extension Tonali signed during his betting ban, Howe replied: "A lot happened around that time, there were lots of discussions between his representatives and the club. There was a contract situation involving the sacrificial wages he volunteered, which I thought spoke volumes about his mentality and how he conducted himself during that period. The club came to an agreement on the extension of his contract, which is a great thing."
Howe praised the fans for being "absolutely incredible" with Tonali since he joined the club, adding: "He felt their love and support, which I think he needed at that time, and now we are seeing the benefits."
On Lewis Hall and Tino Livramento, who are currently sidelined with injuries, Howe said: "It was Tino's first time on the grass today, he is making really good progress and we are really happy with him. Lewis has been on the grass for a while, pushing himself and doing back-to-back sessions."
The timeline for Yoane Wissa's return "hasn't changed" but he is "on track and doing well". The plan is to "start to push him a little bit harder" but he will "need a bit of a pre-season" before his return to first-team action.
Howe addressed the "two very disappointing results" against Fulham last season: "We know the qualities of their team and this will be a difficult game for us. When you go from the high emotion of the Champions League back to the afternoon kick-offs in the Premier League, it is a big mental challenge. We have to rise to that and grow from the experiences we've had previously."
Nick Woltemade had his best "physical performance" against Benfica and Howe added: "His pressing from the front, his durability and his robustness was excellent, but the challenge for him is being able to put in that kind of performance every three or four days now - and that isn't easy."
The striker's availability for Saturday's game will be assessed after their "full training day" on Friday.
How Newcastle's 'brilliant' high press 'smothered' Benficapublished at 09:02 BST 23 October
09:02 BST 23 October
BBC Sport Champions League pundit and former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock praises Newcastle United's "bravery" to play a high line and press from the front in their 3-0 win over Benfica.
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And watch the best of the action as Anthony Gordon and Harvey Barnes fired the Magpies to victory over Jose Mourinho's side on Tuesday...
Gossip: Newcastle keen on Omorodionpublished at 07:08 BST 23 October
07:08 BST 23 October
Newcastle are among the clubs keen on 21-year-old Porto and Spain striker Samuel Omorodion, who has previously been close to joining Chelsea and had talks with Nottingham Forest. (A Bola - in Portuguese), external
'Need to see these wingers step up week in, week out'published at 17:03 BST 22 October
17:03 BST 22 October
Our Newcastle United fan contributor Matty Renton reflects on the side's impressive 3-0 win over Benfica in the Champions League on Tuesday and assesses the impact of the wingers.
Gordon's shining Champions League formpublished at 15:27 BST 22 October
15:27 BST 22 October
Nat Hayward BBC Sport journalist
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Anthony Gordon is relishing his second crack at the Champions League.
After failing to register a goal or assist in Newcastle's six group stage games in the 2023-24 season, the England winger has scored four goals and set up one so far in Europe this time round.
In scoring against Benfica on Tuesday he became the first Magpies player to score in three consecutive Champions League matches.
Against Jose Mourinho's side, Gordon put in an all-action performance - as illustrated by his touch map.
The 24-year-old topped the match statistics for expected goals and touches in the opposition box, while he also completed the joint-most shots and entries into the final third.
Despite not scoring yet in the Premier League this campaign, Gordon's four European goals puts him already almost halfway to his total tally of nine in all competitions for Newcastle last season.
With him also starting three and featuring in all four of England's World Cup qualifiers September - scoring against Latvia most recently - he is also impressing Three Lions boss Thomas Tuchel.
In the Champions League, only Kylian Mbappe has scored more than Gordon so far this season and the former Everton man has also completed the most dribbles [24] - followed by Jeremy Doku [23] and Lamine Yamal [19].
The picture the stats paints is that it is only a matter of time before Gordon rediscovers his scoring touch in the Premier League.
He is averaging 3.46 shots per 90 minutes compared to 2.11 last season, while his non penalty expected goals per 90 has risen from 0.24 to 0.34.
From a creative standpoint, Gordon's successful take-ons per 90 has risen from 1.41 to 2.64 and successful take-ons per 90 that lead to a shot on goal has risen from 0.26 to 0.79.
Only the bottom three have scored fewer goals in the Premier League this season than Newcastle, who have seven.
However, with Nick Woltemade quickly imposing himself as Alexander Isak's successor, Jacob Murphy rediscovering his assisting touch, Anthony Elanga finding his feet, and Gordon's form, surely the goals will flow soon.
Mourinho 'favourite manager in the world growing up' - Gordonpublished at 15:26 BST 22 October
15:26 BST 22 October
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Anthony Gordon says Jose Mourinho's praise after Newcastle's 3-0 win over Benfica meant a great deal because the Portuguese was his "favourite manager in the world" when he was growing up.
The Newcastle forward was three years old when Mourinho took charge of Chelsea in 2004, but the now-Benfica manager had kind words for him after Gordon scored in the Champions League against them on Tuesday night.
"He said: 'You're too much', which is a big compliment for me because as a kid, he was my favourite manager in the world," Gordon explained, when asked what Mourinho said to him at the end of the match.
"It's quite weird because he was quite a defensive manager, but I just love the way, even then, the bench was getting up [to celebrate].
"He really creates a team environment - it's like us against the world. I recognise that from my own game, so it was a big compliment.
"It means an awful lot. Even if I hadn't idolised him, a compliment from any coach at this level means a lot."
The 24-year-old made it four goals in three games in the Champions League so far and went on to explain how he was playing alongside summer signing Nick Woltemade.
"He suits my game so well," Gordon said. "He sees the little passes I do round the corner - that's my style of play as a winger.
"Not a lot of attackers can really play off that style, but some of his first touches, some of his little flicks - especially for the third goal - are top, top level."
'Tonali shows commitment with actions and words'published at 13:55 BST 22 October
13:55 BST 22 October
Ciaran Kelly Newcastle United reporter
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Sandro Tonali has not looked back.
It was just 14 months ago that the midfielder returned to action for Newcastle after serving his suspension.
And he has become indispensable.
Eddie Howe's subsequent decision to shift Tonali to the number six role unlocked something in both the Italian and, indeed, this side as they went on to end a 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy and qualify for the Champions League last season.
Though Newcastle have endured a mixed start to the Premier League – they currently lie in 14th place – Tonali has merely picked up from where he left off.
Tonali's athleticism is such that, according to football stats database Fbref, he has carried the ball further – 1,722 yards – than any other Newcastle player this season.
The intelligent Italian rarely loses the ball and only Kieran Trippier has completed more passes, had more touches and hit more progressive passes for Newcastle than the influential midfielder.
Yet Tonali also does the gritty side of the game well, too.
Only centre-back Sven Botman has made more blocks than Tonali (13) for Newcastle, while defenders Malick Thiaw and Dan Burn are the only players to make more interceptions than his 12.
Though others, perhaps, grab the headlines more often, no-one at Newcastle needs reminding about Tonali's importance.
As well as strengthening the side moving forward, Newcastle need to keep hold of their best players, particularly after losing Alexander Isak in the summer, which could lead to discussions over fresh terms.
The Isak saga proved contracts do not carry the weight they once did after the centre-forward went on strike to force through a £125m move to Liverpool despite having three years left on his deal.
But Tonali has long shown his commitment with his actions and his words.
'A complete performance' - fan views on beating Benfica published at 11:46 BST 22 October
11:46 BST 22 October
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We asked for your views on Newcastle United beating Benfica 3-0 on Tuesday in the Champions League.
Here are some of your comments:
Alvin: A performance long coming. The wingers - Anthony Gordon, Jacob Murphy, and especially Harvey Barnes - finally delivered after weeks of flattering to deceive. But the most gratifying thing might be how good the midfield looked without two of the usual three starters - Jacob Ramsey and Lewis Miley proving there is now legitimate squad depth. Now let's parlay this form into Premier League points.
Steve: Difficult start with Benfica looking very good on the counter but Gordon's goal came just at the right time. We were dominant in the second half and could have scored two or three more. From Nick Pope to Nick Woltemade, all put in a good shift despite some tired legs. We need to beat Fulham well to confirm this upward trajectory.
Andrew: A complete performance. We look like a much more mature Champions League team this time around. A confidence-boosting win that will hopefully be the springboard for the season!
Mickey: We were superb. If we brought this game to the Premier League every week, we would shoot up the table. Precise passing, quick movement, good defending and lethal in front of goal - we made Benfica look ordinary.
Christopher: Generally impressive, if somewhat nervy in the opening half hour. We won't get away with that against the top sides.
Gordon: Excellent performance and result for Newcastle tonight. Gordon had his best game of the season, Bruno Guimaraes pulled the strings in the middle, Woltemade was pure class while Miley and Ramsey looked at home in the starting XI. The back four looked comfortable despite missing our first-choice fullbacks, and even Pope chipped in with an assist. Just shows what we're capable of when all the players turn up.
'The world is his oyster' - Townsend on Gordonpublished at 08:35 BST 22 October
08:35 BST 22 October
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Former Everton and Crystal Palace winger Andros Townsend says Anthony Gordon is "one of the best" in the Premier League in his position.
Gordon be came the first Newcastle player to score in three consecutive Champions League games on Tuesday and also registered an assist for Harvey Barnes in the Magpies' 3-0 win over Benfica.
Townsend played alongside Gordon at Everton between 2021 and 2023, but at the time did not see the now 24-year-old developing into the player he has become.
"When I first joined Everton, he was a young lad and you could see he had quality," Townsend told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast. "He had immense pace obviously but he didn't really work hard enough.
"The modern day winger needs to be the first line of the press and he wasn't doing that. Then it started clicking for him, he started getting in the team, he started getting joy and the fans loved him.
"But even still, by the time Newcastle bought him for £50m, I think Everton fans were thinking they had the better end of the deal.
"Since then however, he's just put it all together."
Gordon started twice and scored once for England during the last international break and Townsend believes he now has the opportunity to nail down his place in Thomas Tuchel's side going into the World Cup next summer.
"He's got the quality, the consistence, the pace and out of possession he works hard," he added. "He's one of the best in the Premier League in his position.
"At the age of 24, he has absolutely everything and the world is his oyster now for club and country going into next summer's World Cup."
Gordon goal makes Magpies historypublished at 08:31 BST 22 October
08:31 BST 22 October
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Anthony Gordon says "it means everything" to be the first Newcastle player to score in three consecutive Champions League games but insists his "ambition doesn't stop there."
The forward scored the opening goal at St James' Park on Tuesday as Newcastle beat Benfica 3-0 to climb to seventh in the Champions League table.
"Because we had so many chances, we had to put one away to calm the nerves," Gordon told TNT Sports. "I was glad to see it go in.
"I knew [Jacob Murphy] was going to play that ball every time. That goal is all about him."
On Nick Pope, who provided the assist for Harvey Barnes: "We all love Pope. He is one of the most popular people in the dressing room.
"He is a top guy and a top keeper. He has kept us in so many game already this season and some of the saves he made were incredible."
