Summary

  • Relegated Fulham have won eight of their past nine home league games against Newcastle

  • Newcastle have won their final league game of the season in each of the past four campaigns

  1. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:51 British Summer Time 12 May 2019

    Fulham 0-4 Newcastle

    A comfortable win for Fulham.

    Rafa Benitez goes over to Aleksandar Mitrovic at the end of the match and grabs his cheek, in the way Rafa does.

    Thanks for reading the live texts this season.

  2. goal

    GOAL - Fulham 0-4 Newcastlepublished at 16:47 British Summer Time 12 May 2019

    Salomon Rondon

    Salomon Rondon scoresImage source, Reuters

    Deserved.

    The Newcastle fans will have everything crossed in the hope that their club sign Salomon Rondon from West Brom on a permanent deal.

    At Craven Cottage he has given his all once again and produces the biggest cheer of the afternoon by firing home the fourth.

    His initial angled shot comes off the body of Sergio Rico, but the follow-up from a similar angle finds the far corner.

  3. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 16:44 British Summer Time 12 May 2019

    #bbcfootball or text 81111 (UK only)

    Paul: People missing the big result. Newcastle scoring 3 away!

    Chris: Hoping this isn't Rafa's last game for Newcastle through ongoing off field situation with us having Rafa here has been a fantastic moral boost. What he's done for our club in guiding us to promotion & then a 10th/13th place finish has been sensational. We love u Rafa

  4. Postpublished at 88 mins

    Fulham 0-3 Newcastle

    Great jinking from Harvey Elliott!!

    The GCSE-exams bound 16-year-old feints and drifts past three Newcastle defenders before firing a low strike that Martin Dubravka dives low down to save.

  5. Postpublished at 83 mins

    Fulham 0-3 Newcastle

    We are definitely winding down here at Craven Cottage - Scott Parker has that look of contemplation on his face which he has displayed since taking charge.

    Hopefully there will be more smiles come next season.

  6. Postpublished at 78 mins

    Fulham 0-3 Newcastle

    Aleksandar Mitrovic, keen to get his 12th goal this season - and perhaps his last for Fulham, fires in a low shot that is well saved low down by Martin Dubravka.

    The Cottagers are desperate to at least get a goal in front of their faithful.

  7. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 75 mins

    Fulham 0-3 Newcastle

    Harvey Elliott, 16, the Premier League's youngest player and who will probably retire after we have flying cars, comes on for Fulham.

  8. GREAT BLOCK!published at 71 mins

    Fulham 0-3 Newcastle

    What a block by Alfie Mawson, although he didn't move much.

    The Fulham player is there in the right place to prevent Salomon Rondon from grabbing a deserved goal.

    If Newcastle get a fourth then it would be a strange 4-0 considering Fulham have done most of the running.

  9. DISALLOWED GOALpublished at 65 mins

    Fulham 0-3 Newcastle

    Hard to tell if Floyd Ayite was offside or not.

    André-Frank Zambo Anguissa smacks a low shot from outside the area that is diverted past Martin Dubravka.

    However the assistance raises his flag against Ayite. Might have been a fraction off.

    Meanwhile, Yoshinori Muto comes on for Christian Atsu, who looks ready for Epsom salts.

  10. goal

    GOAL - Fulham 0-3 Newcastlepublished at 61 mins

    Fabian Schar

    Fabian Schar scoresImage source, PA

    Once again against the run of play.

    Newcastle's defence have defended admirably, whereas Fulham's backline..

    On this occasion they give Fabian Schar all the room in the world to nod Matt Ritchie's corner-ball past the reach of Sergio Rico.

    What now Fulham? You still have a quarter of the match.

  11. Postpublished at 60 mins

    Fulham 0-2 Newcastle

    The away support keep chanting Rafael Benitez's name.

    On the other bench it looks like Ryan Babel is about to come on.

  12. Postpublished at 58 min

    Fulham 0-2 Newcastle

    Yet again Newcastle defence come to the side's rescue.

    Both André-Frank Zambo Anguissa and Joe Bryan see their shots blocked by the backline who are playing Dodgeball, but where the rules mean you have to get hit by the ball... so I guess that's un-Dodgeball.

  13. Postpublished at 53 mins

    Fulham 0-2 Newcastle

    Newcastle produce a superb move involving Ayoze Perez, Christian Atsu and Salomon Rondon before the fast-arriving Matt Ritchie sees his shot blocked inside the area.

    That would have been some goal.

    Fulham are back on the attack.

  14. Postpublished at 48 mins

    Fulham 0-2 Newcastle

    This time Calum Chambers has a pop but his shot comes off the heel of Mohamed Diame.

    And back come Fulham...

  15. Postpublished at 47 min

    Fulham 0-2 Newcastle

    Fulham start this half as brightly as they started the first.

    Ryan Sessegnon goes for glory from just outside the area but the shot is blocked about two metres from him.

  16. KICK-OFFpublished at 16:02 British Summer Time 12 May 2019

    Fulham 0-2 Newcastle

    Back under away at the Cottage.

    Can Fulham give their fans a good send-off?

  17. Postpublished at 16:02 British Summer Time 12 May 2019

    Fulham 0-2 Newcastle

    We are moments away from the restart - Rafael Benitez trots out into the sunshine with a big smile of his face. Unsurprisingly.

  18. HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 12 May 2019

    Fulham 0-2 Newcastle

    Pretty much that and one or two jeers.

  19. Postpublished at 45 min

    Fulham 0-2 Newcastle

    Sergio Rico does well to punch away a Jonjo Shelvey corner that was given enough Judd Trump-like bend to trouble him.

    Not long until HT. Polite applause from the home fans?

  20. Postpublished at 41 mins

    Fulham 0-2 Newcastle

    Back at the Cottage, ex-Magpie Aleksandar Mitrovic gets both ribbing and applause from the away support behind Martin Dubravka's goal.

    At the other end, his successor (temporary or otherwise) Salomon Rondon is fed by Ayoze Perez but screws his low angled shot wide from the edge of the area.