Newcastle United 1-0 Fulham (15/01/2023)

[Billy Warthog]

Huge result, that. Despite some below-par performances from some players. 

 

Thank you Agent Mitro! ? Isak is off and running again! 

 

We could look back on this in a few months and see how pivotal it was in the final outcome. 

 

Only 2 points off safety now...! Let's go to Palace and get three more... ?

 

Hope Bruno isn't too badly injured. Also, now is the time to start getting in reinforcements. 

[Tiresias]

2 minutes ago, David Edgar said:

 

They felt really vulnerable at the back and blunt up top, to me.

 

We were just really timid. 

 

Hmmm think that's harsh, they were doing a good away at a big team performance for a small team. Defensively solid and pressing us well at times. Our biggest problem imo is that we can struggle to create goals sometimes

[nufc123]

5 minutes ago, Holmesy said:

Not sure where people are getting ‘not a penalty’ from. Take away both of a player’s legs anywhere else on the pitch and it’s a stonewall free kick. 
 

Reid stamps Trippier first. Shocking that Dean doesnt see it in the VAR room

 

 

Edited January 15, 2023 by nufc123

[mighty__mag]

I do wonder if Eddie popped in here to take inspiration from my pre match line up, that included the unlikely lads up front together?

[Hanshithispantz]

I’ll have to see it again but I thought it was a stonewall penalty like.

[TheBrownBottle]

4 minutes ago, tgarve said:

I was saying this for ages - get a bit of fender dire straights on etc 

Dire Straits ? 

[TRon]

Just now, KaKa said:

 

You though that was very poor?!!! My goodness ... think some people aren't realising what Fulham are doing this season, you should try and catch some of their other games.

 

That's fair. Fulham have been great this season, not an easy fixture for anyone.

[STM]

Its only appropriate:

 

Mitro 

 

 

Edited January 15, 2023 by STM

[TRon]

Just now, Hanshithispantz said:

I’ll have to see it again but I thought it was a stonewall penalty like.

 

Same. I really think we got the rub of the green with decisions today.

[David Edgar]

1 minute ago, Tiresias said:

 

Hmmm think that's harsh, they were doing a good away at a big team performance for a small team. Defensively solid and pressing us well at times. Our biggest problem imo is that we can struggle to create goals sometimes

 

They conceded about 2xg worth of chances.  That isn't a strong defensive performance.

 

Us v Arsenal away was a strong defensive performance, limiting them to barely a sniff.

 

If we aren't a little sluggish and wasteful, we're 1 or 2 up early and coasting.  

[STM]

It was a pen. It wasn't a pen 10 years ago but that's a different discussion.

[KaKa]

1 minute ago, Klaus said:

We had 63% possession and 20 shots to their 5. We were lucky with the penalty incident, but on the balance of play we were worthy winners.

 

About time we scraped a win like that instead of yet another frustrating home draw.

 

Yeah, Fulham did a good job of keeping us out really. Their defensive shape is solid and Palhinha in particular is excellent protecting their defenders in his midfield role.

[Superior Acuña]

Number of cleans sheets is mental. That's 8 in a row for Pope.

[Holloway]

Aye, we weren't poor, they are a good side. We aren't far off being a very good side 

[nufc123]

1 minute ago, STM said:

It was a pen. It wasn't a pen 10 years ago but that's a different discussion.

Think you need to see the replay

[David Edgar]

7 minutes ago, David Edgar said:

 

The Fulham player went studs up onto Trippier and then fell over the secondary contact from Trippier.  That's the first foul, where the contact that ultimately led to the penalty was initiated. 

 

You can't foul a player initially, then claim a penalty cos after the foul you're taken out...

 

For anyone barging in with "it woz a pen, no question" - how do you counter the above? 

[Andy]

It was a frustrating game again for the most part, but a few spells aside, I think people are overrating Fulham's performance like. I don't think Pope made a save?

 

They were tidy enough but it was a similar performance to Leeds from them, just defensively a bit more leaky. 

 

We made the game closer than it should have been by being a bit wasteful in the final third. 

[David Edgar]

I thought Leeds did a much better job on us than Fulham.

[Chapo]

2 minutes ago, KaKa said:

 

Yeah, Fulham did a good job of keeping us out really. Their defensive shape is solid and Palhinha in particular is excellent protecting their defenders in his midfield role.

How worried are you about Bruno? Not the injury but the fact he was crying in public. Can’t trust a “man” like that in our engine room. 

[andycap]

I think we're missing the Targett in swingers from corners this year with burn playing. It mixes up the set pieces and they don't become to predictable. 

[gazza ladra]

Did they have a shot on goal? Don’t remember one.

[andycap]

1 minute ago, David Edgar said:

I thought Leeds did a much better job on us than Fulham.

Nah we created a load of chances against Leeds which we should of put atleast one in the onion bag. Fulham restricted us more. 

[gbandit]

Just now, gazza ladra said:

Did they have a shot on goal? Don’t remember one.

Mitro had two that I can remember 

[Chris_R]

We clearly deserved to win, but scoring so close to the end makes it feel like you were lucky. We weren't.

[David Edgar]

Just now, gazza ladra said:

Did they have a shot on goal? Don’t remember one.

 

They had Mitrovic up front...  They weren't going to get near us in normal play outside a cross.  But then Schar and Botman were dominant in our area.