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The Premier League returns to action Saturday.  

Who's Playing

  • Fulham @ Newcastle United
  • Current Records: Fulham 6-3-7, Newcastle United 8-2-6

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10 a.m. ET
  • Where: St. James' Park
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
  • Online Streaming: Peacock

What to Know

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Newcastle has been on the road for two straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will be home for the holidays to greet Fulham at 10:00 a.m. ET at St. James' Park.

Newcastle and Tottenham combined for 15 shots on goal on Sunday, which explains the impressive five total goals scored. Newcastle found themselves the reluctant recipients of a 4-1 punch to the gut against Tottenham. That's two games in a row now that Newcastle has lost by exactly three goals.

Meanwhile, Fulham kept a clean sheet against West Ham on Sunday. Everything went their way against West Ham as they made off with a 5-0 win. Five seems to be a good number for Fulham as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.

Newcastle's defeat dropped their record down to 8-2-6. As for Fulham, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3-7 record this season.

Newcastle came out on top in a nail-biter against Fulham when the teams last played back in January, sneaking past 1-0. Will Newcastle repeat their success, or does Fulham have a better game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

Odds

Newcastle United is a solid favorite against Fulham, according to the latest English Premier League odds, being -120 to win.

The over/under is set at 2.5 goals.

Series History

Newcastle United won 4 games and tied 2 games in their last 6 contests with Fulham.

  • Jan 15, 2023 - Newcastle United 1 vs. Fulham 0
  • Oct 01, 2022 - Newcastle United 4 vs. Fulham 1
  • May 23, 2021 - Newcastle United 2 vs. Fulham 0
  • Dec 19, 2020 - Fulham 1 vs. Newcastle United 1
  • May 12, 2019 - Newcastle United 4 vs. Fulham 0
  • Dec 22, 2018 - Fulham 0 vs. Newcastle United 0