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Newcastle missed the chance to move into the top four as Fulham came from behind to win 2-1 at St James’ Park thanks to substitute Rodrigo Muniz’s late goal.
Newcastle were in control of the game at half-time through Jacob Murphy’s 37th-minute close-range opener as Fulham failed to have a shot on target.
Newcastle mustered only one shot on target in the second half to suffer back-to-back home defeats and they will need to be much improved for Wednesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Arsenal, live on Sky Sports, if they are to make their 2-0 first-leg lead count.
It had looked to be a comfortable afternoon for Newcastle as they dominated the first half with Fabian Schar denied by Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno and Sandro Tonali hitting the bar before Murphy smashed home.
But Marco Silva’s half-time team talk worked wonders as the Cottagers were immediately on the front foot, registering two shots on target in the first two minutes of the second half, with Jimenez eventually levelling first time…
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