We asked for your thoughts after Saturday’s Premier League game between Fulham and Newcastle United.
Here are some of your comments:
Fulham fans
Iain: Fully justified result. We were by far the better and more creative side. This should have been the score last week as well. There’s a lot to be impressed by and, if continued, a push for a European place might be on the cards perhaps.
Lucas: A really good and promising performance. After the disappointment of the Carabao Cup exit, I thought the players really bounced back. It was a very good goal from Raul Jimenez and I thought they showed great composure to kill the game in the final minutes. A very deserved three points on the board!
Toppy: Beautiful! We discarded the trend of meaningless possession and we made our opportunities count. The new signings were great. Onwards and upwards!
Bob: Great result, but we must make sure we keep focused when coming out for a game. We were 2-0 up going in at half-time and we had done a lot of the hard work in the first half, but a minute into the second half, we got caught. We must be aware that things can change in a second. There were lots of chances which we must try to start putting away in games as these could cost us. Well done.
Newcastle fans
Richard: A result that everyone knew was coming. No European distractions, a chance to go top, and yet we were two goals down in 20 minutes against a mid-table side that is hardly full of potency. Improvement on last season is hard to see right now and the fixtures only get harder from here. A testing few weeks are coming up.
Kegs: Finally we got what we deserved this season – nothing. Including the Carabao Cup, that is now six poor performances in six games. Eddie can’t work out who his starting three central midfielders should be and every combination he has tried so far this season has failed. There is no cohesion or creativity in midfield. Has the captaincy gone to Bruno’s head? He has been awful.
Paul: Something’s not right with Anthony Gordon. He has been poor this season, by his high standards, and his body language against Fulham suggested someone who didn’t want to be there. He might be upset by the attempt to offload him, understandably, but he cannot sulk on the pitch. He should have been hooked at half-time.
Tom: Christmas came early for Fulham with Nick Pope, Fabian Schar and Bruno Guimaraes the three unwise men. The only player who can come out of that shambles of a first half with any credit is Harvey Barnes. A slightly improved second half but ridiculous individual errors have cost us that game. It wasn’t helped by the questionable team selection – Sandro Tonali must be a starter.
