Fulham and Newcastle should test each other's first pass before the match opens up. Fulham can move through midfield into the space between Newcastle's lines, while Newcastle can bypass pressure and deliver early from wide areas. The first clearance and the next box entry should matter as much as the opening attack.
Berge and Charles give Fulham a route to King between the lines, then Iwobi and Bobb can supply another box contact. Newcastle's direct balls and Palace crosses showed a real attacking route, yet Everton found room behind their press and reached the box repeatedly. Joelinton and Ramsey are newly unavailable in the midfield area that must protect Dedic's advance; Fulham's main receivers logged substantial recent minutes. Fulham sustained pressure after conceding at Villa, and that continuing supply can produce the decisive finish. That's why I'm siding with Fulham.
