Fulham vs Newcastle preview: Cairney and Sessegnon out for Fulham

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Fulham host Newcastle in Matchweek 10 of the Premier League at Craven Cottage, London, on Saturday 7 November 2026. Kick-off is at 3pm and the referee is Robert Jones.

Fulham are 15th with 9 points from 9 games (won 2, drawn 3, lost 4, goals 9 for and 11 against). Newcastle are 13th with 11 points from 9 games (won 3, drawn 2, lost 4, goals 12 for and 15 against), so the two sides are separated by two points.

Recent form

Fulham have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last six matches, scoring 5 goals and conceding 5. They beat Hull 1-0 at home and Coventry 1-0 away, then lost 1-0 at home to Crystal Palace and drew 1-1 at Aston Villa on Saturday 31 October.

Newcastle have won 2 and lost 4 of their last six matches, scoring 6 goals and conceding 10. They won 2-0 at Crystal Palace on Sunday 25 October, then lost 3-1 at Everton on Thursday 29 October and 1-0 at home to Everton on Monday 2 November.

Team	Last six (oldest first)
Fulham	DLWWLD DLWWLD
Newcastle	WLLWLL WLLWLL

Fulham: last six results

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
Sat 31 Oct	Away	Aston Villa	1-1	D
Wed 28 Oct	Home	Crystal Palace	0-1	L
Sat 24 Oct	Away	Coventry	1-0	W
Sat 17 Oct	Home	Hull	1-0	W
Sat 10 Oct	Away	Ipswich	1-2	L
Sun 20 Sep	Home	Man Utd	1-1	D

Newcastle: last six results

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
Mon 2 Nov	Home	Everton	0-1	L
Thu 29 Oct	Away	Everton	1-3	L
Sun 25 Oct	Away	Crystal Palace	2-0	W
Sat 17 Oct	Home	Aston Villa	0-1	L
Mon 12 Oct	Away	Coventry	1-4	L
Sat 19 Sep	Home	Hull	2-1	W

What the managers said

Alvaro Arbeloa (Fulham)

The Fulham manager gave his team news ahead of the game, saying only Tom Cairney is a concern.

“Yes, everyone is fit. Just Tom Cairney has some issues in his knee, so I don’t want to take any risks with him. He will not be available for tomorrow’s game, so he will be available for after the international break.”

Arbeloa also spoke about where Fulham stand and what the team needs at home.

“We are far from where I want us to be, but we’re taking small steps. I told my players the other day, you win because you believe, and that’s what confidence means: you believe in yourself when you’re not winning. We know that we have to fight every game. We have very good support at home, we need to win games.”

On young players, he said:

“I believe in young players, and maybe it would be easier for us to sign a player with more experience who can perform straight away. I will be patient with young players. Maybe they need time to perform. I know it’s hard for the supporters, but it’s really nice when you believe in someone during the difficult moments because they will score goals.”

“We are not better than any team. We have to fight for every goal.”

Team news

Fulham are without Tom Cairney, who has a knee issue and is expected to be available after the international break, according to Arbeloa, who said everyone else is fit. R. Sessegnon is also listed as absent because of a red card. Newcastle have four players listed as out: E. Jaouen (muscle injury), L. Miley (muscle injury), M. Fernandez-Pardo (illness) and V. Livramento (knee injury).

Where Fulham can hurt Newcastle

ANALYSIS: Newcastle have lost four of their last six matches and conceded 10 goals in that run, including three at Everton and four at Coventry earlier in October. They have conceded 15 in nine league games, the more goals than Fulham’s 11 against.

Newcastle failed to score in two of their last six, against Aston Villa and Everton. Fulham have kept clean sheets in two of their last six, against Hull and Coventry, and Newcastle also have four players listed as absent.

Where Newcastle can hurt Fulham

ANALYSIS: Fulham have scored 9 goals in 9 league games and 5 in their last six matches, never more than one in a game. They failed to score in the 1-0 home defeat by Crystal Palace, a side Newcastle beat 2-0 away on Sunday 25 October.

Newcastle have scored 12 league goals this season, three more than Fulham. Fulham have won 2 of their 9 league games and have R. Sessegnon unavailable after a red card, as well as Cairney out with a knee issue.

How to watch

Fulham vs Newcastle is not shown live on UK television: Saturday 3pm kick-offs fall in the UK broadcast blackout.

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