tom cairney sits at the center of a Premier League preview that still leans on one striking edge: Newcastle United have never drawn in 17 away league games at Fulham. Fulham arrive with 10 home wins, their best top-flight total at Craven Cottage since 2011-12, while Newcastle have taken two of their eight Premier League away games in 2026.
Craven Cottage and the 17-game run
Those numbers make this fixture feel unusually specific. Fulham have lost six of their last eight Premier League games against Newcastle, yet they won both meetings that went against that trend last season, and the broader home record in this matchup has refused to settle into a pattern of shared points.
Newcastle’s away record in London adds another layer. Their two victories on the road in 2026 came at Spurs in February and Chelsea in March, and they have also been unbeaten in their last seven final league matches in London. That is the same stretch in which they beat Fulham 4-0 at Craven Cottage in 2018-19 and 2-0 there in 2020-21 in final league matches in the capital.
Fulham’s home edge
Fulham’s home line this season is built on volume as much as results: 10 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats. No side has drawn fewer home games in the Premier League this season, and the 10 victories at Craven Cottage are their most in a top-flight campaign since 2011-12. Their last season-ending home pattern also leans toward a strong finish, with a 4-2 win at Luton in 2023-24 standing out against the fact they have won their final league match in just one of the last eight seasons.
Bernd Leno has started each of Fulham’s last 149 Premier League games, which gives the side a fixed point behind the defense. Up front, Harry Wilson has delivered 10 Premier League goals and 6 assists this season, and only four players have ever posted more goal involvements in a season for Fulham.
Wilson, Osula, and Newcastle
Newcastle’s attacking form gives the visitors a route into the game. Only Bruno Guimarães and Nick Woltemade have scored more Premier League goals for Newcastle this season than William Osula, who has 7, and 6 of those have come in his last 8 appearances. That scoring run gives Newcastle a third threat alongside Guimarães on 9 goals and Woltemade on 8.
For Fulham, the pressure is to turn home control into another result against a side that has repeatedly found ways through this matchup. Newcastle lost 1-0 at home to Everton on MD38 last season, but they have not lost their final league game in consecutive seasons since a run of three between 2011-12 and 2013-14. At Craven Cottage, though, the bigger number still belongs to the home side: 17 league visits, zero draws, and another meeting that should force one of those records to move.
