Newcastle United face top of the league Manchester City on Saturday, which is where the Magpies could have gone last week. Eddie Howe’s side had a brief chance to sit top of the Premier League. All Newcastle United had to do was beat Fulham at Craven Cottage – a ground where they had won their last five games. Alas, the Magpies did not win. Newcastle were awful against Fulham, and fell to a 3-1 defeat. It was the first loss of the season for Eddie Howe, with Alan Shearer criticising Newcastle’s lack of intensity. Finally the performance matched the result, with the Magpies overachieving in the…
