Newcastle United have won their last three home fixtures against Fulham in the Premier League, while Claudio Ranieri's side are seeking their first victory in five matches to lift them off the foot of the table.
Team news
Fulham midfielder Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa will be out for another 10 days while the club are hoping Ryan Sessegnon (groin) will be fit to play.
Newcastle will be without Ciaran Clark (ankle) and midfielder Jonjo Shelvey (thigh).
DeAndre Yedlin returns from suspension, while Florian Lejeune (knee) and Federico Fernandez (calf) are available.
Did you know?
Fulham have won their last three matches against Newcastle United, with the last two meetings arriving in the 2016/17 Championship campaign. They have not won four in a row versus Newcastle in all competitions since October 1982.
Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez has yet to lose a home PL match against Fulham (W4 D3), with his teams keeping a clean sheet in each of the last five meetings.
Salomon Rondon has been involved in five of Newcastle’s last seven PL goals, with four goals and one assist, including each of their last three at St James’ Park.
Aleksandar Mitrovic has scored in four of the five PL matches in which Fulham have avoided defeat this season, with his seven goals being worth seven points to the Cottagers.
Match officials
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Assistants: Stuart Burt, Gary Beswick
Fourth official: Jeremy Simpson
