How did the players fare in Newcastle's United 1-0 win over Fulham?
NEWCASTLE (4-2-3-1):
7 Pope: Made a couple of routine second-half saves and played a central role in putting Mitrovic off his stride ahead of the spot-kick
6 Trippier: Conceded the penalty when he mistimed his challenge on Decordova-Reid, but displayed his usual commitment
8 Schar: Kept Mitrovic quiet from open play for much of the afternoon and almost scored with a free-kick that hit the post
7 Botman: Delivered another commanding central-defensive display and won most of the things that came his way in the air
7 Burn: Did well against the dangerous Willian and remains a key component of Newcastle’s hugely-effective defence
5 Guimaraes: Tried to play through the pain barrier, but his ankle injury meant his effectiveness was badly blunted before he was eventually replaced
8 LONGSTAFF: Ran himself into the ground and controlled the heart of midfield as he was constantly looking to get onto the front foot
6 Willock: Tried to break forward to support those in front of him, but a couple of his efforts failed to find the target
6 Almiron: Wasn’t really a day when things came off for him, but he did not give Fulham’s defenders a moment’s rest
7 Wilson: Came close with a couple of decent efforts and played a major role in the goal, squaring the ball across the six-yard box for Isak
6 Joelinton: Got the nod to start despite his midweek drink-driving arrest and produced his usual energetic performance
Subs:
6 Saint-Maximin (for Guimaraes, 46): Fired a decent effort wide of the target but wasn’t really able to get beyond his full-back
Isak (for Willock, 71)
Murphy (for Almiron, 85)
(not used): Dubravka (gk), Manquillo, Lewis, Lascelles, Ritchie, Wood.
FULHAM (4-2-3-1):
Leno 6; Tete 6, Ream 6, Diop 7 (Vinicius 90), Kurzawa 7; Palhinha 6, Reed 7 (Cairney 90); Decordova-Reid 6 (Wilson 90), Pereira 6 (Adarabioyo 77), WILLIAN 7 (James 77); Mitrovic 5.
Subs (not used): Rodak (gk), Solomon, Chalobah, Harris.
Man Of The Match: SEAN LONGSTAFF – The Newcastle midfielder was constantly breaking forward to keep his side on the front foot.
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