One 7.5, three 7s, several 6s and a few 4s – Newcastle player ratings vs Fulham

It wasn’t pretty, but that was a massive result for Newcastle United, as Bruno Guimaraes’ late strike sealed a 1-0 win for Eddie Howe’s Mags. Below, we rate the performance of each player involved at Craven Cottage.

Dubravka – 7/10 – Made four saves and claimed a few crosses. Stood up well to the early pressure and did well to continue after going down twice with knocks.

Krafth – 4/10 – Willian got the better of him on multiple occasions. Booked early on for a blatant trip and struggled to get forward. Not his finest afternoon.

Schar – 7/10 – Couldn’t pick a forward pass in the first half and almost gifted Fulham a goal with a missed clearance, but was so unlucky to not send us 1-0 up and much improved in the second half.

Burn* – 7.5/10 – Looks more comfortable as a centre half and made some vital interventions to help defend our lead. Harshly penalised by VAR for Schar’s disallowed goal, reorganised the defence after a bad start and was strong in the air.

Hall – 6/10 – Struggled with Alex Iwobi and passing left a lot to be desired. Improved when up against Adama in second half and deserves a run in the team.

Bruno – 7/10 – Walking a tightrope with his threat of suspension so didn’t get as involved as he could have in the first half, but struck his goal with venom and sent a message to those speculating about his future as he kissed the badge while celebrating. We had more control of the game in the second half and a lot of that was down to him, playing some key passes to set us away and breaking up the play.

Longstaff – 4/10 – So slow to react and looked lethargic on the pitch. Steady second half but was booked and hit a few loose hit and hope passes. Clear to see he is still carrying an injury.

Willock – 4/10 – Was forced off before half-time with an injury but didn’t really impact the game before that. Like Hall, Iwobi was often getting the better of him down our left. Looks very rusty.

Murphy – 4/10 –…

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Author : Joshua Nichol

Publish date : 2024-04-06 17:23:20

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