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00:00Newcastle United 1, Fulham 2 here at St. James' Park this evening.

00:05A second consecutive home defeat for Newcastle United.

00:09I don't think many people can have too many complaints about the results.

00:14Definitely about the performance because Newcastle weren't at the races at all today.

00:20First half although they led through Jacob Murphy's goal I thought it was really flat.

00:25Lack of intensity again.

00:27They created a couple of chances but Fulham were always in control of the possession.

00:31We've seen Fulham really take control of that game in that second half.

00:35Newcastle again had moments in that second half but Fulham fully deserved their victory.

00:41Two goals equalised on the hour mark through Raul Jimenez and then the substitute Rodrigo Munez scored to make it 2-1.

00:52I think Fulham were good value for their win to be honest.

00:56From a Newcastle United perspective they played Bournemouth here and lost that one comfortably.

01:02Today as well the scoreline wasn't as big.

01:08I thought Fulham did a job on Newcastle like Bournemouth did in that second half.

01:13A lot of frustration after that one because it felt like Newcastle had a big opportunity to bounce back from that Bournemouth defeat.

01:23They bounced back last week against Southampton, beating Southampton at St Mary's.

01:28It was an opportunity here to get rid of that Bournemouth result by impressing in front of your home supporters.

01:35They didn't manage to do that at all as I say.

01:39It's just a really flat home performance.

01:42Newcastle's home record this season isn't the fortress it was.

01:48It's a tough place to come it really is.

01:50Newcastle have lost four games this season already.

01:54It's all coming against teams that are sitting around them in the tail.

02:02Teams that are on a similar level where they can give Newcastle a game.

02:08Brighton were that team running around Newcastle.

02:12West Ham are on a similar level, albeit they're having a bit of an up and down season.

02:17Getting better under Graham Potter but we're going through a bit of a difficult patch at the time.

02:22Bournemouth are competing for Europe alongside Newcastle.

02:27Fulham are having a really good season in and around that 8th to 12th mark.

02:33When teams come here and they have players who can open up Newcastle they seem to struggle.

02:39I would say today, albeit Bournemouth have got a better team.

02:43Similar qualities in terms of dynamic front three.

02:47Smith-Rowey able to pick up pockets.

02:50You've then got a really good striker on Raúl Jiménez who played really well today.

02:55Muniz came off the bench and scored the winner.

02:57Then you know Alex Owobi, a powerful player.

03:01Teams have an Achilles heel for Newcastle when they're coming up against teams on their level.

03:09They seem to be getting results here.

03:11That's a big disappointment.

03:14They've been on an incredible run of course.

03:17It's still 10 wins in 12 games which is still a really good run of results.

03:24They've stood that the last couple of games or so since that Carabao Cup win at Arsenal.

03:31The semi-final first leg win.

03:34They've played Bromley since then.

03:37Bournemouth, Southampton and of course Fulham today.

03:41They haven't performed well in those games really.

03:44They haven't performed at their best.

03:45There's been a bit of a lull over the last couple of weeks.

03:49They need to get themselves back into gear because of course it is the second leg of that Arsenal semi-final here at St James' Park on Wednesday.

03:59I do think that game will take care of itself.

04:01I think this ground will be buzzing.

04:03The place will be rocking.

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