Harry Wilson carries Fulham's best attacking numbers into the final weekend as Fulham host Newcastle United at Craven Cottage on 24 May 2026, kick-off 16:00 UK time.
The hard facts give this fixture immediate bite. Fulham have won 10 home league games at Craven Cottage this season and have drawn fewer home matches than any other Premier League side, while Wilson has contributed 10 Premier League goals and six assists. Newcastle arrive with William Osula among their sharpest finishers — seven Premier League goals this season — but have taken only two away wins in their eight Premier League trips in 2026.
This match will not decide titles or relegation, but the numbers still matter: Fulham have lost six of their last eight Premier League games against Newcastle and none of Newcastle’s 17 Premier League away trips to Fulham has finished level, a stubborn streak that tells you these meetings rarely fizzle out. For viewers in the UK, Fulham vs Newcastle United is available live on Sky Sports+ with streaming through Sky Go.
Context pulls the thread tighter. Fulham’s home ledger this season reads 10 wins and just two draws, and goalkeeper Bernd Leno has started each of Fulham’s last 149 Premier League games. Newcastle, by contrast, have shown mixed form on the road in 2026 and carry notable absences: Valentino Livramento, Lewis Miley, Fabian Schär, Joelinton and Emil Krafth are all sidelined, while Fulham will be without Jonah Kusi-Asare and Joachim Andersen is suspended. Last season’s final-day defeat — Newcastle lost 1-0 at home to Everton on MD38 — is a reminder that the Magpies are capable of slipping on the last day, even if they have not lost back-to-back final fixtures since 2011-12 through 2013-14 and are unbeaten in their last seven final league matches played in London.
The tension is obvious. On paper, Fulham’s home profile and Wilson’s combined goals and assists make Marco Silva’s side the live team; they grind results at Craven Cottage and rarely settle for draws there. On history, Newcastle have the edge in head-to-head endings: these matches have produced winners — rarely draws — and the Magpies have denied Fulham a string of results in recent years. Injuries and suspensions complicate that clean narrative: Newcastle’s list of absentees removes experienced heads and reshapes their midfield and defence, while Fulham will miss Andersen’s presence at the back and Kusi-Asare’s options up front.
So what to expect? Balance the two threads and the sensible call is that home advantage and current form will nudge Fulham over the line. My today match prediction: Fulham to win by a narrow margin — the home side’s reliability at Craven Cottage and Wilson’s season-long contribution outweigh Newcastle’s historical bite, particularly given the visitors’ injury list and limited away wins in 2026. If Newcastle are to upset that forecast, they must rely on Osula to stretch a depleted defence and lean on the same decisive streak that has seen these games avoid draws time after time.
