Fulham will host Newcastle United at Craven Cottage on 24 May 2026 at 16:00 in the final Premier League match of the season, and Harry Wilson — Fulham’s creator with 10 goals and six assists this term — steps into a fixture where history is emphatic.
Newcastle have dominated recent meetings: Fulham have lost six of their last eight Premier League games against Newcastle, and none of Newcastle’s 17 Premier League away games at Craven Cottage have finished level — the most-played fixture in the division never to produce a draw. That record alone makes the game a statistical outlier before a ball is kicked.
The raw numbers on form give both sides clear strengths. Fulham have collected 10 home wins, two draws and six defeats in the Premier League this season — their 10 wins at Craven Cottage are the most in a top-flight campaign since 2011-12. Bernd Leno, Fulham’s ever-present goalkeeper, has started each of the club’s last 149 Premier League games, supplying a steady spine for Marco Silva’s side.
Newcastle arrive with attacking momentum despite patchy away form in 2026: the club have won two of their eight Premier League away games so far this year, and both victories came in London, over Spurs in February and Chelsea in March. William Osula has been a key figure for Newcastle, scoring seven Premier League goals this season — six of them across his last eight appearances — and only Bruno Guimarães and Nick Woltemade have netted more for the club in the league this term.
The match will be available live in the UK via Sky Sports+ with streaming through Sky Go. For a tactical read and scoreline pick, Round Time News produced a preview at Today Match Prediction: Fulham vs Newcastle at Craven Cottage, 24 May —
Context sharpens the stakes. Fulham have won their final league match in only one of the last eight seasons; last season they finished with a 4-2 win at Luton. Newcastle, by contrast, have not lost their final league game in consecutive seasons since a three-season run of defeats between 2011-12 and 2013-14, and when the Magpies play their final top-flight fixture in London they are unbeaten in their last seven such matches — including 4-0 and 2-0 victories at Fulham in 2018-19 and 2020-21.
That history produces the tension. Fulham’s strong home campaign and Wilson’s involvement in 16 goals this season clash with a head-to-head record that has rarely favoured them against Newcastle. Meanwhile Newcastle’s away form in 2026 is limited to two wins, but those victories were in London — a sign that their travel worries this year might not extend to capital trips — and Osula’s recent scoring run gives them a cutting edge.
Injuries and suspension complicate selection. Fulham will be without Jonah Kusi-Asare and must cope without Joachim Andersen, who is suspended. Newcastle, meanwhile, face a list of absentees through injury: Valentino Livramento, Lewis Miley, Fabian Schaer, Joelinton and Emil Krafth are all unavailable, though the club have no players suspended for the fixture. Those absences sharpen the tactical contest: can Newcastle compensate for missing bodies with Osula’s form, or will Fulham exploit gaps with Wilson and the experience of Leno behind them?
The single human hinge is clear. Harry Wilson has been involved in more goals for Fulham this season than almost anyone; only four players in the club’s history have recorded more goal involvements in a season than Wilson is on track for. If Wilson delivers the kind of direct influence he has provided all year, Fulham’s best chance to buck a long-running head-to-head trend will be to make Craven Cottage an arena where their season-ending rarity — winning a final match — actually happens. If he doesn’t, Newcastle’s unbeaten London run and Osula’s hot streak may be enough to extend their hold on this particular fixture.
