Premier League Gameweek 38 Sun, May 24 2026 · 16:00 Craven Cottage, London
Fulham
2–0 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 1.81 – 0.31
Newcastle
  • I. Diop 20’
  • T. Cairney 80’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Fulham beat Newcastle

Fulham won 2–0 through goals from Diop and Cairney. Fulham finished with the higher xG (1.81 vs 0.31).

Fulham ✓38%
Draw24%
Newcastle38%

Model vs reality

Fulham goals
2
Model 1.68 · xG 1.81
Newcastle goals
0
Model 1.69 · xG 0.31
Total goals
2
Model 3.37 · xG 2.12
Score 2–0
5%
Most likely 1–1 (10%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 65%
Both scored
No
Model 67%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchT. CastagneFulham
7.9
  • RefereeRobert Jones
  • VenueCraven Cottage
  • Table before kick-offFulham 13th · Newcastle 11th

Timeline

  1. I. Diop 1–0
    20’
  2. Half time · 1–0
  3. ⇄ H. BarnesFor J. Murphy
    46’
  4. ⇄ T. CairneyFor Kevin
    60’
  5. Bruno GuimarãesYellow card · Handball
    64’
  6. ⇄ Y. WissaFor W. Osula
    66’
  7. ⇄ A. ElangaFor Bruno Guimarães
    66’
  8. Y. WissaYellow card · Foul
    70’
  9. ⇄ R. JiménezFor Rodrigo Muniz
    72’
  10. ⇄ H. WilsonFor O. Bobb
    72’
  11. ⇄ J. KingFor E. Smith Rowe
    72’
  12. ⇄ Sean NeaveFor N. Woltemade
    77’
  13. T. Cairney 2–0Assist H. Wilson
    80’
  14. ⇄ A. MurphyFor D. Burn
    84’
  15. ⇄ Jorge CuencaFor I. Diop
    86’
  16. A. RobinsonYellow card · Foul
    89’
  17. Jorge CuencaYellow card · Foul
    90+8’
  18. Full time · 2–0

Team stats

Fulham21 shots · 10 in box, 11 outside
Newcastle7 shots · 4 in box, 3 outside
FulhamNewcastle
45% Possession 55%
1.81 Expected goals (xG) 0.31
2.44 Expected points (xPts) 0.37
21 Shots 7
6 Shots on target 2
9 Shots off target 3
6 Blocked shots 2
10 Shots inside the box 4
11 Shots outside the box 3
418 Passes 508
83% Pass accuracy 88%
6 Corners 6
2 Goalkeeper saves 4
13 Fouls 6
1 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
7.16 Team rating 6.58

Line-ups

Fulham 4-2-3-1

17.0 B. Leno(G)
337.5 A. Robinson 36.9 C. Bassey 317.5 I. Diop ↓86’ 217.9★ T. Castagne
167.2 S. Berge 177.7 A. Iwobi
226.3 Kevin ↓60’ 326.9 E. Smith Rowe ↓72’ 147.3 O. Bobb ↓72’
96.2 Rodrigo Muniz ↓72’
  • 1B. Leno (G)7.0
  • 33A. Robinson7.5
  • 3C. Bassey6.9
  • 31I. Diop↓86’7.5
  • 21T. Castagne ★7.9
  • 16S. Berge7.2
  • 17A. Iwobi7.7
  • 22Kevin↓60’6.3
  • 32E. Smith Rowe↓72’6.9
  • 14O. Bobb↓72’7.3
  • 9Rodrigo Muniz↓72’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 10T. Cairney↑60’7.9
  • 7R. Jiménez↑72’6.2
  • 8H. WilsonA↑72’6.9
  • 15Jorge Cuenca↑86’6.6
  • 24J. King↑72’6.6

Unused: B. Lecomte, K. Tete, K. Sessegnon, H. Reed

Newcastle 3-5-2

16.3 N. Pope(G)
336.3 D. Burn ↓84’ 47.3 S. Botman 126.3 M. Thiaw
36.5 L. Hall 416.9 J. Ramsey 396.7 Bruno Guimarães ↓66’ 286.3 J. Willock 236.3 J. Murphy ↓46’
276.6 N. Woltemade ↓77’ 186.9 W. Osula ↓66’
  • 1N. Pope (G)6.3
  • 33D. Burn↓84’6.3
  • 4S. Botman7.3
  • 12M. Thiaw6.3
  • 3L. Hall6.5
  • 41J. Ramsey6.9
  • 39Bruno Guimarães↓66’6.7
  • 28J. Willock6.3
  • 23J. Murphy↓46’6.3
  • 27N. Woltemade↓77’6.6
  • 18W. Osula↓66’6.9

Substitutes used

  • 9Y. Wissa↑66’6.6
  • 11H. Barnes↑46’6.5
  • 20A. Elanga↑66’6.6
  • 37A. Murphy↑84’6.6
  • 62Sean Neave↑77’6.5

Unused: J. Ruddy, A. Ramsdale, K. Trippier, A. Gordon

Player stats

Top rated
T. CastagneFulham7.9
2nd
T. CairneyFulham7.9
3rd
A. IwobiFulham7.7

Fulham

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Leno G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 74% 35 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
A. Robinson D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 43 3 2 0/0 1/1 7.5
C. Bassey D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 80% 50 2 1 0/0 1/0 6.9
I. Diop D 86 1 0 1 (1) 0 82% 38 0 1 0/0 0/0 7.5
T. Castagne D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 94% 32 2 2 1/1 0/1 7.9
S. Berge M 90 0 0 0 (0) 3 89% 56 1 1 1/1 1/0 7.2
A. Iwobi F 90 0 0 4 (1) 3 79% 53 1 1 3/4 1/0 7.7
Kevin M 60 0 0 1 (0) 1 67% 18 0 0 3/5 1/0 6.3
E. Smith Rowe M 72 0 0 1 (1) 0 95% 20 2 0 0/0 1/1 6.9
O. Bobb M 72 0 0 0 (0) 2 93% 14 0 1 1/1 0/0 7.3
Rodrigo Muniz F 72 0 0 2 (1) 0 40% 10 1 0 1/1 3/2 6.2
T. Cairney M 30 1 0 3 (1) 2 87% 31 1 2 0/0 1/0 7.9
R. Jiménez F 18 0 0 1 (0) 0 50% 2 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.2
H. Wilson M 18 0 1 1 (0) 1 75% 8 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Jorge Cuenca D 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.6
J. King M 18 0 0 1 (1) 1 83% 6 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.6

Newcastle

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
N. Pope G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 67% 30 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
D. Burn D 84 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 48 2 1 0/0 0/1 6.3
S. Botman D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 76 1 1 0/0 1/0 7.3
M. Thiaw D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 71 1 2 0/0 1/1 6.3
L. Hall D 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 88% 41 1 2 1/2 0/0 6.5
J. Ramsey M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 53 5 0 0/2 0/1 6.9
Bruno Guimarães M 66 0 0 1 (1) 0 85% 47 0 0 0/1 2/3 6.7
J. Willock M 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 93% 54 2 2 0/1 1/1 6.3
J. Murphy M 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 21 0 1 0/0 0/1 6.3
N. Woltemade F 77 0 0 0 (0) 2 92% 24 1 0 0/2 0/1 6.6
W. Osula F 66 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 1 0 1/1 1/1 6.9
Y. Wissa M 24 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 9 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.6
H. Barnes M 44 0 0 1 (0) 1 100% 16 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
A. Elanga F 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 9 0 0 0/0 0/2 6.6
A. Murphy D 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 6 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.6
Sean Neave F 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.