Marco Silva explains how Fulham won 2-1 at St James’ Park against Newcastle United | OneFootball

Marco Silva has been reflecting on Saturday’s match at St James’ Park.

Fulham winning 2-1.

Newcastle leading 1-0 at the break.

However, two second half goals turning it around for the visitors.

Marco Silva explaining how his team pulled off the victory.

Marco Silva reflects on Newcastle 1 Fulham 2:

“If you put them (Raul Jimenez and Rodrigo Muniz) together, they have a very good number of goals.

“Most teams play almost always with the same striker.

“With us, it’s difficult to say who the starting eleven striker is.

“Raúl was great during the minutes he played. There was a big fight from him and of course after came Rodrigo who also fought really hard. It’s a great day from him, to score the goal.

“We’re probably one of the best teams in this league for subs making an impact with goals.

“It means that for us, it’s not just about the eleven; it’s about the whole squad.”

“I think Newcastle started better than us.

“I think first-half we had a bit of a lack of objectiveness from ourselves.

“We arrived with the ball in dangerous areas but didn’t really make the best decisions.

“But the team reacted really well second-half.

“What a reaction from us.

“The first 25-30 minutes of the second-half, they were top level. We took control of the game, we pushed them back, they were not able to press high like they normally do.

“We are going to fight of course. When you talk about goals, we want to do better than last season. We want to finish in the top half of the table.

“It’s really competitive, probably one of the most competitive Premier Leagues from the last ten years. It’s difficult to predict what’s going to happen.

“It’s about more than just results for us, we want to have an identity as well. This afternoon is a good example of us being able to play in our way against any side.

“We have been really strong against everyone that we’ve played against and it’s difficult to play against us, even for top sides like Newcastle.

“We are really pleased about that.”

Newcastle 1 Fulham 2 – Saturday 1 February 2025 3pm

(Stats via BBC Sport)

Goals:

Newcastle United:

Murphy 36

Fulham:

Jimenez 61, Muniz 82

Possession was Newcastle 47% Fulham 53%

Total shots were Newcastle 11 Fulham 15

Shots on target were Newcastle 4 Fulham 4

Corners were Newcastle 4 Fulham 7

Touches in the box Newcastle 32 Fulham 30

Newcastle team v Fulham:

Dubravka, Livramento (Trippier 64), Schar, Burn, Hall (Kelly 87), Tonali, Joelinton (Willock 64), Bruno (Miley 87), Murphy (Osula 87), Isak, Gordon

Unused subs:

Pope, Botman, Krafth, Longstaff

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Newcastle United upcoming matches:

Wednesday 5 February – Newcastle v Arsenal (8pm) Sky Sports (League Cup)

Saturday 8 February – Birmingham v Newcastle (5.45pm) BBC1 and BBC iPlayer (FA Cup)

Saturday 15 February – Man City v Newcastle (3pm)

Sunday 23 February – Newcastle v Forest (2pm) Sky Sports

Wednesday 26 February – Liverpool v Newcastle (8.15pm) TNT Sports

(Weekend of Saturday 1 March –  NUFC will play in FA Cup fifth round if getting past Birmingham)

Monday 10 March – West Ham v Newcastle (8pm) Sky Sports

Saturday 15 March – Newcastle v Crystal Palace (3pm)