Must win? It isn’t but it feels like it. Mad to think that this far into the new season, this takeover, we’re talking in this manner. But here we are. Right back in the grind. Aye, we all thought those days were long gone.
Newcastle United head to Craven Cottage to take on Fulham in the Premier League, and the two teams, in many ways, have contrasting fortunes. Fulham are on the rise, with their underlying numbers and performance not really justifying their position, while Newcastle slide and their performances are catching up with said underlying numbers.
This stadium, despite some recent wins, has not been a happy hunting ground - even when winning performances were a struggle - but the Magpies just need something, anything, to start to build again after losing four out of the last five.
Here’s your Inside NUFC XI to take on the Cottagers.