In the 4th round of the EFL Cup, Fulham will face Newcastle in a home match against the Magpies. They still have a number of African soldiers not yet returned to the team, and they have not recovered from the recent EFL Cup exit. In addition, they have been beaten by Newcastle in recent years, so the Magpies, who are waiting for their visitors to come back, will be able to win the game with -0.5-1 on the handicap. (Live on TVB myTV SUPER at 3am on Sunday)
Fulham's overall performance this season is not bad, but in the middle of the season, they are facing the problem of "too much publicity". Nigerian internationals Iwobi and Chiyumba and Senegalese international Polutoni are going to play for their countries in the African Cup of Nations, and both of them have made it to the round of 16, which means that they are definitely not going to be able to predict them in this game.
In particular, the absence of Iwobi, who is an offensive and defensive dynamo, has had a great impact on Fulham, no wonder there is a small slump, with only 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 3 matches in all competitions, including a 1-1 draw in the second leg of the last 4 of the EFL Cup in the middle of the week against contracted Liverpool, and a total of 2-3 losses in the two rounds of the competition, which is just a step away from the final but has not yet been accomplished, and both the physical and morale of the team is very much affected by the blow.
On the other hand, Newcastle is not much better, with only 1 win and 4 losses in the last 5 matches in all competitions, but the win was in the last round of EFL Cup against their rivals, New Zealand. As the league is getting farther and farther away from the top 4, the EFL Cup may be the only goal of the Magpies this season, so they will definitely try to beat their opponents.
