Fulham 2-0 Newcastle United result, stats and report

Crystal Palace won 3-2 at Fulham despite being outplayed for long stretches, with Tyrick Mitchell scoring twice and Ben Chilwell sealing the points in a result that tells you everything you need to know about accountability in front of goal.

Bournemouth took all three points at St. James' Park despite Newcastle United creating the better chances, with two first-half goals proving enough to sink the hosts. Connor Maguire has no sympathy for a Newcastle side that did the hard work and threw it away.

Manchester United travel to Craven Cottage on Sunday carrying genuine away form and a game plan that could expose exactly the kind of structural problems Fulham have been papering over at home. This is a match with a clear tactical storyline, and it is worth paying close attention to.

Newcastle United have not kept a single clean sheet at St. James' Park in their last ten home league matches, and Hull City arrive at Tyneside on Saturday with a game plan built around patience and defensive solidity. Something has to give.

Leeds host a Newcastle side that has won just once in their last five away fixtures, and the structural problems travelling teams bring to Elland Road make this a genuinely interesting tactical contest. Sophie Hargreaves has the coaching breakdown.

Robert Sanchez has been loaned to Como with a buy option just days after a costly error against Fulham cost him his Chelsea starting spot to new signing Emi Martinez. The move sits alongside Chelsea's £125m sale of Enzo Fernandez to Manchester City as Xabi Alonso overhauls the squad on deadline day.

Fulham have agreed a reported €25m deal for Eintracht Frankfurt's Hugo Larsson and a separate move for Real Madrid graduate Manuel Angel, hijacking Crystal Palace's pursuit of the Swedish midfielder just a day after reports had the Eagles closing in.