Newcastle will come into this fixture riding high following their cup success in midweek, as victory over Leicester City secured a first semi-final appearance since 2005.
That brought a much-needed confidence boost after going three games without a win, including an FA Cup loss at Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.
Eddie Howe’s side are just about clinging onto a top four spot, though, after back-to-back draws in the league.
Both games finished 0-0 though, which illustrates how even if they are misfiring in attack, they can rely on their defence to win them points.
Eleven goals conceded from 18 matches is unsurprisingly still the best record in the division, as their very settled back four have kept 10 clean sheets.
All the other sides in the top five play each other this weekend in the North London and Manchester derbies, so this is a great opportunity for Newcastle to regain some ground on those sides.
Fulham are the first side in the division to have reached the halfway mark of their respective season thanks to their rearranged game with Chelsea on Thursday.
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They made the most of it too by beating their West London rivals 2-1 at Craven Cottage to leapfrog Liverpool into the top six.
Carlos Vinicius came up with the winner in Aleksandar Mitrovic’s absence as Andreas Pereira produced another wonderful assist, while Bernd Leno put in another stellar performance in goal.
A magnificent run of form has seen them win every game in all competitions since the World Cup break.
They were able to make light work of Championship outfit Hull City with a heavily rotated side in among fo
