Bruno Guimarães struck in the 90th minute to seal a 2-1 win for Newcastle United over Fulham, a result that arrived only after the visitors had fought back and the hosts had squandered chances to put the game to bed. When Bernd Leno could only parry substitute Will Osula’s drive, Newcastle’s captain pounced, sweeping in from close range to ignite the Gallowgate and preserve a precious Premier League victory.
Jacob Murphy’s first-half goal, carved from a Calvin Bassey lapse, had given Newcastle a platform they repeatedly threatened to extend, with shots clipping the woodwork more than once. But Fulham rallied: Kevin’s teasing cross led to Raúl Jiménez slamming a volley off the bar, and Sasa Lukic bravely headed in the rebound. In a game that see-sawed on detail and nerve, Guimarães settled it late to back up Newcastle’s midweek Champions League win over Benfica and consign Fulham to a fourth straight league defeat.
Fast start, squandered control
Newcastle emerged with the urgency of a side keen to prove it could win twice in a week. Nick Woltemade rattled the upright in the opening exchanges, and Murphy also struck the frame, evidence of an early onslaught that stretched Fulham's reshuffled back line. The breakthrough arrived when Bassey hesitated on the ball and Murphy, alert on the blind side, robbed him before flashing an angled finish across Leno and in off the inside of the post.