Newcastle miss the opportunity to go fourth in the Premier League after a superb second-half comeback from Fulham.

Fulham staged a brilliant second-half comeback to edge Newcastle United 2-1 in an entertaining Premier League clash at St. James’ Park. Rodrigo Muniz’s deft finish from an Andreas Pereira free-kick eight minutes from time handed the Cottagers their first away win against Newcastle since 2009.

After losing two (Fulham and Bournemouth at home) of the last three league matches, Newcastle United find themselves outside the Premier League top four with 14 left to play. United in fifth, currently (morning of Monday 3 February) behind fourth placed Manchester City on goals scored.

Pete: Newcastle gave the game away. We should have had it dead and buried. Unlike the Bournemouth game, we weren't beaten by a better team. Instead, we lost a game that we could have and should have won.