Newcastle United lost 3-1 at Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon - here are the player ratings from the match.
It was Newcastle’s first defeat of the season as they missed the opportunity to go top of the Premier League table.
Eddie Howe made four changes to the side that beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 last time out with Kieran Trippier, Lloyd Kelly, Joe Willock and Harvey Barnes coming in for Tino Livramento, Lewis Hall, Sean Longstaff and Jacob Murphy. Alexander Isak kept his place in the side after picking up a knock while Sandro Tonali remained on the bench as his wait for a first Premier League start since his ban continued.
Fulham went ahead inside the opening five minutes with Raul Jimenez turning and finding the bottom right corner of the goal just moments after Joelinton had a goal ruled out for offside. After hitting the bar, Emile Smith-Rowe then doubled Fulham’s lead midway through the first half as he poked the ball past Nick Pope despite the Newcastle goalkeeper getting a strong hand to the relatively tame effort on goal.
Newcastle had a few half chances to pull a goal back but failed to really threaten as the sides went in 2-0 at the break. The Magpies were now facing their first defeat of the new season.
Newcastle pulled a goal back straight after the restart with Harvey Barnes scoring his third goal of the season. The Magpies then had chances to equalise through Anthony Gordon and Fabian Schar but the score remained 2-1 heading into the closing stages.
A mistake from Bruno Guimaraes in stoppage time then put the result beyond doubt as Reiss Nelson pounced on a loose pass to make it 3-1.
Here are the Newcastle United player ratings from the match...
5. Lloyd Kelly - 6
The cross for the opening goal came down his side. Had a shot blocked at the back post but was offside. Made a couple of important challenges and showed some good composure under pressure. Unlucky to be withdrawn at half-time having been one of Newcastle's better first half performers. | Getty Images
6. Bruno Guimaraes - 4
Failed to stamp any authority on the midfield early on as Fulham dominated. Loose with his passing and well off his usual high standards in the middle of the park. Blasted an effort over and gave the ball under way under pressure to gift Fulham a third. | Getty Images
7. Joe Willock - 4
Handed his first league start of the season. Tried to get forward and link play up but left Newcastle exposed defensively. | Getty Images
8. Joelinton - 5
Found the net early on but was denied by the offside flag. Fulham opened the scoring moments later. Made a good challenge to deny Jimenez from making it 3-0. Grew into the game more in the second half but a largely lacklustre display from the Brazilian. | Carl Recine