Newcastle United's relegation rivals Fulham and West Bromwich Albion beaten ahead of key weekend

It has been an horrendous 24-hours for Newcastle United off the pitch amid training ground bust-ups but on the pitch they were boosted as relegation rivals Fulham and West Bromwich Albion were both beaten.

By Richard Mennear

Published 4th Mar 2021, 19:56 BST- 1 min read

Fulham were beaten 1-0 at home to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League tonight, while Sam Allardyce’s Baggies were also beaten 1-0, with Everton picking up all three points.

Newcastle travel to West Brom on Sunday in a noon kick-off, with manager Steve Bruce under increasing pressure.

Newcastle United remain 17th, a place and three points above Fulham and Bruce's side now have a game in hand. Newcastle are nine points clear of West Brom.

Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur is challenged by Ola Aina of Fulham during the Premier League match between Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur.

The build-up has been dominated by the bust-up between Matt Ritchie and Bruce earlier this week at the club’s training ground on Tuesday. The club have attempted to draw a line under the incident ahead of a key weekend of top flight fixtures.

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