Robert: We have had a great season so far but I feel we are going to be stuck as a mid-table team as we were in our stint in the early 2000s. Unfortunately our midfield hasn't been as prolific as we would have thought,

Newcastle United have won seven of their past eight Premier League matches, winning the most points of any side in that time (21), and with only Liverpool (25) scoring more goals (22).

The Wales international suffered the injury in the 1-0 home defeat by Manchester United on Sunday and was replaced early in the second half. Fulham manager Marco Silva said the 27-year-old could be out for 10 weeks, which would rule him out of the start of Wales' World Cup qualifying campaign in March.

Manchester United head to Fulham on Sunday trying to build on their Europa League win at home to Rangers on Thursday. Bruno Fernandes’ last-gasp goal handed United a 2-1 victory and provided some much-needed respite for head coach Ruben Amorim after another difficult week.

St Johnstone have accepted a third bid from Fulham for 16-year-old forward Brodie Dair and will receive an initial transfer fee of more than £150,000 should he agree personal terms and pass a medical.

Lisandro Martinez's late deflected shot gave Manchester United a 1-0 win over Fulham after a scrappy 90 minutes at Craven Cottage on Sunday.

Fulham will no doubt view this as an opportunity missed, with Manchester United having been so lacklustre until they got the winner late on thanks to Lisandro Martinez's deflected strike. It felt like it would take an element of luck of moment of individual brilliance to win it,

Newcastle United host Fulham on Saturday aiming for back-to-back Premier League wins with Eddie Howe hopefully having a near-full complement of players to pick from.

The centre-back’s long pass to Amad earned United a hard-fought victory in the Manchester derby in mid-December, and he opened the scoring against Liverpool in an exhausting draw at Anfield. His goal against Fulham followed his late assist for Fernandes against Rangers in the Europa League.

United must fight to make sure major home blips against Brighton, West Ham and Bournemouth don't happen once more. We cannot be generous again while we retain ambition. The points forfeited at Craven Cottage must be clawed back.

Fulham boss Marco Silva has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Newcastle (kick-off 15:00 GMT). Here are the key lines from his news conference: Silva said "it is not good news" about Harry Wilson as he requires surgery and "he is going to be out for a long period of maybe 10 weeks".