(Premier League 2022/2023): Highlights Newcastle - Fulham

Well, you didn't think so, did you? And frankly, neither did I. In August, only a wild optimist would have picked this one out as a potentially crucial game in the race. Kenny Tete was just getting some very late either instruction or refreshment from the sidelines. So, fourth against sixth in the Premier League. Nobody would have said that. Mitrovic barely really had a feel of the ball. Schär stepping in and finding the pass. Wilson spins! But he can't beat Bernlaino. Intended for Almiron again. He could overreach, showing his defensive worth. Oh, the odds were against. That's an absolutely brilliant piece of work until the finish from Callum Wilson. And could this be the critical moment? It will be Schär! Oh, and he is so unfortunate. Almiron! It's a chop with another crucial intervention. I thought penalty. It seemed to be worthy of a penalty kick all day long. Now Di Cordova-Reed goes down. And there is a tug. I mean, there is a tug from Bern. And I wonder in a moment whether the referee would actually give that. But he chose not. My impression initially was that Reed was just looking for it. He was looking for an excuse to hit the ground. That's Trippier. Di Cordova-Reed on the line is in. There is a little bit of contact on the back of his foot. Is it enough to cause that? Didn't look as if he was... Robert Jones' opinion is the only one that matters. And the opinion... I mean, that was a lovely piece of skill initially. He composes himself for another big moment. He gets the goal he craved at St James' Park! Two months of controversy here. And we'll have to take it again, will they? He plays it off his standing foot. It's a double hit. From right to left. On the back of the net. He up-steamed him for that challenge like a fire engine going into the wrong fire. It's Sam Maximan. Wilson to retrieve. Oh, and Leno stretches and keeps it out. Sam Maximan. Space for the shot. Fractions away. Opted not to use Sam Maximan. He will bring Murphy into it. And now Tripiet. Hung in there by Longstaff. Isak's up in the way. What a return from Isak. And I must admit, Isak hasn't made a huge difference, but he has made a quiet sort of difference. At the moment, the war of words on the touchline has as much vigour and competitiveness as what's happening on the pitch. Gonzalo Pedro of Fulham and Jason Tindall of Newcastle. Well, there's no unwanted hat-trick.