‘For Newcastle United it was like a final’ Alvaro Arbeloa

Alvaro Arbeloa watched on as Fulham went behind to a Jacob Murphy wonder strike with ten minutes of normal tie remaining.

Once the game restarted though, the home side swiftly equalising.

A smart finish from Muniz but helped by a deflection in the build up and then another when his shot beat Hornicek.

That giving Fulham a point, though Newcastle United had edged the game.

Alvaro Arbeloa speaking to BBC Sport: “You always want to win, especially at home. We knew how difficult it was going to be against Newcastle United and you could feel from the start that, for them, it was like a final. They were very, very aggressive. They are a very physical team, they were marking us man-to-man. I think we did a very good first half, we controlled the game, had very good chances but the second half was more open, chances for both teams.”

Alvaro Arbeloa on Jacob Murphy’s long range left foot stunner: “It is unbelievable because we concede another amazing goal from outside the box, with the left foot… it’s incredible. But we responded really, really well and could draw the game and have another good chance with Ryan Sessegnon. It’s another point, we wanted to win the game but it is what it is and we need to continue working hard.”

Fulham 1 Newcastle United 1 – Saturday 7 November 2026 3pm

Match Stats

Goals:

Newcastle United:

80 Murphy

Fulham:

83 Muniz

Possession was Newcastle 42% Fulham 58%

Total shots were Newcastle 9 Fulham 11

Shots on target were Newcastle 5 Fulham 5

Corners were Newcastle 3 Fulham 3

Touches in the opposition box Newcastle 19 Fulham 27

Newcastle United team v Fulham:

Hornicek, Dedic, Thiaw (Schar 85), Burn, Hall, Gonzalez (Miley 61), Steur (Fernanez-Pardo 74), Barnes, Wissa (Willock 61), Murphy, Osula (Elanga 85)

Unused subs:

Pope, Livramento, Botman, Toure