Fulham bounced back after cup exit with a brilliant performance to beat Newcastle 3-1.
Newcastle could have gone top of the league with a win today after an unbeaten start to the season, but Fulham punished a poor performance.
The away side thought they had taken the lead four minutes in, but VAR intervened.
After this, the game completely turned, with Fulham taking the lead through Raul Jiminez just a minute later and Emile Smith Rowe making it two after a superb counterattack.
Newcastle started the second half impressively, with Harvey Barnes scoring after just 29 seconds.
Despite the better second half, it was not enough to get anything from the game as Reiss Nelson wrapped up the three points in added time.
Fulham will be looking to get their first away win of the season when they travel to Nottingham Forest next time out.
Newcastle turn their attention to the Carabao Cup next as they face AFC Wimbledon ahead of a trip to Manchester to face the champions next weekend.
Story of the match
Fulham remained unchanged from their late defeat against West Ham.
Newcastle made four changes from their 2-1 win away at Wolves. Barnes came into the team after his impressive performance as a halftime substitute against Wolves.
Joe Willock made his return to the starting eleven, replacing Sean Longstaff. Both fullbacks also changed, with Tino Livaramento and Lewis Hall replaced by the returning Kieran Tripper and Lloyd Kelly.
Joelinton thought he had given Newcastle the lead early on after hitting the ball in off of the bar. However, VAR ruled the goal out for offside as Willock mistimed his run before playing the ball to Joelinton.
Fulham took the lead seconds later when Adama Traore renewed his partnership with former Wolves teammate Raul Jiminez. Traore whipped the ball into the box, and Jiminez brought it down on his chest and smashed it into the corner.
Smith Rowe almost made it two after a wonderful bit of play between Antonee Robinson and Alex Iwobi. Fulham’s record signing picked the ball up outside the box and tried to curl one into the top corner, but the crossbar came to Newcastle's rescue.
Fulham dominated the early parts of the match and were perhaps unlucky not to be two up within twenty minutes.
Fulham finally made it two with a beautiful team goal. The move started deep in the Fulham half when Traore picked up the loose ball.
Traore carried the ball into the Newcastle half and found Smith Rowe. Smith Rowe played a quick one-two with Iwobi on the edge of the box and poked the ball past Nick Pope, who should have done much better.
Newcastle really struggled after their disallowed goal. They were unable to keep the ball or cause Fulham any problems.
Sasa Lukic was replaced at halftime after picking up his yellow card. Sander Berge was the man to replace him.
Newcastle had to make some changes as the lineup struggled to get into the game. Kelly made way for Hall, and Murphy came on for Willock.
Eddie Howe’s changes had an instant impact just 29 seconds into the second half. Newcastle pulled one back after Joachim Anderson got dragged out of position by Alexander Isak, and substitute Murphy, with his first touch, found Barnes, who slotted the ball past Bernd Leno.
Fulham should have restored their two-goal lead, but Pope made up for his early blunder with a brilliant save from an Iwobi volley. The Nigerian should have done better.
Anthony Gordon almost scored an equaliser after Fulham committed too many bodies forward. Newcastle’s fast counter put Gordon through on goal, and Leno pulled off an excellent save.
When Bernd Leno passed the ball straight to Fabian Schar, it should have been level, but the defender could not hit the target from 10 yards out. This was a massive let-off for the home side.
The game was wrapped up in added time when Bruno Guimaraes passed the ball straight to Nelson on the edge of the Newcastle box; the winger took his chance and scored his first league goal for the club.
Player of the match - Emile Smith Rowe
Despite the high price tag, Fulham’s record signing is worth every penny.
The attacking midfielder was involved in everything good that the Cottagers did today, always looking a threat.
Smith Rowe scored a lovely goal today after a beautiful counterattack and was unlucky not to score early on when his strike rattled the crossbar.
He came for first-team football and he is definitely showing Arsenal what they are missing and showing signs of the players he could become.
