Fulham vs Newcastle LIVE commentary: Eddie Howe aims to end woeful FA Cup record in all-Premier League tie – kick-off time, team news and talkSPORT coverage

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Fulham welcome Newcastle to Craven Cottage on Saturday evening in the FA Cup fourth round, live on talkSPORT.

The Cottagers head into this tie following a Carabao Cup semi-final defeat to Liverpool and they will be keen to bounce back from their midweek disappointment.

Fulham missed out on the chance to reach a cup final

Marco Silva’s side are back at home three days after that loss, this time taking on the Magpies who have lost five of their last six in all competitions.

Eddie Howe has had to deal with countless injuries this season and that has been taking a toll on his squad in recent weeks.

Fulham vs Newcastle: Bad omen

If history is anything to go by, Newcastle don’t have much of a chance this weekend…

The Toon have lost their last seven FA Cup ties against fellow Premier League sides.

No top-flight team has ever been beaten in eight consecutive meetings with such opponents, meaning they will be aiming to avoid an unwanted record on Saturday.

It’s going to be a difficult task though, especially when considering Howe’s personal record in the competition.

The Newcastle manager has never won an FA Cup match against a Premier League opponent.

He has lost eight and drawn one of his nine attempts, losing two with Burnely and six as Bournemouth boss.

Howe and Newcastle will be concerned with their FA Cup recordsCredit: AFP Fulham have lost all four of their FA Cup matches against Newcastle United, with those coming between 1908 and 1961. They also conceded at least four goals in every defeat. Fulham reached the FA Cup fifth round last season, eliminating Sunderland in the fourth round. The Cottagers haven’t progressed from the fourth round in consecutive seasons since doing so in three in a row between 2008-09 and 2010-11.

Fulham vs Newcastle: Team news

Fulham may rotate their side following Wednesday night's Carabao Cup exit.

Harrison Reed and Kenny Tete were both on the bench against Liverpool meaning they could come into the starting line-up this weekend.

Adama Traore remains out injured while Calvin Bassey and Alex Iwobi remain with Nigeria at the Africa Cup of Nations.

As for Newcastle, Joelinton’s season looks to be over after he had surgery on his thigh.

Callum Wilson is likely to remain on the sidelines alongside Harvey Barnes, Nick Pope, Elliot Anderson, Joe Willock and Jacob Murphy.

Tino Livramento missed out of the Magpies’ last game through illness but he will be back for this FA Cup tie.

Joelinton's season could be overCredit: Getty There has been an average of six goals per game scored in the previous FA Cup ties between Fulham and Newcastle (24 goals in four games). In the entire history of the FA Cup from the first round onwards, the only fixture that has seen more goals per game (min. 4 matches) is Aston Villa vs Wednesbury Old Athletic (8.8, 35 goals in 4 games in the 1880s).

Fulham vs Newcastle: What has been said?

Silva admitted that his side struggled to meet the occasion of a semi-final as they were beaten by Liverpool in the Carabao Cup.

He will be hoping the Cottagers respond well this weekend to remain in the FA Cup.

“Any club that is not used to being at this stage is going to develop," Silva said after losing in midweek.

“Not being so emotional, at the start of these games comes with experience of these types of games. It is a journey. In some things we are really growing.

“It was a difficult match as we expected. Performance-wise it was not our best performance, to be honest. But my players gave everything, with the attitude and commitment that they showed.

“We were not performing at our best level, I have to say. We were not ruthless enough. We knew before the match we wanted to play better tonight than we did."

Silva will want to see a response from his side in the FA CupCredit: Getty