Fulham 1, Newcastle United 1 at Craven Cottage — goalless for 79 minutes, then Murphy curled in a would-be winner at 80 minutes and substitute Muniz flicked home the equaliser three minutes later.
Fulham and Newcastle United drew 1–1 at Craven Cottage in Premier League Matchday 10 on Saturday, November 7, 2026 — a game that drifted goalless for 79 minutes and then produced two goals in three minutes.
Newcastle thought they had the lead just after the half-hour. Former Fulham defender Dan Burn tapped in from Jacob Murphy's low cross at 33 minutes, but the goal was ruled out on a VAR check for a foul in the build-up, and the sides went in level.
Fulham had threatened first — Oscar Bobb's curling effort on 13 minutes was turned away by Lukas Hornicek — but for long stretches the game drifted, and the disallowed goal was the only moment that truly stirred it before the break. It was heading toward a first draw between these two in 19 Premier League meetings in the capital, and toward 0–0, when the final ten minutes rewrote it.
The breakthrough finally came at 80 minutes, and it was worth the wait. Murphy made the most of a loose pass across midfield — reports name Sander Berge's loose pass, with one account crediting a Cesar Palacios giveaway — raced forward, cut inside and curled an unstoppable left-footed effort beyond Bernd Leno into the far corner. It was Murphy's first goal since February 28, and he celebrated with his hand cupped to his ear in front of the away end.
The lead lasted three minutes. At 83, Cesar Palacios' pass deflected into the path of substitute Rodrigo Muniz, and Muniz turned it home from close range with an inventive flick off the outside of his boot, with help from a deflection off Burn, past Lukas Hornicek. Muniz had come on in the 65th minute; it was his first Premier League goal in seven months. Newcastle still needed Hornicek at the end — a brilliant stoppage-time save from Fulham substitute Ryan Sessegnon kept the point.
For Fulham, the point extends their unbeaten run to four, and it keeps a quiet turnaround moving — seven points from their past three games after taking only two points from their first six. For Newcastle, the frustration runs the other way: Murphy's first goal since February 28 was a strike worthy of winning any match, it arrived with ten minutes left, and it still was not enough. Between Burn's disallowed goal in the first half and Hornicek's stoppage-time save at the end, both sides left Craven Cottage with a case that the day owed them more. Muniz, on for the final 25 minutes, will not score a stranger one — a pass deflecting into his path, a flick with the outside of his boot, and a helpful deflection off Burn on its way past Hornicek. And for Muniz himself, seven months without a Premier League goal ended in the strangest fashion — three minutes after Murphy's stunner had seemingly settled the match.
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- Sky Sports — Fulham 1-1 Newcastle: Rodrigo Muniz rescues point for hosts after Jacob Murphy's stunner at Craven Cottage
- Hayters / PA — Muniz rescues point for Fulham against Newcastle following Murphy's stunner
- The Sun — Fulham 1 Newcastle 1: Rodrigo Muniz rescues a point
- 101 Great Goals — Fulham 1-1 Newcastle report
Every minute from Craven Cottage — the full timeline, line-ups and match stats — is in the Game Center for Fulham v Newcastle United, and the day's full Premier League slate is on the Premier League hub.
