Justin Kluivert has been Bournemouth’s standout player on this remarkable run of form of late. He’s registered 15 goal contributions across his 22 Premier League appearances this season whilst averaging 1.49 shots on target per 90.

He’s found the back of the net at least once in each of his last 3 Premier League appearances and is on penalties for Bournemouth, aiding his chances of finding the target at least once in this one. Bournemouth are averaging 6.0 shots on target per game in the Premier League this season - a record only bettered by Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool. 

Kluivert had 3 shots with 1 finding the target in just 45 minutes of football against Liverpool in the initial meeting between the sides at Anfield earlier in the season. Kluivert has had at least 1 shot on target in 4 of his last 5 games in the Premier League.

St James’ Park has become a tougher ground to visit as the season has gone on, Newcastle’s surprise defeat to Bournemouth recently at home was their first defeat on home turf since November. Eddie Howe’s side have won 10 of their last 11 games across all competitions, a run that includes some impressive victories against Arsenal and Aston Villa. 

Fulham started the season in great form, keeping pace with the top 6 but have struggled to maintain this form. What’s particularly telling is how often they fail to kill off games, they’ve only managed to win 3 of their last 11 games in the Premier League with 6 of these games ending in draws, including cheap dropped points against the likes of Southampton and Ipswich. 

The initial meeting between these sides ended in a 3-1 win for Marco Silva’s side but the context for both teams was very different. Newcastle struggled to find attacking fluidity in the early parts of the season, something they’ve managed to fix as evidenced by the fact they’ve breached the opposition defence at least once in their last 14 Premier League matches. Fulham will be competitive in this game but could struggle with the attacking talent present in this Newcastle side that is currently operating with efficiency.