Fulham and Newcastle share spoils at the Cottage
Fulham and Newcastle United shared the spoils in the Premier League after two late goals resulted in a 1-1 draw at Craven Cottage.
Jacob Murphy silenced the home fans with a stunning strike in the 80th minute, only for Rodrigo Muniz to answer back and salvage a point for Alvaro Arbeloa's side.
Fulham went close with its first two chances, but Lukas Hornicek denied Oscar Bobb before Gonzalo Garcia headed onto the crossbar from the resulting corner in the 14th minute.
It was then Newcastle's turn to attack as Harvey Barnes forced Bernd Leno into a reflex save at the near post, and the Magpies saw a goal from Dan Burn ruled out after the half-hour mark, as Yoane Wissa fouled Timothy Castagne in the build-up.
Hornicek was called upon again before half-time, keeping out Josh King's volley from distance, while Barnes curled wide of the top-right corner after the break.
Sander Berge and Yoane Wissa then went close at either end, though both failed to hit the target, with the Fulham midfielder also seeing a penalty appeal waved away after a clumsy challenge from Burn.
Murphy then produced a special moment to finally get the better of Leno, cutting inside past Calvin Bassey before curling into the top-left corner.
However, Fulham needed just three minutes to respond at the other end, as Muniz flicked Cesar Palacios's deflected cross past Hornicek, with Burn getting a touch on the way through.
Both sides still had time to push for a winner, but neither goalkeeper would be beaten twice, as Leno kept out Lewis Hall before Ryan Sessegnon saw a half-volley clawed away by Hornicek in stoppage-time.
Muniz scored his first league goal of the season, already matching his total from 2025-2026, and the Brazilian is keen to push on.
"Last game was really difficult against Aston Villa, then this week we trained hard, we knew this would be a tough game," Muniz said.
"Newcastle have some really good players so happy to score to help my team-mates.
"I train hard every week to get a chance to play and to score. I need to be ready. In the first half, I said to Kevin 'I need to be ready, I need to warm up well and when I come on I need to do everything'.
"Last season was really difficult for me. This goal was really important for me. Last season, I scored only one goal, not good. I want to play more and this goal shows everyone Rodrigo is here."
