But Perez - who had scored five goals in his last four Premier League games ahead of Sunday's finale - was lurking to poke the ball home. Opta statsNewcastle United have won their first league match at Craven Cottage since December 2007 - after a run of six defeats away at Fulham. There were just 124 seconds between Jonjo Shelvey's opener and Ayoze Perez's second for Newcastle in their match against Fulham. Matt Ritchie has provided 20 league assists since his Newcastle debut in August 2016; seven more than any other players. His set-piece delivery was inch perfect and, although Newcastle were aided by some poor Fulham defending, he had a big hand in the victory.

Source: Sky sports May 12, 2019 16:15 UTC