Eddie Howe and Marco Silva have some big absentees for Saturday's Premier League match at St James' Park
Fulham's Joachim Andersen receives treatment against Arsenal
Fulham's Joachim Andersen picked up an injury against Arsenal last weekend
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Newcastle United will face a Fulham side without SIX first-team players on Saturday as head coach Marco Silva was dealt another injury blow last weekend.
The Cottagers head north on the back of a 1-0 home defeat to Arsenal which extended their poor run of form in the Premier League.
Their last victory in the league came back in mid-September, with last Saturday's defeat coming on the back of losses to Bournemouth and Aston Villa.
Both sides have their fair share of injury issues heading into this weekend's St James' Park showdown, with Newcastle boss Eddie Howe likely to be without at least three players.
Full-backs Tino Livramento and Lewis Hall are covering from knee and hamstring injuries respectively, with the England pair missing for several weeks.
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Livramento was ruled out for eight weeks after falling badly following a challenge from Arsenal's William Saliba, but Hall could be back in action before the November international break after tweaking his hamstring against Union Saint-Gilloise.
Summer signing Yoane Wissa could also make his first appearance in a Newcastle shirt in the coming weeks after he injured his knee while on international duty with the Democratic Republic of Congo.
His recovery period was extended by a couple of weeks, but he could be involved either against Tottenham in the Carabao Cup or against West Ham on November 2.
Tuesday's Champions League win over Benfica was secured without the involvement of Sandro Tonali, who had missed training with illness. The Italian midfielder was included on the bench and is expected to be involved against Fulham.
The visitors will come to Tyneside without several players, with Joachim Andersen's hamstring injury the latest in a long line of problems for Silva, particularly in defence.
"It is a muscle injury," Silva said last weekend. "Something in his hamstring. We need to see if it's something more serious now. We miss the backline completely. That is our reality right now."
Fulham are already without full-back Antonee Robinson with a knee injury, while defensive midfielder Tom Cairney will face a late fitness test on a back problem.
Midfielder Sasa Lukic is out for several weeks with a groin injury, along with winger Samuel Chukwueze who damaged his calf while on international duty with Nigeria.
Forward Rodrigo Muniz could return in November after picking up a thigh injury but is not expected to be involved against Newcastle, although Raul Jimenez started against Arsenal after recovering from a knock.
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