Oh dear, oh dear Newcastle, it hasn't quite gone to plan today has it? As the race for promotion from the Championship heats up, Rafa Benitez's men have slipped to a humiliating defeat at home to play-off hopefuls Fulham this afternoon.

A stunning goal from Tom Cairney and a double for Ryan Sessegnon gave the Cottagers the win despite an attempted Magpies comeback kickstarted by a Daryl Murphy effort.

Fulham saw out the 3-1 win though and it comes after Benitez's side dropped points mid-week against Reading, blowing the race for the automatic promotion spots wide open.

Newcastle now face a tricky trip away to Birmingham City next week in an effort to regain control of their results and produce the form required to see off both Huddersfield and Brighton.

Fans from both those teams of course were delighted after winning their matches this weekend.

They took to Twitter to share their thoughts on Newcastle's loss...

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