Newcastle United rewarded the 2,300 fans who made the long journey to Craven Cottage with a convincing 4-1 away win in the capital.
This was supposed to be the costly weekend from hell but as the Magpies popped the ball around on a baking hot autumn day on the banks of the Thames, it will now end up being an away day they'll be talking about for years. With some fans overcoming Saturday's train strike and astronomical hotel prices across two nights, this victory in the sunshine will have tasted even sweeter for the Toon Army.
True, it may have been against a Fulham side that played with 10 men for 82 minutes after Nathaniel Chalobah's red card. But Newcastle made sure they took full advantage of the situation with some flowing moves and lethal finishing against the short-handed Cottagers.
