‘Where we want to be’: Eddie Howe eager to take Newcastle top of the table

Eddie Howe may have to manage without striker Alexander Isak at Craven Cottage. Photograph: Paul Childs/Action Images/Reuters

Eddie Howe has suggested Newcastle should not be underestimated and said they are determined to make the top of the Premier League their natural habitat.

Howe’s team will rise to the division’s summit if they win at Fulham on Saturday afternoon and, although their stay would be unlikely to last more than a day he believes such an ascent could lay down a marker.