Newcastle United moved back up to third in the Premier League with a hard-fought win over Fulham at St James' Park, and showed the sort of foundations that title-winning sides are built upon.
It was another game in which United dominated play but struggled to make it pay, but a sign of a good team is to persevere until the death - they did just that with an 89-minute winner from Alexander Isak. They also had the luck that seemingly follows the best teams around as Alexander Mitrovic kicked his spot-kick twice to see it ruled null and void. Opposition fans will be keen to point out the luck involved, but in this game luck is a huge part of achieving success.
But perhaps the most pleasing thing about United's win over Fulham was their game management, the clever little plays once Isak had netted that ran down the clock to secure another three points.
