Fulham v Newcastle: FA Cup fourth round – live

“Delighted as I am to be able to watch Fulham on real TV, I am concerned they won’t have recovered emotionally or physically from Wednesday’s defeat,” writes Richard Hirst. “The team selection further increases my fear of a damp squib. Oh Marco!”

It does feel like – to borrow a modern phrase – Silva put his eggs in the Carabao Cup basket, but let’s see. Given what’s happened on Merseyside since, feels very weird that the Liverpool game was only three nights ago.

Fulham (4-2-3-1): Rodak; Tete, Ream, Diop, Robinson; Reed, Lukic; Decordova-Reid, Andreas Pereira, Wilson; Rodrigo Muñiz.
Subs: Benda, Adarabioyo, Jiménez, Cairney, Willian, Castagne, João Palhinha, Vinícius, Francois.

Newcastle (4-3-3): Dubravka; Trippier, Schär, Botman, Burn; Miley, Bruno Guimarães, Longstaff; Jacob Murphy, Isak, Gordon.
Subs: Dummett, Ritchie, Krafth, Karius, Hall, Livramento, Alex Murphy, Parkinson, Hernes.

Marco Silva makes seven changes from Wednesday’s game, with Marek Rodak replacing Bernd Leno in goal. Kenny Tete and Tim Ream come into defence, with Sasa Lukic and Harrison Reed in midfield. Harry Wilson, impressive off the bench against Liverpool, replaces Willian while Rodrigo Muñiz starts up front.

Just one change from the Newcastle team that lost 3-2 at home to Manchester City two weeks ago. Jacob Murphy is fit to start after recovering from a shoulder injury, and replaces Miguel Almirón in Eddie Howe’s line-up.

And here’s how Newcastle line up.

Marco Silva’s starting XI is out …

It’s somehow still January – that’s right, check your calendars – but for the loser of this tie, there may not be much else to get excited about this season.

Fulham saw their Carabao Cup dream ended by Liverpool here on Wednesday night, and look too good to be dragged into the Premier League relegation battle. As for Newcastle – currently three places and five points better off than their hosts in the league – a season of huge promise is on the verge of fizzling out.

Out of Europe early, 14 points adrift of the top four and more concerned about keeping players on board than signing new ones, Newcastle’s Saudi-backed project has hit a sticky patch. Still, that means there is little reason not to make the FA Cup a top priority; a difficult second season could end up being historic.

All of which means we’re set up for a prime time, high-stakes classic at Craven Cottage, right? We’ll find out. Kick-off is at 7pm (GMT), team news coming up.