Was it going to be a case of deja vu?

Having gone behind at St James’ Park, spirited Fulham came from behind to win the game in the second half last season.

But there was no repeat on Saturday. This time it was the visitors who were on the receiving end of a late winner.

Marco Silva will still take a lot of encouragement to his side’s response to going behind, though, particularly on an afternoon when they were without a number of players, including defenders Antonee Robinson and Joachim Andersen, summer signing Samuel Chukwueze, midfielder Harry Wilson and striker Rodrigo Muniz.

Fulham could have gone under after Murphy capitalised on slack play from defender Calvin Bassey to put Newcastle in front.

But Silva’s side rallied and, crucially, carried a threat after failing to register a shot on target against Arsenal last time out.

The game that this team will truly be judged on is the visit of Wolves to Craven Cottage next week. That already feels like a significant fixture, even at this early stage of the campaign.