It was the third time Newcastle had scored a stoppage-time winner in their last four Premier League games at St James' Park.Newcastle's attempts to establish a rhythm was hampered when left-back David Santon limped off with a hamstring problem - Alan Pardew's latest in a long list of injury concerns. They again went close when Sylvain Marveaux's corner was headed on to a post by Gouffran - it may have touched Sascha Riether arm on the way through - and Cisse hit the same upright with the follow-up.But more importantly for the Magpies, it eases relegation concerns that had intensified amid a run of three defeats in four games.To the manager's credit, he stuck with the 4-4-2 formation that paired Cisse and Gouffran up front, and his side managed to build a degree of momentum as Fulham offered little going forward.Fulham looked to have survived Newcastle's bombardment to escape with a point, only for their efforts to be undermined at the last.The Magpies have conceded more second-half goals than any other Premier League side bar Aston Villa, but on this occasion they found themselves encamped inside opposition territory for long periods.While this brings to an end their three-match unbeaten run away from home, they remain in 10th place.
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