Back to the Soccer Newsfeed

'Fulham spent a lot of money' – Benitez calls for perspective despite poor draw

Rafael Benitez was disappointed with aspects of Newcastle United's performance in the 0-0 home Premier League draw with Fulham, but questioned whether his side should have been rated as big favourites.

Newcastle failed to register a shot on target for a game they were widely tipped to win against Claudio Ranieri's bottom-of-the-table visitors, who kept their first clean sheet of the season.

Benitez felt it was a "tense" atmosphere with his players expected to triumph, but was keen to point out Fulham's quality as well as the fact his team are collecting consistent points, 15 having been earned from their last nine matches.