Despite being only their first defeat of the season, the loss against Fulham felt like a result that had been coming after a few below-par performances. Howe’s side have never really hit top gear in any of their games so far this campaign and were fortunate to beat Wolves last time out thanks to two stunning strikes from Harvey Barnes and Fabian Schar.

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