Newcastle Utd v Fulham St James' Park, 8.0: Fulham manager Chris Coleman has voiced his admiration for veteran boss Bobby Robson but insisted his side have nothing to fear ahead of tonight's clash with Newcastle.
The encounter at St James' will pit the oldest manager in the league against the youngest as rookie Coleman targets victory against one of the Cottagers' rivals for the fourth Champions League spot.
And although Newcastle's goalless draw at Old Trafford last weekend indicates they are in good shape, the former Wales international believes his team has the firepower to prevent an empty-handed return to the capital.
"I had a chat with Sir Bobby at a soccer course last weekend. He's a great bloke, full of knowledge. Few people have been in the game as long as he has and he's probably forgotten more than I'll ever learn," he said.
"But there is nothing to fear. I'll be happy if we can come away with a point and although we're not performing to the best of our ability at the moment, I'm confident that we can do it."
Newcastle midfielder Gary Speed has urged his team-mates to take a leaf out of the Manchester United manual for Premiership success after admitting his side has under-achieved so far this season.
Confidence soared at St James' Park last weekend when Robson's men travelled cross-country to Manchester United and headed back from Old Trafford with a 0-0 draw safely tucked under their belts.
However, Speed admits that to be 20 points adrift of United with four months of the season still to play is a major disappointment.
"It's frustrating, because I think we've under-achieved definitely with the players and the squad we've got here," he said.
"We've been up there now in the top three or four for three or four years and people do raise their game against us now.
"But they do that against Manchester United and Arsenal and Manchester United have come to realise that people do raise their game against them, so they've got to raise their game every time, and we've got to do the same."
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