Analysis: Deja vu for Silva on Tyneside
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This was a familiar ending for Fulham at St James' Park.
Just a few weeks after Bruno Guimaraes scored a 90th-minute winner against Marco Silva's side in the Premier League at the same ground, the visitors conceded late again to lose by the same scoreline.
Given the potential prize on offer, this was surely even more painful for Fulham, who were dreaming of a second Carabao Cup semi-final in three seasons.
Silva will be left to rue what might have been, given his team failed to make the most of a string of counter-attacking opportunities in the first half.
One in particular left Silva doubled over the touchline, after Kevin failed to pick out the in-form Harry Wilson.
But the Fulham manager should also take heart from the spirit his side showed to equalise so soon after going behind, particularly without three key players in Calvin Bassey, Alex Iwobi and Samuel Chukwueze, who have flown out to represent Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations.
