Rodrigo Muniz came off the bench to turn in a free-kick from fellow substitute Andreas Pereira eight minutes from time to give the Cottagers their first away win at Newcastle in 16 years.

Raul Jimenez had bagged his ninth league goal of the season just after the hour mark to cancel out Jacob Murphy’s first-half opener for Eddie Howe’s side.

The hosts were left to rue missed chances as Sandro Tonali and Alexander Isak both struck the woodwork for the visitors, while substitute Joe Willock failed to connect with an Isak cross from close range in the second half.

Failing to find a response, Newcastle fell to its second consecutive home defeat, having lost 4-1 to Bournemouth last month.

The result keeps Newcastle in fifth place with 41 points, and it remains level with fourth-placed Manchester City which faces Arsenal on Monday (AEDT), while Fulham climbed to ninth with 36 points.

Fulham captain Antonee Robinson hailed the impact substitutes are having at the club after the game.

"It's been the story of our season," Robinson, who bagged the assist for Jimenez's equaliser, said when asked about the impact the Fulham substitutes have had during the campaign.

"It's not just the starting 11, it's the whole squad fighting for places. The fact everyone keeps the belief and there's so much contribution from the bench just shows we're together as a unit and working for each other."

Host Newcastle was on the front foot throughout the first half at St James' Park, but Fulham came out a different outfit after the break and took the game to its opponent.

"I think we had some lack of objectiveness in the first half and did not have enough bodies in the box - that was one of the clear messages," Fulham boss Silva said.

"I thought we were losing too many individual duels in the first half. And also to keep doing the good things we did in the first half. We did it in a good way. We were more brave in our attack and able to score."

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe will be concerned by his side's poor home run. It was its second straight defeat on home soil, having also lost to Bournemouth 4-1 last month.

It is now set to host Arsenal in the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-finals, carrying a 2-0 advantage from the first leg.

"I think the whole atmosphere and feeling will be very different on Wednesday night [Thursday morning AEDT]," Howe said as he looked forward to the last-four tie.

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"But it's another reminder that we need to be near our best to win games, and it's another example of the quality of Premier League teams.

"We just have to hold our hands up and say we didn't perform today. Athletically, we weren't ourselves. All these things contribute to a disappointing day."

Howe's Newcastle will face champion Manchester City, Nottingham Forest and leader Liverpool in its next three league outings.