Burnley face relegation after Newcastle humbling

Andy Munns
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Callum Wilson scores for Newcastle
Callum Wilson has scored six goals in his last six games against Burnley

Burnley are staring at a second Premier League relegation in three seasons after being humbled at Turf Moor by a rampant Newcastle United.

Vincent Kompany’s men won the Championship last term and had a glimmer of survival hope before Saturday’s game, but following this wretched collapse at home and Nottingham Forest’s 3-1 win at Sheffield United, they sit five points from safety with two games remaining.

The Clarets started brightly but could not capitalise as Jacob Bruun Larsen’s effort in the third minute was smothered by Martin Dubravka, while Kompany was left incensed after referee Anthony Taylor did not award a penalty for Bruno Guimaraes’ shove on Lorenz Assignon in the box.

The visitors took the lead with their first attack of the game as Callum Wilson reacted quickest to slot in after Arijanet Muric parried Alexander Isak’s effort back into the danger area.

Eddie Howe’s men looked devastating each time they poured forward and took total control by netting twice more before half-time courtesy of first-time finishes by Sean Longstaff and Guimaraes.

Josh Brownhill tugged Anthony Gordon’s shirt in the box in the second half and though Isak’s penalty was saved by Muric, the Swede lashed in soon after for his 20th league goal of the campaign.

Dara O’Shea’s header gave Burnley a late consolation goal but Newcastle’s emphatic victory moves them up a place to sixth, two points ahead of Manchester United who travel to Crystal Palace on Monday (kick-off 20:00 BST).

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Burnley

  1. Squad number49Player nameMuric

  2. Squad number20Player nameAssignon

  3. Squad number2Player nameO’Shea

  4. Squad number33Player nameEsteve

  5. Squad number22Player nameVitinho

  6. Squad number24Player nameCullen

  7. Squad number16Player nameBerge

  8. Squad number47Player nameOdobert

  9. Squad number8Player nameBrownhill

  10. Squad number34Player nameBruun Larsen

  11. Squad number17Player nameFoster

  1. Squad number7Player nameGudmundsson

  2. Squad number18Player nameEkdal

  3. Squad number23Player nameFofana

  4. Squad number25Player nameAmdouni

Newcastle United

  1. Squad number1Player nameDúbravka

  2. Squad number21Player nameLivramento

  3. Squad number17Player nameKrafth

  4. Squad number33Player nameBurn

  5. Squad number20Player nameHall

  6. Squad number23Player nameMurphy

  7. Squad number36Player nameS Longstaff

  8. Squad number39Player nameBruno Guimarães

  9. Squad number10Player nameGordon

  10. Squad number9Player nameWilson

  11. Squad number14Player nameIsak

  1. Squad number7Player nameJoelinton

  2. Squad number11Player nameRitchie

  3. Squad number15Player nameBarnes

  4. Squad number24Player nameAlmirón

  5. Squad number32Player nameAnderson

Line-ups

Burnley

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 49Muric
  • 20Assignon
  • 2O’Shea
  • 33EsteveBooked at 37minsSubstituted forEkdalat 45+1′minutes
  • 22da Silva
  • 24Cullen
  • 16Berge
  • 47Odobert
  • 8BrownhillBooked at 51minsSubstituted forAmdouniat 85′minutes
  • 34Bruun LarsenSubstituted forGudmundssonat 62′minutes
  • 17FosterSubstituted forFofanaat 85′minutes

Substitutes

  • 1Trafford
  • 3Taylor
  • 7Gudmundsson
  • 9Rodríguez
  • 10Manuel
  • 18Ekdal
  • 23Fofana
  • 25Amdouni
  • 31Trésor

Newcastle

Formation 4-4-2

  • 1Dúbravka
  • 21Livramento
  • 17Krafth
  • 33Burn
  • 20Hall
  • 23MurphySubstituted forAndersonat 69′minutesBooked at 72mins
  • 36S LongstaffSubstituted forJoelintonat 77′minutes
  • 39Bruno Guimarães
  • 10GordonSubstituted forRitchieat 85′minutes
  • 9WilsonBooked at 18minsSubstituted forBarnesat 69′minutes
  • 14IsakSubstituted forAlmirónat 77′minutes

Substitutes

  • 3Dummett
  • 7Joelinton
  • 11Ritchie
  • 15Barnes
  • 22Pope
  • 24Almirón
  • 32Anderson
  • 40White
  • 54Murphy

Referee:
Anthony Taylor

Attendance:
21,781

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Burnley 1, Newcastle United 4.

  2. Second Half ends, Burnley 1, Newcastle United 4.

  3. Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Dara O’Shea.

  4. Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tino Livramento.

  5. Attempt blocked. Zeki Amdouni (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  6. Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).

  7. Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  8. Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Arijanet Muric.

  9. Attempt saved. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joelinton.

  10. Attempt missed. Sander Berge (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.

  11. Attempt blocked. Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Datro Fofana.

  12. Attempt saved. Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Barnes.

  13. Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Vitinho.

  14. Goal! Burnley 1, Newcastle United 4. Dara O’Shea (Burnley) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jóhann Gudmundsson with a cross following a corner.

  15. Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Matt Ritchie.

  16. Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Ritchie replaces Anthony Gordon.

  17. Substitution, Burnley. David Datro Fofana replaces Lyle Foster.

  18. Substitution, Burnley. Zeki Amdouni replaces Josh Brownhill.

  19. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  20. Foul by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).

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