It was less claret and more blues for Vincent Company as his side suffered the indignation of yet another home defeat as his shell-shocked team were put to the sword by some clinical finishing from Eddie Howe’s marauding magpies on Saturday afternoon.
Yet Burnley started the game the more eager as not for the first time this season Newcastle struggled to get into the game and the home team could have gone ahead as early as the third minute through Jacob Bruun Larsen, but his effort was saved by Martin Dubravka, and their frustrations were compounded when referee Anthony Taylor turned down a penalty appeal following a clumsy shove on Lorenz Assignon by Bruno Guimaraes.
And Burnley found out the hard way that if you don’t take your chances when on top then you are made to suffer as, in their first attack Newcastle Utd took the lead through Callum Wilson as he pounced on a rebound off the Burnley keeper after Alexander Isak had seen his shot saved.
Wilson’s goal came in the 19th minute and by the 40th minute the game was over as a contest as first Longstaff on 35 and then Bruno Guimarães netted with clinical finishes.
In all honesty Burnley were woeful as time after time they gave away possession allowing Newcastle to capitalize, and it would not have been a surprise to anyone inside Turf Moor if Newcastle hadn’t scored more before the half time whistle was blown.
And it was more of the same in the second half as Burnley continued to show that their passing game is simply not good enough at this level as time after time Newcastle picked them off and with the pace of Gordon, Murphy, Livramento and Isak in the opposition ranks that is not a sensible option to adopt as Newcastle picked them off at will and only the heroics of their keeper Arijanet Muric saved them from an absolute thumping.
On 52 minutes Muric came to their rescue saving a poorly taken penalty from Isak after Gordon had his shirt pulled in the box by Josh Brownhill but he was picking the ball out of the net three minutes later as Isak made amends scoring his 20th premier league goal of the season. In doing so the Swede became the first Newcastle player to reach such a target since Alan Shearer in 2003.
Burnley gained a late consolation goal in the 86th through a header from Dara O’Shea but the only real surprise was that Newcastle only scored four, as they wasted a number of chances.
The win moves Newcastle to sixth place in the league, two points ahead of Manchester United who travel to a rejuvenated and in-form Crystal Palace on Monday evening.
And as for Burnley, they seem to be doing their best to show their supporters that relegation is now an almost certainty after a mini revival that had many thinking that the unbelievable was possible. However, any thoughts of a great escape from among the Turf Moor faithful look well and truly over and they need a miracle to avoid the inevitable relegation after only one season back in the premier league. In their remaining fixtures they face the prospect of an away game at Tottenham next Saturday before hosting Nottingham Forest on the final day of the season. Forest sit five points above them and are awaiting the result of their appeal against their four-point deduction for breaching Profit and Sustainability rules, their prospects look decidedly bleak.
Yet Burnley started the game the more eager as not for the first time this season Newcastle struggled to get into the game and the home team could have gone ahead as early as the third minute through Jacob Bruun Larsen, but his effort was saved by Martin Dubravka, and their frustrations were compounded when referee Anthony Taylor turned down a penalty appeal following a clumsy shove on Lorenz Assignon by Bruno Guimaraes.
And Burnley found out the hard way that if you don’t take your chances when on top then you are made to suffer as, in their first attack Newcastle Utd took the lead through Callum Wilson as he pounced on a rebound off the Burnley keeper after Alexander Isak had seen his shot saved.
Wilson’s goal came in the 19th minute and by the 40th minute the game was over as a contest as first Longstaff on 35 and then Bruno Guimarães netted with clinical finishes.
In all honesty Burnley were woeful as time after time they gave away possession allowing Newcastle to capitalize, and it would not have been a surprise to anyone inside Turf Moor if Newcastle hadn’t scored more before the half time whistle was blown.
And it was more of the same in the second half as Burnley continued to show that their passing game is simply not good enough at this level as time after time Newcastle picked them off and with the pace of Gordon, Murphy, Livramento and Isak in the opposition ranks that is not a sensible option to adopt as Newcastle picked them off at will and only the heroics of their keeper Arijanet Muric saved them from an absolute thumping.
On 52 minutes Muric came to their rescue saving a poorly taken penalty from Isak after Gordon had his shirt pulled in the box by Josh Brownhill but he was picking the ball out of the net three minutes later as Isak made amends scoring his 20th premier league goal of the season. In doing so the Swede became the first Newcastle player to reach such a target since Alan Shearer in 2003.
Burnley gained a late consolation goal in the 86th through a header from Dara O’Shea but the only real surprise was that Newcastle only scored four, as they wasted a number of chances.
The win moves Newcastle to sixth place in the league, two points ahead of Manchester United who travel to a rejuvenated and in-form Crystal Palace on Monday evening.
And as for Burnley, they seem to be doing their best to show their supporters that relegation is now an almost certainty after a mini revival that had many thinking that the unbelievable was possible. However, any thoughts of a great escape from among the Turf Moor faithful look well and truly over and they need a miracle to avoid the inevitable relegation after only one season back in the premier league. In their remaining fixtures they face the prospect of an away game at Tottenham next Saturday before hosting Nottingham Forest on the final day of the season. Forest sit five points above them and are awaiting the result of their appeal against their four-point deduction for breaching Profit and Sustainability rules, their prospects look decidedly bleak.
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