Newcastle United vs Burnley, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Newcastle brush 10-man Burnley aside
Bruno Guimarães and Anthony Gordon scored for the second time in five days as Newcastle eased to a 2-1 Premier League victory over 10-man Burnley at St James' Park.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Fabian Schär.
- 2': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Nick Woltemade.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Armando Broja (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lesley Ugochukwu.
- 4': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Florentino (Burnley).
- 5': Offside, Burnley. Lyle Foster is caught offside.
- 5': Offside, Newcastle United. Tino Livramento is caught offside.
- 6': Attempt missed. Lyle Foster (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Armando Broja.
- 7': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Foul by Kyle Walker (Burnley).
- 11': Attempt blocked. Nick Woltemade (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
- 12': Delay in match because of an injury Dan Burn (Newcastle United).
- 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Florentino (Burnley).
- 16': Attempt saved. Anthony Elanga (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Martin Dúbravka (Burnley). Assisted by Tino Livramento.
- 19': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 20': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Foul by Kyle Walker (Burnley).
- 22': Attempt saved. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Martin Dúbravka (Burnley). Assisted by Tino Livramento.
- 23': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Anthony Gordon.
- 24': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
- 28': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Joe Willock.
- 30': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Hjalmar Ekdal.
- 31': Goal! Newcastle United 1, Burnley 0. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
- 35': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Foul by Kyle Walker (Burnley).
- 35': Kyle Walker (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Attempt missed. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from long range on the left misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Jacob Bruun Larsen (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lyle Foster.
- 37': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Malick Thiaw.
- 37': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Dan Burn.
- 38': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Bruno Guimarães.
- 39': Attempt missed. Hjalmar Ekdal (Burnley) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maxime Estève with a cross following a corner.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Anthony Elanga (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
- 41': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Maxime Estève.
- 42': Attempt missed. Joe Willock (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 43': Anthony Elanga (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Lucas Pires (Burnley).
- 43': Lucas Pires (Burnley) is shown the red card.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Martin Dúbravka (Burnley).
- 45'+1': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Martin Dúbravka.
- 45'+3': Handball by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
- 45'+5': Penalty conceded by Lesley Ugochukwu (Burnley) with a handball in the penalty area.
- 45'+6': VAR Decision: Penalty Newcastle United.
- 45'+8': Goal! Newcastle United 2, Burnley 0. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+9': First Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Burnley 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Newcastle United 2, Burnley 0.
- 45': Substitution, Burnley. Joe Worrall replaces Lyle Foster.
- 46': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Martin Dúbravka.
- 50': Handball by Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle United).
- 51': Attempt saved. Josh Cullen (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Aaron Ramsdale (Newcastle United). Assisted by Lesley Ugochukwu.
- 52': Foul by Tino Livramento (Newcastle United).
- 52': Lesley Ugochukwu (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Tino Livramento (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Foul by Joe Worrall (Burnley).
- 53': Tino Livramento (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Armando Broja (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
- 56': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Jacob Bruun Larsen.
- 57': Foul by Armando Broja (Burnley).
- 57': Tino Livramento (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Tino Livramento (Newcastle United).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Offside, Newcastle United. Nick Woltemade is caught offside.
- 60': Attempt saved. Armando Broja (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Aaron Ramsdale (Newcastle United). Assisted by Josh Cullen with a through ball.
- 62': Attempt saved. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Martin Dúbravka (Burnley).
- 62': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Martin Dúbravka.
- 63': Substitution, Newcastle United. Lewis Hall replaces Dan Burn.
- 63': Substitution, Newcastle United. Lewis Miley replaces Joe Willock.
- 64': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Martin Dúbravka.
- 65': Attempt missed. Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anthony Gordon.
- 65': Substitution, Burnley. Josh Laurent replaces Florentino.
- 66': Attempt saved. Lewis Hall (Newcastle United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner by Martin Dúbravka (Burnley). Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 66': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Martin Dúbravka.
- 66': Attempt missed. Fabian Schär (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 68': Armando Broja (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United).
- 73': Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Lewis Hall.
- 74': Substitution, Newcastle United. Yoane Wissa replaces Nick Woltemade.
- 74': Substitution, Newcastle United. Joelinton replaces Anthony Gordon.
- 75': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Armando Broja (Burnley).
- 77': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
- 77': Lesley Ugochukwu (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Martin Dúbravka.
- 82': Offside, Newcastle United. Fabian Schär is caught offside.
- 83': Attempt missed. Anthony Elanga (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lewis Miley.
- 86': Substitution, Burnley. Zian Flemming replaces Armando Broja.
- 86': Substitution, Burnley. Jaidon Anthony replaces Jacob Bruun Larsen.
- 89': Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Josh Laurent (Burnley).
- 89': Josh Laurent (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Offside, Burnley. Lesley Ugochukwu is caught offside.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Tino Livramento.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Zian Flemming (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaidon Anthony with a cross.
- 90'+1': Penalty conceded by Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle United) with a handball in the penalty area.
- 90'+2': VAR Decision: Penalty Burnley.
- 90'+3': Jacob Ramsey (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for handball.
- 90'+4': Goal! Newcastle United 2, Burnley 1. Zian Flemming (Burnley) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Burnley. Marcus Edwards replaces Hjalmar Ekdal.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Newcastle United. Sandro Tonali replaces Jacob Ramsey.
- 90'+6': Foul by Sandro Tonali (Newcastle United).
- 90'+6': Kyle Walker (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joelinton.
- 90'+8': Foul by Fabian Schär (Newcastle United).
- 90'+8': Zian Flemming (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Attempt missed. Zian Flemming (Burnley) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Edwards with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Newcastle United 2, Burnley 1.
- 0': Match ends, Newcastle United 2, Burnley 1.
Statistics
 BUR |
NEW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 30.5 | Possession | 69.5 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 188 | Accurate Passes | 554 |
| 259 | Passes | 611 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 20 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 15 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 1 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 28 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,041
Venue: St. James' Park
Location: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Attendance: 52,041
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 15 | +19 | 33 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 15 | +19 | 31 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 15 | +7 | 30 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 15 | +10 | 25 |
Line-Ups
Newcastle United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
| 12 | Malick Thiaw |
| 5 | Fabian Schär |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 21 | Valentino Livramento  |
| 39 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 28 | Joe Willock |
| 27 | Nick Woltemade |
| 10 | Anthony Gordon |
| 20 | Anthony Elanga |
Burnley (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Dúbravka (GK) |
| 5 | Maxime Estève |
| 18 | Hjalmar Ekdal |
| 23 | Lucas Pires  |
| 2 | Kyle Walker |
| 24 | Josh Cullen |
| 16 | Florentino |
| 8 | Lesley Ugochukwu |
| 27 | Armando Broja |
| 7 | Jacob Bruun Larsen |
| 9 | Lyle Foster |
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