BURNLEY. Newcastle United had a smooth win over Burnley. Newcastle United was just to good to grab a decisive 4-0 lead with Callum Wilson  (19′), Sean Longstaff (35′), Bruno Guimarães (40′) and Alexander Isak (55′). Burnley reduced the distance with a goal (86′) by Dara O’Shea, but there was not much to do for them.

Alexander Isak missed a penalty (52′) for Newcastle United.​

The match was played at the Turf Moor stadium in Burnley on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 21,781 spectators.​ The referee was Anthony Taylor with the support of Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.79 degrees Celsius or 49.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.​

Match Statistics​

Burnley

1 - 4

Newcastle United

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 17 Total 23
  • 5 On Target 11
  • 7 Off Target 5
  • 5 Shots blocked 7
  • 118 Attack 102
  • 40 Dangerous attack 53
  • 72 Ball safe 74
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 4 Corners 11
Fouls
  • 8 Total 8
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Burnley was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Newcastle United that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Newcastle United was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Newcastle United won the match.​

Burnley shot 17 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Newcastle United shot 23 times, 11 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Burnley received 2 yellow cards (Maxime Esteve and Josh Brownhill). On the other side, Newcastle United received 2 yellow cards (Elliot Anderson and Callum Wilson ).

Match Timeline

18'
Callum Wilson - Yellow
19'
Callum Wilson (goal)
35'
Sean Longstaff(goal)Jacob Murphy
Maxime Esteve- Yellow
37'
40'
Bruno Guimarães(goal)Anthony Gordon
Hjalmar Ekdal- sub ->Maxime Esteve
45'
Josh Brownhill- Yellow
51'
52'
Alexander Isak- missed penaltyAlexander Isak
55'
Alexander Isak(goal)Jacob Murphy
Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson - sub ->Jacob Bruun Larsen
62'
69'
Elliot Anderson- sub ->Jacob Murphy
69'
Harvey Barnes - sub ->Callum Wilson
72'
Elliot Anderson- Yellow
77'
Miguel Almirón- sub ->Alexander Isak
77'
Joelinton - sub ->Sean Longstaff
Dara O'Shea(goal)Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson
86'
David Fofana- sub ->Lyle Foster
85'
Zeki Amdouni- sub ->Josh Brownhill
85'
85'
Matt Ritchie- sub ->Anthony Gordon

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After playing this match, Burnley stays with 24 points to sit in the 19th place. Regarding the opposition, Newcastle United will has 56 points to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Burnley will play away with Tottenham Hotspur on the 11th of May with a 15-3 head to head statistic in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (5 draws).

Newcastle United will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 11th of May with a 7-4 head to head stats in favor of Brighton & Hove Albion (6 draws).

Burnley – Formation

Burnley
G
Arijanet Muric 49.Kosovo
8.2
D
Dara O'Shea 2.Republic of Ireland
7.8
86'
D
Lorenz Assignon 20.France
6.7
D
Vitinho 22.Brazil
6.4
D
Maxime Esteve 33.France
6.4
45' 37'
M
Josh Brownhill 8.England
6.3
85' 51'
M
Sander Berge 16.Norway
6.4
M
Josh Cullen 24.Republic of Ireland
7.0
M
Jacob Bruun Larsen 34.Denmark
6.6
62'
M
Wilson Odobert 47.France
6.4
F
Lyle Foster 17.South Africa
6.6
85'
Substitutes
G
James Trafford 1.England
D
Charlie Taylor 3.England
D
Hjalmar Ekdal 18.Sweden
6.4
45'
M
Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson 7.Iceland
7.3
62'
F
Jay Rodríguez 9.England
F
Benson Manuel 10.Belgium
F
Zeki Amdouni 25.Switzerland
6.4
85'
F
Mike Trésor 31.Belgium
F
David Fofana 23.Ivory Coast
6.8
85'

Burnley started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

The manager Vincent Kompany decided to play with the following team: Arijanet Muric (8.2), Lorenz Assignon (6.7), Dara O’Shea (7.8), Maxime Esteve (6.4), Vitinho (6.4), Josh Cullen (7.0), Sander Berge (6.4), Wilson Odobert (6.4), Josh Brownhill (6.3), Jacob Bruun Larsen (6.6) and Lyle Foster (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: James Trafford, Charlie Taylor, Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson  (7.3), Jay Rodríguez, Benson Manuel, Hjalmar Ekdal (6.4), Zeki Amdouni (6.4), Mike Trésor and David Fofana (6.8).

Burnley could not rely on the presence of Hjalmar Ekdal (injured).

Substitutions

Burnley made 4 changes: Maxime Esteve for Hjalmar Ekdal (45′), Jacob Bruun Larsen for Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson  (62′), Lyle Foster for David Fofana (85′) and Josh Brownhill for Zeki Amdouni (85′).

Player of the match: Arijanet Muric​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Burnley was the goalkeeper: Arijanet Muric. His rating is 8.16. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 7 saves.

Newcastle United – Formation

Newcastle United
G
Martin Dúbravka 1.Slovakia
7.1
D
Lewis Hall 20.England
7.3
D
Tino Livramento 21.England
7.3
D
Dan Burn 33.England
7.0
D
Emil Krafth 17.Sweden
7.0
M
Jacob Murphy 23.England
8.4
69'
M
Anthony Gordon 10.England
8.4
85'
M
Sean Longstaff 36.England
7.5
77' 35'
M
Bruno Guimarães 39.Brazil
8.1
40'
F
Callum Wilson 9.England
7.5
69' 18' 19'
F
Alexander Isak 14.Sweden
6.7
77' 55'
Substitutes
G
Nick Pope 22.England
D
Paul Dummett 3.Wales
D
A. Murphy 54.Republic of Ireland
M
Matt Ritchie 11.Scotland
6.6
85'
M
Miguel Almirón 24.Paraguay
6.6
77'
M
Joe White 40.England
M
Harvey Barnes 15.England
7.0
69'
M
Elliot Anderson 32.Scotland
6.7
69' 72'
F
Joelinton 7.Brazil
7.5
77'

Newcastle United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Eddie Howe played with: Martin Dúbravka (7.1), Tino Livramento  (7.3), Emil Krafth (7.0), Dan Burn (7.0), Lewis Hall (7.3), Jacob Murphy (8.4), Sean Longstaff (7.5), Bruno Guimarães (8.1), Anthony Gordon (8.4), Callum Wilson  (7.5) and Alexander Isak (6.7).

They had on the bench: Paul Dummett, Joelinton  (7.5), Matt Ritchie (6.6), Nick Pope , Miguel Almirón (6.6), J. White, A. Murphy, Elliot Anderson (6.7) and Harvey Barnes  (7.0).

Substitutions

Newcastle United made 5 changes: Jacob Murphy for Elliot Anderson (69′), Callum Wilson  for Harvey Barnes  (69′), Alexander Isak for Miguel Almirón (77′), Sean Longstaff for Joelinton  (77′) and Anthony Gordon for Matt Ritchie (85′).

Player of the match: Jacob Murphy​

The most impressive player for Newcastle United was Jacob Murphy even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.4 with 28 passes (76% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​