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
Starting XI
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Squad number49Player nameMuric
Average rating4.89
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Squad number20Player nameAssignon
Average rating4.63
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Squad number2Player nameO’Shea
Average rating5.97
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Squad number33Player nameEsteve
Average rating4.03
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Squad number22Player nameVitinho
Average rating4.15
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Squad number24Player nameCullen
Average rating4.25
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Squad number16Player nameBerge
Average rating4.21
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Squad number47Player nameOdobert
Average rating4.26
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Squad number8Player nameBrownhill
Average rating4.21
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Squad number34Player nameBruun Larsen
Average rating4.19
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Squad number17Player nameFoster
Average rating4.14
Substitutes
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Squad number7Player nameGudmundsson
Average rating4.59
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Squad number18Player nameEkdal
Average rating4.05
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Squad number23Player nameFofana
Average rating4.38
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Squad number25Player nameAmdouni
Average rating4.28
Newcastle United
Starting XI
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Squad number1Player nameDúbravka
Average rating7.96
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Squad number21Player nameLivramento
Average rating8.30
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Squad number17Player nameKrafth
Average rating8.02
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Squad number33Player nameBurn
Average rating8.29
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Squad number20Player nameHall
Average rating8.33
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Squad number23Player nameMurphy
Average rating8.25
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Squad number36Player nameS Longstaff
Average rating4.42
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Squad number39Player nameBruno Guimarães
Average rating8.68
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Squad number10Player nameGordon
Average rating8.67
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Squad number9Player nameWilson
Average rating8.46
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Squad number14Player nameIsak
Average rating8.52
Substitutes
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Squad number7Player nameJoelinton
Average rating8.26
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Squad number11Player nameRitchie
Average rating7.37
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Squad number15Player nameBarnes
Average rating7.96
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Squad number24Player nameAlmirón
Average rating7.75
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Squad number32Player nameAnderson
Average rating7.84
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
Match Stats
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Match ends, Burnley 1, Newcastle United 4.
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Second Half ends, Burnley 1, Newcastle United 4.
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Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Dara O’Shea.
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Attempt blocked. Harvey Barnes (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tino Livramento.
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Attempt blocked. Zeki Amdouni (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United).
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Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Arijanet Muric.
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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.
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Attempt missed. Sander Berge (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
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Attempt blocked. Jóhann Gudmundsson (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Datro Fofana.
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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.
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Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Vitinho.
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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.
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Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Matt Ritchie.
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Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Ritchie replaces Anthony Gordon.
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Substitution, Burnley. David Datro Fofana replaces Lyle Foster.
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Substitution, Burnley. Zeki Amdouni replaces Josh Brownhill.
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Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).