Overview
- Bruno Guimarães scored directly from a corner and Anthony Gordon added a first‑half stoppage‑time penalty to put Newcastle 2-0 up.
- Burnley were reduced to ten men after Lucas Pires was sent off for a last‑man trip on Anthony Elanga.
- VAR advised a late handball call against Jacob Ramsey, allowing Zian Flemming to convert a stoppage‑time penalty before he headed a last chance wide.
- Eddie Howe labeled the finale "uncomfortable" and said Newcastle must improve game management despite their haul of 10 points from the last four matches.
- £55m summer signing Yoane Wissa made his Newcastle debut as a late substitute, as Scott Parker expressed pride in Burnley’s performance.