Overview
- Kick-off is scheduled for Saturday, 6 December 2025 at 15:00 GMT at St James’ Park, with no live UK broadcast due to the 3pm blackout.
- Burnley arrive 19th in the table on a five-match league losing run and have dropped seven of their last eight away games.
- Newcastle’s team news includes Sandro Tonali as a major doubt, Nick Pope still out which means Aaron Ramsdale starts, and Kieran Trippier, Sven Botman and Will Osula ruled out.
- Burnley are short-handed with Lyle Foster, Axel Tuanzebe and Hannibal Mejbri unavailable, with further absences reported for Jordan Beyer and Zeki Amdouni.
- Newcastle have won six straight league meetings with Burnley, betting markets list the hosts as 2/7 favorites, and form guides flag Bruno Guimaraes’ recent home goal involvements and Zian Flemming’s away scoring streak.