Newcastle beat Burnley 2-1

Match report

Burnley were beaten 2-1 by Newcastle at St. James' Park on Saturday, 6 December 2025 in Premier League matchday 15. Bruno Guimaraes (31') and A. Gordon (45' pen) scored for Newcastle, while Z. Flemming (90' pen) found the net for Burnley. Lucas Pires (Burnley, 43') was sent off. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Newcastle had 70% of the ball and 17 shots (7 on target) against Burnley’s 9 (3 on target). Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle) was the top-rated player with 9.2.

In the headlines this week

Form, table and head-to-head

Newcastle

9th · 8 points · P 5 W 2 D 2 L 1

Form

Burnley

Not in a league table we track.

Premier League table around both teams
#	Team	P	GD	Pts
8	Hull City	5	+2	8
9	Newcastle	5	0	8
10	Chelsea	5	-2	7

Full Premier League table

Last meetings

No previous meetings on record.

Next meeting: Tue, 30 Dec 2025, Burnley 1-3 Newcastle

Full Newcastle vs Burnley head-to-head

Match events

31'goalBruno GuimaraesNormal Goal
35'yellow cardKyle WalkerYellow Card
43'red cardLucas PiresRed Card
45'penaltyA. GordonPenalty
45+6'VAR decisionAnthony GordonPenalty confirmed
46'substitutionL. FosterOff: J. Worrall
52'yellow cardValentino LivramentoYellow Card
63'substitutionD. BurnOff: L. Hall
63'substitutionJ. WillockOff: L. Miley
65'substitutionFlorentinoOff: J. Laurent
74'substitutionN. WoltemadeOff: Y. Wissa
74'substitutionA. GordonOff: Joelinton
86'substitutionA. BrojaOff: Z. Flemming
86'substitutionJ. Bruun LarsenOff: J. Anthony
89'yellow cardJosh LaurentYellow Card
90'penaltyZ. FlemmingPenalty
90+2'VAR decisionZian FlemmingPenalty confirmed
90+3'yellow cardJacob RamseyYellow Card
90+5'substitutionJ. RamseyOff: S. Tonali
90+5'substitutionH. EkdalOff: M. Edwards

Lineups

Newcastle

Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Eddie Howe

Starting XI

Substitutes

Burnley

Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Mike Jackson

Starting XI

Substitutes

Match statistics

70%Possession30%
1.77Expected goals (xG)1.61
17Total shots9
7Shots on target3
7Shots off target3
3Blocked shots3
6Shots inside the box5
11Shots outside the box4
9Corners9
3Offsides2
9Fouls11
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards1
2Goalkeeper saves6
611Passes259
554Accurate passes188
91%Pass accuracy73%
0.36Goals prevented0.36

Player statistics

Newcastle

Newcastle player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
32Aaron RamsdaleG	90	7.0			29 · 90%			1/1
5Fabian SchärD	90	7.3		2 (1)	79 · 89%		3	7/14
12Malick ThiawD	90	7.9			68 · 91%		1	6/6
21Valentino LivramentoD	90	6.9			70 · 93%	2	4	6/11
33Dan BurnD	63	6.9			38 · 92%		1	2/3
28Joe WillockM	63	6.7		1 (0)	32 · 84%	1	2	2/3
39Bruno GuimarãesMTop rated	90	9.2	1	4 (3)	74 · 93%	1	1	6/8
41Jacob RamseyM	89	6.7		1 (0)	60 · 93%	1	2	4/5
10Anthony GordonF	74	8.6	1	3 (1)	43 · 84%	2		6/8
20Anthony ElangaF	90	6.3		2 (1)	37 · 86%		1	3/13
27Nick WoltemadeF	74	6.5			12 · 92%			1/3
26John RuddyG	–	–
3Lewis HallD	27	6.9		1 (1)	34 · 94%	1	3	5/5
37Alex MurphyD	–	–
7JoelintonM	16	6.3			14 · 93%	1	1	1/1
8Sandro TonaliM	1	–						1/2
11Harvey BarnesM	–	–
23Jacob MurphyM	–	–
67Lewis MileyM	27	6.7			13 · 100%	1		2/3
9Yoane WissaF	16	6.7			8 · 88%			1/2

Burnley

Burnley player statistics
Player	Min	Rating	G	Sh	Pass	KP	Tck	Duels
1Martin DúbravkaG	90	7.2			38 · 39%
2Kyle WalkerD	90	5.3			22 · 73%			3/13
5Maxime EstèveD	90	6.6			25 · 80%	1	1	3/6
18Hjalmar EkdalD	89	6.0		1 (0)	17 · 88%		1	2/6
23Lucas PiresD	43	5.3			14 · 93%		1	2/3
8Lesley UgochukwuM	90	6.5			26 · 65%	2		2/7
16Florentino LuísM	65	6.0			25 · 76%		2	2/7
24Josh CullenM	90	6.5		1 (1)	37 · 84%	1		0/1
7Jacob Bruun LarsenF	86	7.3			23 · 74%		6	7/8
9Lyle FosterF	45	6.5		1 (0)	4 · 75%	1
27Armando BrojaF	86	6.2		1 (1)	13 · 62%	1		8/27
13Max WeissG	–	–
3Quilindschy HartmanD	–	–
4Joe WorrallD	45	7.2			6 · 100%		1	1/2
19Zian FlemmingM	12	7.0	1	2 (1)	2 · 50%			1/1
29Josh LaurentM	25	6.9			5 · 100%		2	2/5
10Marcus EdwardsF	1	–			1 · 100%	1
11Jaidon AnthonyF	12	6.7			1 · 100%	1	1	1/2
17Loum TchaounaF	–	–
31Mike TrésorF	–	–