Eddie Howe made eight changes to his side that beat Manchester City 1-0 in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday with only Nick Pope, Jamaal Lascelles and Alexander Isak keeping their place. It was the first time Lascelles had led The Magpies out in a Premier League match as captain since February 2022.
Miguel Almiron opened the scoring with his second goal in as many league matches with a curling edge of the box strike into the top left corner of the goal.
Newcastle had great chances to extend their lead through Alexander Isak and Elliot Anderson but the score remained 1-0 heading in at the break.
Alexander Isak then doubled Newcastle’s lead from the penalty spot late on as Howe’s side claimed a third successive league win.
Here are the Newcastle full-time player ratings from the match (updated from half-time ratings)...
1. Nick Pope - 8
Was alert to make a fine stop to deny Zeki Amdouni early on and Ameen Al-Dakhil late on. Didn’t have much to do but his two saves were vital.
2. Kieran Trippier - 8
A great challenge to set-up Almiron’s opener. Also came close to scoring himself early in the second half. Put in a number of dangerous balls into the box.
3. Jamaal Lascelles - 7
Had a couple of shaky moments but was able to keep Burnley at arm’s length with a dominant aerial display.
4. Fabian Schar - 8
Mopped things up in difficult moments and distributed the ball well. Didn’t put a foot wrong all afternoon.