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Premier League In Focus – Newcastle vs Burnley Preview
When? Wednesday 31st January, 19:45 (UK)
Where? St James’ Park
What channel is it on? Newcastle vs Burnley will not be televised live in the UK
Are tickets still available?
Newcastle - https://www.ticketbis.net/newcastle-v-burnley-tickets/ev332601
Burnley – SOLD OUT
Where can I stream the match? N/A
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Last five meetings: Newcastle W1, Burnley W2, D2
Premier League meetings: Burnley W1, D2
All-time meetings: Newcastle W41, Burnley W42, D19
NEWCASTLE
Predicted line-up: Darlow; Yedlin, Clark, Lascelles, Dummett; Ritchie, Hayden, Shelvey, Atsu; Perez; Joselu
Unavailable: Colback (Injured), Gamez (Injured)
Doubtful: Elliot (Injured), Mitrovic (Out of favour), Kenedy (Injured), Lejeune (Injured)
BURNLEY
Predicted line-up: Pope; Lowton, Mee, Tarkowski, Taylor; Gudmundsson, Hendrick, Defour, Cork, Arfield; Vokes
Unavailable: Heaton (Injured), Brady (Injured), Walters (Injured), Ward (Injured), Wood (Injured)
Doubtful: Barnes (Out of favour)
PREDICTION
Burnley’s flirtation with the top six is all but a distant memory now as the Lancashire club have failed to win any of their last seven league matches. That run of form has seen them subsequently be leapfrogged by Leicester who now find themselves in seventh at the expense of Sean Dyche’s men. The Clarets will look to finally return to winning ways when they travel to Tyneside, and they’ll go up against a Newcastle outfit who are hovering precariously close to the relegation zone at present. All bad runs must come to an end at some point and Burnley will be confident that theirs ends at St James’ Park on Wednesday night.
MEMORABLE MEETING
These two sides have only met once at St James’ Park in the Premier League and it is fair to say it was an explosive encounter on New Year’s Day of 2015. That is because it was a game that had no fewer than six goals that afternoon, but unfortunately for both sides neither one came out on top as they had the settle for a share of the points with the final score being 3-3.
