Newcastle vs Burnley tips and predictions: High-flying Magpies to dominate struggling Clarets
Alexander Isak celebrates his goal
Planet Sport Bet ambassador expects Newcastle to record a fifth successive clean sheet when beating Burnley at St James' Park.
Huge confidence booster with that win against Man City in the Carabao Cup.
Isak going off, with what looked like a slight injury, but I think he might be okay for the weekend. But because of the strength in depth, Callum Wilson should come into the starting line-up just to protect Isak a little bit.
He's got a great record against Burnley he's got six in 11 against them. On that basis, Callum Wilson to score in a Newcastle 2-0 win.
Robbie’s tip: Newcastle United 2-0 Burnley
Newcastle United vs Burnley team news
Victory over Man City came at a price for Newcastle with Harvey Barnes picking up an injury that will keep him out of action until January.
Joe Willock, Callum Wilson, Sven Botman, Bruno Guimares and Alexander Isak are all feeling the effects of a busy schedule but several could feature.
Dan Burn and Martin Dubravka missed out due to illness on Wednesday but could return to the squad on Saturday.
Injuries to Manuel Benson, Michael Obafemi and Nathan Redmond coupled with Lyle Foster’s recent red card limit Burnley’s options in attack.
Summer signing Hjalmar Ekdal has joined Johann Berg Gudmundsson and Darko Churlinov in the treatment room.
Key stats
- Newcastle United are unbeaten in six against Burnley and seven at St James’ Park
- Burnley are winless in five Premier League matches and yet to keep a clean sheet
- Callum Wilson scored all three of the Toon’s goals against Burnley last season
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The Toon are officially competing on all fronts this season after beating Man City 1-0 in the Carabao Cup.
Eddie Howe’s side have recorded clean sheets in consecutive matches against Brentford (1-0), Milan (0-0), Sheffield United (8-0) and now City.
They’re rotated well and shown some surprising strength in depth so they’ll be hopeful several of the big guns can return for the visit of Burnley on Saturday.
Vincent Kompany’s side are sticking to their principles by fighting fire with fire, but perhaps a wet tea towel to dampen the flames wouldn’t go amiss.
The Clarets are leaving gaping holes and they’ve yet to keep a clean sheet this season.
St James’ Park is no place for the fainthearted at the moment. Newcastle have found the net eight times and won three of four to kickstart their campaign.
The home side are unbeaten in six against Burnley, conceding just three, and are unbeaten in seven meetings on their own patch.
