Bruno Guimarães was sprinting towards a euphoric away end in the 93rd minute to celebrate a second Premier League away win of the season, while the home supporters searched for an exit. All the glory was Newcastle’s, the points that took them up to 10th secured and the performance did not matter. Burnley deserved more but once again were left with nothing, except a feeling of resignation to their fate.
Within seven minutes Joelinton and Yoane Wissa had given the visitors a two-goal lead, and Newcastle’s travelling woes looked a distant memory. Considering Burnley’s own recent form a comeback looked highly unlikely but Eddie Howe’s side are fragile, not knowing what to do with a lead nor how to control a game against a team who have collected two points from 10 games. Josh Laurent’s volley ignited hope, a flame that was finally extinguished by Guimarães in injury time.
