ChronicleLive readers believe Dan Burn should be dropped from Eddie Howe’s starting line-up today. The Blyth-born defender has started all but one of Newcastle United’s league games this season, with talk of a potential England call-up in the recent international break.
Since arriving from Brighton in January, Burn - released by the Magpies as a schoolboy - has been a stalwart in defence. However, supporters have made him the victim of the Sven Botman and Matt Targett conundrum in their chosen line-up.
The 30-year-old deputised at left-back last week as Targett picked up a knock before the game. Summer signing Botman is Burn’s natural competitor as a left-sided centre-back but looked rock solid against Fulham last weekend.
