On the 4th of December, Newcastle United hosts Burnley at St. James’ Park in a clash of these two evenly matched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 20th placed Newcastle United is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Norwich City. Callum Wilson scored the first goal for Newcastle United in the 61st minute from the penalty spot, then Teemu Pukki tied it up for Norwich City in the 79th minute on a feed from Dimitrios Giannoulis earning Norwich City at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, Burnley recorded a 3-3 draw against Crystal Palace. Christian Benteke struck first for Crystal Palace in the 8th minute on a feed from Joachim Andersen, then Ben Mee tied it up for Burnley in the 19th minute on a feed from Ashley Westwood . Burnley looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Newcastle United won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Maxwel Cornet has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Burnley. Newcastle United hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Isaac Hayden and Allan Saint-Maximin, and they each have 1 goal
Eddie Howe’s squad will be without Matt Ritchie, Jamaal Lascelles, Dwight Gayle and Paul Dummett, while Burnley will be without Ashley Barnes and Dale Stephens.