Bruno Guimarães scored directly from a corner and Anthony Gordon added a VAR-awarded penalty as Newcastle United clung on to beat 10-man Burnley 2-1 at St James’ Park. Substitute Zian Flemming pulled one back with a stoppage-time spot-kick before Josh Laurent glanced a last-gasp chance wide, but Eddie Howe’s side held their nerve to collect three vital points.
Defeat handed Burnley a sixth consecutive Premier League loss and left them deep in relegation trouble, while a result that had looked comfortable for long spells turned into another anxious finish for a Newcastle team with a habit of letting leads slip. Scott Parker’s side had started fearlessly, troubling Aaron Ramsdale with a flurry of early set-pieces and outplaying a sluggish Newcastle in open play, but Guimaraes’ audacious first-half corner, Lucas Pires’ red card and Lesley Ugochukwu’s handball that allowed Gordon to strike from the spot ultimately left the visitors with too much to do despite their spirited late rally.
Burnley’s fearless opening is undone by a corner-kick-inspired moment.
Burnley arrived on Tyneside looking anything but a team on a five-game losing run. Within three minutes, Jacob Bruun Larsen had forced an awkward save from Ramsdale when Tino Livramento’s attempted clearance cannoned off the winger and back towards goal, and a succession of early corners saw Nick Woltemade twice headed clear under pressure as the Newcastle goalkeeper struggled to impose himself amid the traffic in his six-yard box.