Newcastle United fan/writer reaction after Newcastle 2 Burnley 1

Newcastle 2 Burnley 1 – Saturday 6 December 2025 3pm

Newcastle United fan/writer reaction from some of our regular contributors on The Mag.

Nat Seaton:

‘We did what we had to do today and got the three points but we did make hard work of it!

Not the best of games but with what’s in store in the next three matches I’m sure Eddie will be pleased with the points and the resting of players (not so pleased with the last 10 mins!)

Off to Germany, really looking forward to the trip, here’s hoping we can put on a good performance and get something from the game and go into the derby with some momentum.’

Simon Ritter:

‘Three points, no apparent injuries and a belated debut for Wissa in one of the most bizarre 2-1 wins imaginable.

Burnley were by far the more likely to score in the first 25 minutes and in stoppage time at the end of the second half. Did ex-Mag Scott Parker show his team the much-changed United line-up at 1.45pm and say: “They are disrespecting us”?

We could have conceded when Ramsdale failed to deal with an inswinging corner and pushed the ball onto the crossbar.

Once our speed and skill started to dominate proceedings, Bruno G scored direct from a corner and Gordon tucked away his second penalty in five days.

By then, Burnley were reduced to 10 men after Lucas Pires brought down Elanga.

Gordon also hit the woodwork twice in looking back to his sharpest and Willock was workmanlike for more than an hour.

As preparation for the biggest week of our season so far, it went pretty well.

Hall, Joelinton and Miley all had a run-out in the second half, Tonali appeared for the final four minutes and the squad should head to Germany in good spirits, despite the scare caused by conceding the second penalty of the day awarded for hand ball.

If Bayer Leverkusen were watching, they might tell the players to test our keeper with a load of high crosses.’

Matt Busby said…:

‘Good win. Should have been by more though, shouldn’t it?

Good to see Wissa finally get on the park.

Thought Elanga did well. Ramsdale is not the answer.

Bruno MOTM.’

Tony Mallabar:

‘A couple of years ago, one of wor lot got some bad news (ie terminal).

So two years down the line and with some love and care off the NHS, Nick “hip dude” Goddard is still knocking about.

As Chrissy numbers was away watching shouty and the shouters in Germany, I managed to bag his ticket for Nick (ticket transfer before anyone grasses Chrissy Numbers).

Well beforehand I said 4-0 to us, was thinking I’d take 3-0, until our supporters started singing “oo Martin Dubravka” On 80 minutes.

Sweet baby Jesus’s and the orphans, this bloke happily jumped ship to Man Utd.

So it ended 2-1..and great to see the hip dude again.’

Greg McPeake:

‘My Burnley mate messaged me this morning “three easy points for you today.”

Old chestnut – “There are no easy games in the Premier League”, was my reply.

Game should have been put to bed second half against ten men.

In the end three points it was – but not easy.’

GToon:

‘Instant reaction is probably relief tbh.

This is a funny season. We can beat Man City, hammer Everton, outplayed spurs and then struggle against a side nailed on for relegation who only have 10 men. I just don’t get it.

I stand corrected about Ramsdale and Pope. I was wrong. Pope is the better keeper and can punch the ball a lot better too. Ramsdale isn’t the answer.

Great to see Wissa get his first game.

Thank goodness for Bruno. He’ll be taking every corner from now on.’

David Punton:

‘A great result but a somewhat surreal game.

It was pretty much over as a contest at half time and yet we managed to labour the second 45 minutes to such an extent that the ten men of Burnley were able to halve the deficit.

Before all that Bruno (rapidly becoming a legend) scoring direct from a corner and then Gordon putting away a nice penalty.

With six changes I didn’t expect this to be vintage NUFC – and it wasn’t.

What we did do was get three huge points from a home game we were expected to win.

Hopefully the changes that Howe made will help to manage load ahead of a big week.

We go into the derby just one point behind the Mackems.’

Newcastle 2 Burnley 1 – Saturday 6 December 2025 3pm

Match Stats

Goals:

Newcastle United:

Bruno 31, Gordon 45+8 pen

Burnley:

Pires red card 43, Flemming 90+4 pen

Possession was Newcastle 69% Burnley 31%

Total shots were Newcastle 17 Burnley 9

Shots on target were Newcastle 7 Burnley 3

Corners were Newcastle 9 Burnley 9

Touches in the opposition box Newcastle 25 Burnley 19

Newcastle team v Burnley:

Ramsdale, Livarmento, Thiaw, Schar, Burn (Hall 63), Willock (Miley 63), Bruno, Ramsey (Tonali 96), Gordon (Joelinton 74), Elanga, Woltemade (Wissa 74)

Unused subs:

Ruddy, Barnes, Alex Murphy, Jacob Murphy