Newcastle v Burnley

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Newcastle United, fresh from their 8-0 humiliation of newly promoted Sheffield United at Bramall Lane last Sunday, return to the more familiar surroundings of their St James' Park ground for this upcoming clash against second from bottom placed club, Burnley, with The Magpies no doubt seeking another straightforward three points.

That record win against Sheffield United has lifted Newcastle United up into eighth place but there's still plenty of work ahead of Eddie Howe's side if they're to emulate last season's fourth place finish this time around as results so far this season have been a little disappointing.

An opening day 5-1 thrashing of Aston Villa saw Newcastle United seemingly post a signal of intent to the Premier League but the north-east club then suffered three defeats on the trot, losing to the likes of Manchester City, Liverpool and Brighton, before bouncing back with two subsequent wins on the trot.

A 1-0 home win against Brentford was followed by Sunday's massacre of The Blades and results at St James' Park have been pretty reliable as The Magpies have lost just twice in their last 10 games, picking up seven wins along the way.

Burnley find themselves in early trouble down near the foot of the Premier League table as the Lancashire club sit second from bottom with just one point to their name and having also been handed four defeats in their opening five games, Burnley must be fearing the worst when they make their way up to the north-east to take on a rampant Newcastle United side.

Fellow promoted side from last season's Championship, Sheffield United, were put to the sword by The Magpies and having lost to the likes of Manchester City, Aston Villa, Tottenham and Manchester United already, The Clarets look to have a mountain to climb on Saturday afternoon.

To have any realistic chance of getting something from this trip to face Newcastle United, it looks like Burnley would need to score at least twice if they're to make Newcastle United work for the points here and having managed to score two goals in just one of their previous nine matches in the Premier League, Burnley's task looks to be a significant one this Saturday.

Newcastle United v Burnley Verdict

Aston Villa and Sheffield United have already experienced the sharp edge of Newcastle United's footballing tongue so far in this season's campaign and previous history is also on The Magpies' side against Burnley in recent exchanges as Newcastle United have won each of the last four meetings against The Clarets in the Premier League and a fifth victory looks to be only around the corner on Saturday afternoon as the hosts seek another three points.

Therefore, our main bet will be Newcastle Utd win & Both Teams To Score No @ 2.20

Other side bets worth considering:

Newcastle Utd win & Under 3.5 goals @ 2.30

Correct score: Newcastle Utd 2-0 @ 8.00