2018-19 Premier League: Week 13 – Monday

A thrilling weekend of Premier League action climaxes at Turf Moor as Burnley meet Newcastle United in Monday Night Football. 

Victory for either side will move them four points clear of the relegation zone, whilst Newcastle can also leapfrog West Ham United into 13th by virtue of goal difference. 

 

Team news

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Burnley are set to be without defender, James Tarkowski who underwent hernia surgery during the international break. 

Steven Defour has been declared fit after suffering a knee scare alongside Johann Berg Gudmundsson, who has recovered from a calf injury. 

Ben Gibson (hernia), Nick Pope (shoulder) and Stephen Ward (knee) are all close to match fitness but won’t feature here. 

Newcastle could recall Jamaal Lascelles (shoulder), Yoshinori Muto and Jonjo Shelvey (both calf) if they all pass fitness tests. 

Paul Dummett however is sidelined after picking up a calf issue on international duty for Wales.

 

Form

Burnley enter this match on a dire run of form with no victory in their last five outings, drawing two either side of a three match losing run. 

In that time, they have scored just three goals whilst conceding 14 but ended that run last time out with a goalless draw at Leicester City. 

Newcastle meanwhile put their home misery behind them by recording consecutive home wins in their last two games, having taken just three draws from their previous ten beforehand.

The Magpies have also kept clean sheets in last three games and on their away travels, they have kept three clean sheets from five away games with their conceded away goals all coming in Manchester. 

 

Stat Attack

• Burnley are unbeaten in last five meetings with Newcastle (W2, D3).
• In four Premier League meetings, there has only been one clean sheet which came here last season as Burnley ran out 1-0 winners through Jeff Hendrick’s second half goal. 
• Newcastle haven’t won on their last five trips to Turf Moor (D1, L4). 
• Salomon Rondon’s brace last time out was his first league goals in 15 league matches since he scored for West Bromwich Albion in a 2-2 draw with Liverpool in April this year. 
• Chris Wood has scored only one league goal so far this season for Burnley compared to three at this stage last season. 
• Newcastle have seen nine yellow cards in their last three Premier League games refereed by Anthony Taylor, with The Magpies collecting five of those yellow cards.
• Burnley are the only team yet to register at least 100 shots this season, having produced 97 shots across their opening 12 league games.

 

Prediction

Both teams have struggled this season but Newcastle are finding form and if can carry that momentum into this game, I can see them having edge here to end their Turf Moor hoodoo. 

Prediction: Burnley 1-2 Newcastle United

Jake predicts: Burnley 1-0 Newcastle United