The final day of the season in the English Premier League will play out on Sunday and one of the 10 fixtures takes place at Turf Moor as Burnley meet Newcastle United.
Burnley picked up a crucial point in a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa on Thursday night in the Premier League. They opened the scoring near the end of the first half from the penalty spot but could not hold on in the second half, conceding a goal in the 48th minute.
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That result means Burnley know if they can better Leeds United’s result in this match, they will stay in the Premier League for next season.
Form coming into this game shows Burnley have failed to win any of their last 3 league games.
In addition to the draw at Villa Park, Burnley have lost at home against Aston Villa and away to Tottenham Hotspur. Home form shows Burnley have won 3 of their last 4 Premier League fixtures, with the wins coming against Everton, Southampton, and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Trends show Burnley have scored at least 1 goal in each of their last 4 home matches but they have kept only 3 clean sheets in their last 10 at Turf Moor.
Newcastle United come into the match on the back of a good 2-0 victory over Champions League chasing Arsenal on Monday night.
The Magpies were the better team throughout the 90 minutes and deserved to come away with maximum points.
That result saw Newcastle return to winning ways following two successive defeats. Newcastle lost 1-0 at home against Liverpool and suffered a disappointing 5-0 defeat at Manchester City in their previous away Premier League fixture.
Away form in the Premier League shows Newcastle have been struggling to win games. In fact, they have lost 4 of their last 5 away league matches, with the losses coming at Chelsea, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, and Manchester City. Trends show Newcastle have kept only 1 clean sheet in their last 6 away Premier League games.
Team news and Burnley are without defender Matt Lowton following his red card on Thursday. Matej Vydra, Jóhann Gudmundsson, and Ashley Westwood are injured and there are doubts over the fitness of Erik Pieters, Ben Mee, and Jay Rodriguez.
Newcastle are without the injured quartet of Javier Manquillo, Joseph Willock, Jamal Lewis, and Isaac Hayden. They also have doubts over the fitness of Chris Wood, Fabian Schar, and Jonjo Shelvey.
This is a massive game for Burnley. A draw could be enough to see them escape relegation if Leeds United fail to win their match. However, Burnley cannot afford to rely on Leeds United slipping up and are facing a Newcastle United team full of confidence following their win over Arsenal.
We should see goals in what is going to be a dramatic game, with both teams scoring and over 2.5 goals in total. If Newcastle United play like they did against Arsenal, it is going to be tough for Burnley who could come out second best, relying on Leeds United to lose to stay up.