Newcastle 2-0 Burnley
by Roger Domeneghetti

HAVING dispensed the champions of Europe and England in midweek, Newcastle made relatively light work of last season’s Championship winners yesterday.

The Magpies will play better and lose this season. Although their passing, certainly in the early stages of the game, was not as crisp as it could have been, and they squandered several chances to put the game to bed early on, this was a game they dominated without really ever really being made to work too hard.

“We knew we had to be very good today,” said Newcastle boss Eddie Howe. “They play an open game today but it’s a dangerous a game. I thought we deserved to win.”