Guimarães’ Corner Magic and Newcastle’s Nerve-Wracking Finish
Alright, so let me walk you through this dramatic afternoon at St James’ Park, where Newcastle United managed to edge past Burnley in a match that turned far more stressful than it ever needed to be.
The game started with Newcastle looking a bit sluggish, almost as if they were still shaking off midweek fatigue. Burnley, despite being stuck in a rough patch with five straight league losses, actually opened with bright passing and movement. But everything shifted when Bruno Guimarães produced a moment you just don’t see every day. His in-swinging corner was whipped with such wicked curl that it dropped straight into Martin Dubravka’s net. A goal directly from a corner — that’s the kind of thing that stuns the crowd for a second before the roar kicks in. Dubravka, making his first return to St James’ Park since leaving in the summer, could only watch it go in and think about the five Burnley corners that had produced nothing earlier.
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Things soon got tougher for Burnley. Lucas Pires was shown a straight red for bringing down Anthony Elanga, who had been clean through on goal. That moment pretty much set the tone for the rest of Burnley’s afternoon. Not long after, a handball by Lesley Ugochukwu in stoppage time allowed Anthony Gordon to step up and calmly convert a penalty to make it 2-0. At that point, Burnley looked bruised and rattled.
But credit where it’s due — they never quit. Even with a man down, Scott Parker’s team battled hard. Their persistence paid off late when Zian Flemming converted a penalty after Jacob Ramsey handled the ball in the box, cutting the deficit to 2-1. That set the stage for a tense final push. In the dying seconds, Josh Laurent got a golden headed chance from a Marcus Edwards free-kick, but he miscued it badly. You could almost see Parker’s heartbreak on the touchline — his team had fought desperately for him, and the equalizer had been right there.
Eddie Howe admitted after the match that Newcastle’s concentration faded again late on, something he desperately wants cleaned up. Still, he reminded everyone that his side have taken 10 points from their last 12, and regardless of the messy finish, the job was done.
There were some bright moments for Newcastle too. Yoane Wissa finally made his debut after recovering from injury, showing flashes of sharp link-up play. Gordon clipped the crossbar before being subbed, and although open-play invention was limited, set pieces made the difference.
In the end, Newcastle held on — just barely — against a Burnley side that played with real heart despite the loss. It wasn’t pretty, it wasn’t smooth, but those three points might prove more important than the performance itself.
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