Newcastle beat Burnley 2-0, move to 13th spot

A stunning strike from Fabian Schar and youngster Sean Longstaff's first goal for the club gave Newcastle United a comfortable 2-0 win over Burnley on Tuesday.

Newcastle's fourth straight home win moved Rafa Benitez's team up 13th place, above Burnley, whose eight-game unbeaten run came to an end. Swiss defender Schar smashed a fierce drive from 28 metres off the inside of the post and past a helpless Burnley keeper Tom Heaton to put the Magpies ahead in the 24th minute.

Home keeper Martin Dubravka then did well to keep out a volley from in-form Burnley striker Chris Wood after a rare spell of pressure from the visitors. Newcastle went 2-0 up when local-born midfielder Longstaff reacted well after Burnley failed to deal with Matt Ritchie's left-wing cross and drove low past Heaton.

Burnley defender James Tarkowski missed a great chance from close range shortly before the break but Sean Dyche's side was well below-par and struggled to create chances in the second half.