Burn and Joelinton Headers Hearth Newcastle Previous Athletic Membership in Champions League.
Newcastle United bounced again from their weekend loss to West Ham with a commanding 2–0 win over Athletic Membership within the Champions League, due to highly effective headers from Dan Burn and Joelinton at St James’ Park.
Each Burn and Joelinton retained their spots in Eddie Howe’s beginning lineup, and the pair rewarded his belief in emphatic fashion. Burn broke the impasse simply 11 minutes in, rising highest to nod Kieran Trippier’s completely delivered free-kick in off the put up.
Regardless of an extended damage record, Athletic threatened briefly — Adama Boiro struck the put up, and Nick Pope made a pointy save to disclaim Unai Gomez — however Newcastle remained in management.
After the break, Harvey Barnes, recalled to the facet, danced by way of defenders earlier than floating a cross for the unmarked Joelinton, who powered a header past Unai Simon to make it 2–0.
Athletic pressed late on, with Pope pushing away a harmful effort from substitute Nico Serrano, however the Magpies comfortably noticed out the victory — their third straight win in main European competitors for the primary time since 2007.
Burn’s opener was significantly symbolic after he voiced frustration over the workforce’s efficiency of their final outing. Recognized extra for his defensive presence than purpose scoring, the 33-year-old delivered one other essential header harking back to his EFL Cup closing strike final March. As soon as once more, it was Trippier who supplied the help — his fifth for Burn since becoming a member of the membership.
The set-piece routine was straight from the coaching floor. Burn initially drifted outdoors the field earlier than making a late surge to the again put up, eluding his marker as Joelinton and Malick Thiaw created area with sensible blocking runs. The consequence was an unstoppable header off the upright — one which even Newcastle legend Alan Shearer stood to applaud.
What’s Subsequent
Newcastle will go to Brentford on the Gtech Group Stadium on Sunday, 9 November (14:00 GMT) earlier than internet hosting Manchester Metropolis on Saturday, 22 November (17:30 GMT) after the worldwide break.
Athletic Membership, in the meantime, face Actual Oviedo at San Mamés on Sunday, 9 November (13:00 GMT) earlier than a troublesome journey to Barcelona on Saturday, 22 November (15:15 GMT).