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Flashback: Newcastle United play poorly in a 1-0 loss at Turf Moor

By Carson A Merk

BURNLEY, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 14: Chris Wood of Burnley celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Premier League match between Burnley FC and Newcastle United at Turf Moor on December 14, 2019 in Burnley, United Kingdom. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)
BURNLEY, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 14: Chris Wood of Burnley celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Premier League match between Burnley FC and Newcastle United at Turf Moor on December 14, 2019 in Burnley, United Kingdom. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images) /
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In one of their worst performances of the season, Newcastle United were defeated 1-0 by Burnley in December.

Newcastle United will look to move past a disappointing defeat to Crystal Palace over the weekend when they host Burnley on Saturday. In the reverse fixture between the two sides, NUFC turned in a terrible performance similar to the one against Palace. Before the clubs meet this weekend, we look back on that disappointing December match.

The Details

12/14 at Turf Moor

Burnley 1, Newcastle United 0

The Lineups

Newcastle United

Dubravka

Manquillo/Schar/Fernandez/Dummett/Willems

Longstaff/Hayden

Atsu/Carroll/Joelinton

Subs: Gayle/Muto

Burnley

Pope

Bardsley/Tarkowski/Mee/Pieters

Hendrick/Westwood/Cork/McNeil

Barnes/Wood

Subs: Rodriguez

The Recap

This was one of the toughest matches to watch this season for Newcastle United. It wasn’t a blowout, but it was a disappointing display. Despite surprisingly leading in possession, the Magpies finished with zero shots on goal and lost a 1-0 snoozer at Turf Moor.

Two Newcastle replacement players had a chance to make a statement, but they didn’t step up. Sean Longstaff stepped in for Jonjo Shelvey and was poor in the midfield and with Allan Saint-Maximin and Miguel Almiron out, Christian Atsu couldn’t provide much in the attack. This match also saw Joelinton play wide left in place of ASM as Andy Carroll started at striker. Andy Carroll missed a quality chance early on and Dwight Gayle came off the bench to miss the best opportunity on the day and neither could even put a shot on frame.

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The loss came in the middle of two Premier League wins over Southampton and Crystal Palace. It was the type of uninspired performance that has popped up at times throughout this season.