Sean Longstaff on target as Newcastle end Burnley’s good run

Much more of this and Newcastle will soon be fronting an advertising campaign promoting the restorative powers of winter breaks in southern Spain.

Annual trips to Rafael Benítez’s preferred bolthole near Alicante certainly seem to help immunise the Tyneside club against relegation. After in effect securing their Premier League status courtesy of three straight wins following last year’s mini-break, Newcastle have returned from their latest visit to the Costa Blanca and promptly taken six vital points, from Huddersfield and now Burnley.

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