BURNLEY, Nov 27 (AP): Newcastle wasn't made to pay for an embarrassing miss from Matt Ritchie as Rafa Benitez's side held on to beat Burnley 2-1 for a third straight win in the English Premier League on Monday.
With the goal completely open in the 50th minute, Ritchie sliced a sidefooted shot with his favoured left foot into the side netting from inside the six-yard box.
The score was already 2-1 at the time, with Ritchie having set up Ciaran Clark for Newcastle's second goal in the 23rd after an own-goal by Ben Mee put the visitors in front in the fourth minute.
Sam Vokes reduced Burnley's deficit in the 40th with a looping header from just inside the penalty area from Mee's raking pass forward.
Having failed to win any of its first 10 games in the Premier League, Newcastle has beaten Watford, Bournemouth and Burnley in succession to move out of the relegation zone and four points clear of the bottom three.
Despite embarrassing miss, Newcastle win at Burnley
FE Team | Published: November 27, 2018 21:45:31
Despite embarrassing miss, Newcastle win at Burnley
Share if you like