Newcastle United survived a scare against struggling Burnley to end 2025 with a rare away win.
It took Joelinton only 65 seconds to open the scoring at Turf Moor as the Brazilian got ahead of Burnley defender Hjalmar Ekdal to connect with Anthony Gordon's deflected cross and hook the ball into the net.
Yoane Wissa then doubled his side's advantage from close range following a goalmouth scramble after Kyle Walker cleared the forward's initial effort off the line.
But spirited Burnley rallied and defender Josh Laurent pulled one back with a volley at the back post after Armando Broja flicked the ball on to his unmarked team-mate.
Newcastle captain Guimaraes sealed the win late on following a mix-up at the back as the visitors recorded just a second away league win since mid-April to move up to 10th.
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