The success of Bunley’s season has come right down to the wire. They are level on points with Leeds on 35 but are 17th and safe at present thanks to their vastly superior goal difference. Mike Jackson’s side have a differential of 20 in their favour so their fate is very much in their own hands. Win and Burnley are in the top flight for another season. Unfortunately beating Newcastle is a huge task at present: leaving aside predictable losses to Manchester City and Liverpool, they have won their past five matches and the manner in which they easily dispatched an Arsenal side who desperately needed a win on Monday after those defeats is likely to make Burnley fans very nervous. The positive side for Jackson is that Leeds are facing equally tough opponents in Brentford. Graham Searles
Sunday 4pm
Venue Turf Moor
Last season Burnley 1 Newcastle 2
Referee Craig Pawson
This season G25 Y108 R2 4.4 cards/game
Odds H 3-1 A 4-1 D 5-2
BURNLEY
Subs from Hennessey, Norris, Bardsley, Thomas, Stephens, Lowton, Rodriguez, Pieters, Tarkowski, Barnes, Mee
Doubtful Tarkowski (hamstring), Rodriguez (hamstring), Mee (calf), Pieters (knee)
Injured Gudmundsson (calf, Jun), Westwood (ankle, unknown), Vydra (knee, unknown)
Suspended Lowton (first of three)
Discipline Y66 R2
Form WWWLLD
Leading scorer Cornet 8
NEWCASTLE
Subs from Darlow, Dummett, Manquillo, Ritchie, Wood, Gayle, Krafth, Fraser, Fernández
Doubtful Wood (groin), Schär (concussion), Fraser (hamstring), Manquillo (chickenpox)
Injured Hayden (knee, unknown), Shelvey (calf, unknown), Willock (knee, unknown), Lewis (groin, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y87 R2
Form WWWLLW
Leading scorer Wilson 6
