This is excellent from Vincent Kompany after Burnley 1 Newcastle 4 thrashing


 
 
 
 
 
 

Vincent Kompany has always came across as one of the good guys.

A very classy player back in the day and off the pitch, a similar story.

A difficult season and a very difficult afternoon in particular today for the Burnley boss.

Vincent Kompany seeing his Burnley side outclassed and thrashed 4-1 in front of their own supporters.

A result which sees them all but relegated, five points adrift of safety and only two games left to play.

Despite obviously feeling absolutely gutted after the final whistle, all credit to Vincent Kompany with his post-match honesty:

“We came up against a good side today.

“We came up against a better team.

“There was no lack of effort from our side, we fought hard.

“We had the opportunity maybe in the first 15 minutes to make use of our momentum a little bit better, but after that, credit to Newcastle for their attacking play.

“Also, credit to my players for the fact that they never gave up.

“They just kept going.

“That’s got to count for something, when you still have a game that can decide things.

“I don’t know if it was a penalty (Assignon throwing himself to the ground with only slight contact from Bruno).

“But in the context of this game, it was not a one-goal decider.

“It was three goals difference.

“So we have to put everything back in place in that sense.

“We played against a better team.

“It is as simple as that.”

Stats via BBC Sport:

Burnley 1 Newcastle 4 – Saturday 4 May 3pm

Goals:

Newcastle United:

Wilson 19, Longstaff 35, Bruno 40, Isak 55

Burnley:

O’Shea 86

(Half-time stats in brackets)

Possession was Burnley 46% (52%) Newcastle 54% (48%)

Total shots were Burnley 17 (8) Newcastle 23 (15)

Shots on target were Burnley 5 (3) Newcastle 11 (6)

Corners were Burnley 4 (3) Newcastle 11 (5)

Referee: Anthony Taylor

Newcastle team v Burnley:

Dubravka, Livramento, Krafth, Burn, Hall, Longstaff (Joelinton 77), Bruno, J Murphy (Anderson 69), Gordon (Ritchie 85), Isak (Almiron 77), Wilson (Barnes 69)

Unused subs:

Pope, Dummett, White, A Murphy

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Newcastle United matches now confirmed for rest of the season:

Saturday 11 May 2024 – Newcastle v Brighton (3pm)

Wednesday 15 May 2024 – Man U v Newcastle (8pm) Sky Sports

Sunday 19 May 2024 – Brentford v Newcastle (4pm)

(The final day of the season live TV matches will be selected closer to the day but all 10 PL games will be same time same day)

Wednesday 22 May 2024 – Tottenham v Newcastle (at MCG – Melbourne Cricket Ground)

Friday 24 May 2024 – A-League All Stars team v Newcastle (at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne)