Goals from Joelinton and Yoane Wissa gave Newcastle an early lead. Burnley only managed to reduce the deficit through Josh Laurent before Bruno Guimaraes sealed the victory for the visitors with an injury-time goal.
This result brought Newcastle up to 10th place with 26 points, while Burnley slumped further to 19th, or two points below in the relegation zone, as reported by the official English Premier League website.
Eddie Howe's team played aggressively from the start despite coming into the match on a three-match winless run.
Newcastle even immediately took a two-goal lead within the first seven minutes of the match.
Joelinton scored the opening goal after just two minutes. Shortly after, Yoane Wissa extended the Magpies' lead with a goal after converting a rebound from Harvey Barnes' shot. The score was 2-0.
Burnley fought back and reduced the deficit in the 23rd minute. Josh Laurent scored a beautiful volley that beat the Newcastle goalkeeper, making it 2-1 at halftime.
Burnley dominated the second half, continuing to pressure the visitors' defense. Laurent nearly equalized, but his shot hit the post.
As Burnley continued to chase a goal, Newcastle secured victory in injury time. Bruno Guimaraes capitalized on a costly error by goalkeeper Martin Dubravka in the third minute of added time to score the third goal and seal a 3-1 victory for Newcastle.
