Newcastle end Burnley’s unbeaten run to move up to 13th

Newcastle's fourth straight home win moved Rafa Benitez's team up 13th place, above Burnley, whose eight game unbeaten run came to an end.

Swiss defender Schar smashed a fierce drive from 28 metres off the inside of the post and past a helpless Burnley keeper Tom Heaton to put the Magpies ahead in the 24th minute.

Home keeper Martin Dubravka then did well to keep out a volley from in-form Burnley striker Chris Wood after a rare spell of pressure from the visitors.

Newcastle, whose record signing Miguel Almiron impressed again, went 2-0 up when local-born midfielder Longstaff reacted well after Burnley failed to deal with Matt Ritchie's left-wing cross and drove low past Heaton.

Burnley defender James Tarkowski missed a great chance from close range shortly before the break but Sean Dyche's side were well below-par and struggled to create chances in the second half.

It was a Newcastle performance, combining solid defensive organisation with just enough flair in attack, which showed exactly how they have been able to pull away from mid-season troubles at the bottom of the table.

Bottom club Huddersfield Town earned their third Premier League win of the season as a stoppage-time goal from Steve Mounie gave them a 1-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Tuesday.

Gylfi Sigurdsson deepened Cardiff City's Premier League relegation fears with two well-taken goals in Everton's 3-0 victory in the Welsh capital.

Sigurdsson is now the leading Icelandic goalscorer in the Premier League, moving two clear of the 55 scored by former Chelsea player Eidur Gudjohnsen.