After keeping his first clean sheet since mid-October, Dubravka will be keen to impress against his former club (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)placeholder image
After keeping his first clean sheet since mid-October, Dubravka will be keen to impress against his former club (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Burnley predicted XI to face Newcastle United as 4-goal man backed to start

Scott Parker’s squad is becoming increasingly stretched as Burnley prepare to face Newcastle United in their final fixture of 2025.

Josh Cullen became the latest player to join the injury list on Saturday, hobbling off with what looked to be a knee injury during the 0-0 draw against Everton.

Joe Worrall was also absent from Burnley’s squad with a “niggle” he picked up in training.

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Maxime Esteve remains a fitness doubt, Jordan Beyer, Connor Roberts and Zeki Amdouni all remain sidelined, while Axel Tuanzebe, Hannibal and Lyle Foster are all away at AFCON.

With that in mind, here’s how we expect the Clarets to line up:

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