Dan Burn’s stunning header helped Newcastle to a 2-0 home win over Athletic Club to move them into the top eight of the Champions League table.

Burn's wonderful 11th-minute curling header and Joelinton's close-range effort immediately after half-time gave Newcastle a third straight win in the competition.

There was a sour note in the victory, however, with Anthony Gordon forced off with a first-half injury.

The forward had also come off injured during Sunday's dismal Premier League defeat at West Ham, which Eddie Howe's side gave the perfect response to at St James' Park on Wednesday.

Burn said Newcastle would have to rediscover the "ugly" side of the game following that loss at the Hammers - but there was nothing ugly about his opener as he beautifully bent a header home from Kieran T

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