Pre-season: Double jeopardy for Burnley as Newcastle trounce Clarets 9-2 on aggregate

Newcastle's pre-season campaign continued this morning with an inventive and entertaining kickabout against Vincent Kompany's Burnley in Portugal. Over the course of two games (or four halves, each with wildly differing personnel for both sides), Newcastle ran-out 6-1 and 3-1 winners respectively.

GAME 1 (Newcastle United 6-1 Burnley)

Goals

NUFC: Miguel Almiron, Elliot Anderson, Joe Willock (2), Matt Ritchie, Jacob Murphy

Burnley: Ne-Jai Tucker

GAME 2 (Newcastle United 3-1 Burnley)

Goals

NUFC: Allan Saint-Maximin, Callum Wilson, Miguel Almiron

Burnley: Ian Maatsen

REACTION

• The Chronicle's view of the goings-on in Portugal, including matters off the pitch
• Vincent Kompany's take on the matches and his verdict of Newcastle's season
• NUFC.com's match reports of the games