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title: "Journalists laud ‘fantastic’ Burn v Brighton"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Crippy Cooke"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2022-03-08T08:00:00Z"
modified: "2022-03-08T08:00:00Z"
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# Journalists laud ‘fantastic’ Burn v Brighton

Newcastle United made it five wins out of their last six Premier League games with a [2-1 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion](https://www.nufc.co.uk/matches/first-team/2021-22/newcastle-united-v-brighton-and-hove-albion/) on Saturday afternoon and Dan Burn was one of many top performers against his former club.

The 29-year-old has only been at Newcastle for five weeks after leaving Brighton in January but is making a real impact at St James’ Park and was lauded by journalists for another solid showing.

*Jordan Cronin* of [Newcastle World](https://www.newcastleworld.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/best-game-in-a-newcastle-united-shirt-player-ratings-as-magpies-hold-out-against-brighton-3598362) gave Burn a player rating of 8/10, calling him a ‘rock’ for last-ditch clearances and ‘a real leader’ for being so vocal on the pitch. *Lee Ryder* of [Chronicle Live](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-united-player-ratings-brighton-23299302) gave the 29-year-old a player rating of 9/10 and called him ‘fantastic’ for how dominant he was in the air.

*Grey Whitebloom* of [90min](https://www.90min.com/posts/newcastle-united-2-1-brighton-player-ratings-2021-22) gave the uncapped Englishman a player rating of 7/10 and noted how well he did heading the ball away countless times to thwart his former club. *Dominic Schurr* of [Shields Gazette](https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/nufc-player-ratings-another-9-as-winger-and-defenders-shine-3598363) gave Burn a player rating of 8/10 and said he was ‘important’ to keep Brighton quiet.

[Against Brighton](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1549814/LiveStatistics/England-Premier-League-2021-2022-Newcastle-United-Brighton), Burn played for 90 minutes, had 34 touches, won four aerial duels, completed 60% of his 20 passes, made four interceptions, blocked two shots and made six clearances. He’s made [four appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dan-burn/leistungsdaten/spieler/134270) since joining Newcastle, winning three and drawing one, keeping two clean sheets.

***[In other news, journalists praise ‘superb’ Fabian Schar performance v Brighton & Hove Albion](https://readnewcastle.com/2022/03/07/journalists-praise-superb-fabian-schars-performance-v-brighton-hove-albion/)***