Fans delighted as Kieran Trippier makes first start in three months against Burnley

Fans were delighted to see that Kieran Trippier will make his first start in three months against Burnley today – though there was also sympathy for Emil Krafth who loses his place.

Newcastle United head to Turf Moor this afternoon to face a Burnley side fighting for Premier League survival. Nobody can say Eddie Howe has not chosen his strongest side, with just two changes from the team that won 2-0 against Arsenal on Monday night.

The big news is that Trippier starts against his former side, taking the right-back spot from Emil Krafth. Trippier came on as a substitute against Manchester City after recovering from an injury suffered in February, but stayed on the bench against Arsenal.

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The other change is that Jamaal Lascelles takes the centre-back spot from Fabian Schar, who went off against Arsenal after a knock to the head. Lascelles replaced him during that match and did a good job, while Schar has been gong through concussion protocols this week but is on the bench.

The full side is: Dubravka, Trippier, Lascelles, Burn, Targett, S Longstaff, Guimaraes, Joelinton, Almiron, Saint-Maximin, Wilson. On the bench are: Darlow, Schar, Fernandez, Dummett, Krafth, Ritchie, Murphy, Gayle and Wood.

Fans were very happy to see the return of Trippier for the final match of the season. There was also praise for Lascelles following his performance against Arsenal.

@ilovebrunogui tweeted: "Think lascelles will do well with trippier next to him tbf."

@R9Joey wrote: "The good thing about lascelles is he wins lots of header and all Burnley do is cross."

There was also a lot of sympathy for Emil Krafth who lost his place to Trippier. After a difficult time at Newcastle