Dan Burn Taken to Hospital in Ambulance Following Sunderland vs Newcastle

Newcastle United defender Dan Burn was taken to hospital in an ambulance after suffering a rib injury in their defeat against Sunderland, according to Sky Sports journalist Keith Downie.

The Magpies suffered a disappointing defeat against their rivals, with summer signing Nick Woltemade heading beyond Aaron Ramsdale in his own goal to gift Sunderland the win. It was a poor display from Eddie Howe’s men, and their supporters will be furious with the lack of fight in such a huge fixture.

In reality, Newcastle never looked like scoring, and their reaction after going a goal behind was far from good enough to prevent a defeat against their rivals.

Dan Burn Taken to Hospital With Injury

According to Sky Sports journalist Downie, Newcastle centre-back Burn was taken to hospital in an ambulance following their defeat against Sunderland on Sunday afternoon. The England international suffered a rib injury following a challenge from Nordi Mukiele, and he was seen complaining to the bench that he was unable to breathe properly.

Burn wasn’t going to leave the pitch easily, as he looked desperate to carry on, but ultimately it was an injury that forced him off in the first half. In what was always likely to be a physical battle, Burn was a big miss for the Magpies for the remainder of the game, and it could be a blow for Newcastle for the next few weeks if it’s an injury that’s going to keep him on the treatment table.

Newcastle Players Let the Fans Down

The performances of some of Newcastle’s so-called star players were incredibly disappointing. The front three of Anthony Gordon, Anthony Elanga, and Nick Woltemade were anonymous in attack, and with plenty of options on the bench, Howe brought them all off at different stages of the game.

It was a physical affair with the atmosphere at the Stadium of Light clearly contributing to Sunderland’s success, but Howe won’t care about that and will be disappointed with the display he saw. Questions also have to be asked of the manager, and in particular their away record in the Premier League so far this season.