England and Newcastle defender Dan Burn suffered a punctured lung and a broken rib at the weekend as his side were defeated 1-0 by rivals Sunderland in the Tyne-Wear derby.
The centre-back was forced off just before half-time after a nasty collision with Nordi Mukiele, who received a yellow card for the poorly timed sliding challenge.
Burn, who attempted to carry on, was replaced in the 42nd minute by Fabian Schar and later taken to the hospital.
He told medical staff during the interval that he was struggling to breathe.
It is thought he will be out for six weeks, missing as many as 10 matches, adding to Newcastle’s injury crisis.
Burn’s loss is a massive blow at a time when fellow defenders Sven Botman, Kieran Trippier, Jamaal Lascelles, and Emil Krafth are also out injured.
Despite missing out on valuable game time in the run-up to the 2026 World Cup in North America, England will not play until March, meaning Thomas Tuchel should have the option to call up the defender following his recovery.
The Magpies suffered defeat at the hands of their bitter rivals after Nick Woltemade’s own goal earned the home side all three points and the bragging rights.
England star Dan Burn suffered a punctured lung and a broken rib at the weekend
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After a physical first half provided few real chances for either side, the hosts went ahead one minute after the break when Woltemade inexplicably sent a header flying into his own net off the underside of the crossbar from Nordi Mukiele’s cross.
Although the previous match between the sides, an FA Cup tie in January 2024, ended in a 3-0 Newcastle win, Sunday’s victory extended the Black Cats’ unbeaten Tyne-Wear derby run in the league to 10 games.
It lifted them up to seventh in the table, with Newcastle back into 12th.
There was a minute’s applause before kick-off for Sunderland cult hero Gary Rowell, who died on Saturday following a battle with leukaemia.
Dan Burn was forced off just before half-time after a nasty collision with Nordi Mukiele
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The Black Cats made three changes from the defeat to Manchester City, with Reinildo Mandava, Chemsdine Talbi and Brian Brobbey coming in, while Anthony Elanga and Lewis Miley were the two Newcastle changes from the midweek Champions League draw with Bayer Leverkusen.
Sunderland controlled the opening stages, with Newcastle forced to clear crosses into the box from Mukiele, Enzo Le Fee and Reinildo, while Robin Roefs made a comfortable claim from Woltemade’s through-ball at the opposite end.
A teasing cross from Bertrand Traore was poked just wide by Malick Thiaw for Sunderland and Elanga had a hooked attempt easily held by Roefs.
The game evolved into a physical contest and Newcastle tested the home defence when Mukiele nodded away Bruno Guimaraes’ deep free-kick and Anthony Gordon’s cross was cleared.
He told medical staff during the interval that he was struggling to breathe
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With neither side having a clear-cut chance during the first half, Dan Ballard had the first real opportunity on the stroke of half-time, heading over the crossbar from Granit Xhaka’s cross.
After Sunderland took the lead, both keepers were called into action.
A chaotic four minutes of stoppage time saw referee Peter Bankes dish out several yellow cards as tensions spilt over between the two teams.
Ultimately, Sunderland saw out the game to secure the north east bragging rights.
