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Newcastle should be confident ahead of Saturday's visit to Burnley having enjoyed a run of just one defeat in seven games, particularly as they now have one of their better players back in their ranks.

The Clarets have been largely inconsistent this season and have lost five matches at Turf Moor, Crystal Palace proving recently that strong organisation and a moment of quality is enough to take home all three points.

Steve Bruce will look to emulate that successful method, and indeed that is how the Magpies have won many of their recent points, though they tend to rely on goals from set-pieces rather than individuals producing quality in the final third.

Their defenders have been important sources of goals, too, and Fabian Schar will be keen to replicate the form of his defensive teammates in both attack and defence.

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Newcastle's seven goals from set-pieces in the league have proved key in recent weeks, but their biggest positive is their resolute defence, and Schar's comeback is happening at just the right time.

He was partially to blame for allowing a long ball to reach Danny Ings for his goal last weekend, but the tougher physical battle against Chris Wood could be ready-made for the Switzerland international.

As his stats from WhoScored show, Wood isn't one to run in behind or run at defences with the ball at his feet, which is useful for Schar as he has been dribbled past 11 times in ten league games this campaign.

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Instead, Wood comes alive in the box, with crosses from the likes of Dwight McNeil and Erik Pieters often an avenue of productivity for Sean Dyche's team, and therefore Schar will need to be at his best.

His 4.6 clearances per game and his total of 23 tackles made this term, as per WhoScored, indicate that he will be more than a match for the striker, and as long as he is able to organise the back five like Ciaran Clark has been able to, then Newcastle should be able to get something from the game.

The concern would be his match sharpness. Prior to his 45 minutes against Saints last week he hadn't played for the Magpies since mid-October, and therefore his positioning and reaction to danger could be caught out, as it was for Ings' goal.

Wood is a forward who has been amongst the goals this season and his average of 2.9 shots per game shows that he has been involved a lot, and is therefore difficult to keep quiet, especially in the air.

However, the experience of Schar should allow him to keep the New Zealand international quiet. He managed to do that against the likes of Tammy Abraham, Harry Kane and Marcus Rashford, so if he can continue where he left off he should provide a platform for Newcastle to win the game.

The fact Ciaran Clark may not be missed too much against Burnley is a testament to Newcastle's strength-in-depth and is actually thanks to one man.