NEWCASTLE UNITED star Joelinton suffered a painful end to the campaign after he was carried off on a stretcher at Burnley.
The Magpies travelled to Turf Moor for the final day of the campaign looking to end it on a high with victory.
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But the clash with the relegation-threatened Clarets got off to a nightmare start for their much-loved Brazilian.
The game was barely six minutes in when the 25-year-old collided with a Burnley player.
It was an accidental head clash, but while his opponent emerged unscathed, medics quickly raced on to the pitch to attend Joelinton.
The star, who has been converted into a midfielder over the past few months, was down for several minutes.
And then a stretcher was brought on to carry him off the pitch which forced the Toon into an early change.
He was replaced by substitute Jacob Murphy.
More to follow…
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