Newcastle United lost against Burnley in the Premier League on Monday.
The Magpies suffered a 1-0 defeat to Burnley away from home at Turf Moor in the Premier League.
Jeff Hendrick’s goal in the 74th minute proved to be the difference between the Clarets and the Magpies.
Although the performance of Newcastle was not great, manager Benitez has outlined that he was pleased with his players’ effort against Burnley.
“We know our strengths and our weaknesses,” Benitez told BBC Sport (22:12). “We have to improve on everything but I am happy with our work rate.”
Over the course of the 90 minutes at Turf Moor on Monday evening, hosts Burnley had 47% of the possession, took 12 shots of which five were on target, and earned five corners, according to BBC Sport.
Visitors Newcastle had 53% of the possession, took 12 shots of which five were on target, and earned three corners, according to BBC Sport.
The Magpies are ninth in the Premier League table at the moment with 14 points from 10 matches.
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