'A huge blow': Newcastle's Burn to miss two months with spinal injury

Speaking in Germany ahead of Newcastle's crunch Champions League match with Borussia Dortmund">Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday, Howe confirmed the "long-term" injury and said: "Dan will be out for some time I think." The manager said two months was "a speculative number for us".
"He landed on his spine, he's got a problem at the base of his spine. It's a huge blow." Burn picked up an injury in Saturday's 1-0 win over Arsenal. "He's been gigantic for us for lots of different reasons" said Howe, "it's not just one position we're losing, but his ability to play centre-back as well."
Newcastle lost the reverse fixture in England 1-0, thanks to a first-half goal from Dortmund midfielder Felix Nmecha. The English side currently sit third in the group behind second-placed Dortmund, with the two teams equal on points.