Kompany won’t think it all over...

VINCENT KOMPANY insists he will not “overthink” the end of the season as Burnley continue their fight for safety against Newcastle. Burnley’s recent upturn in form has propelled them to within two points of safety, with their latest impressive performance earning a 1-1 draw away to Manchester United last Saturday.

The 19th-placed Clarets have struggled on their own patch for much of the campaign but, since their 2-0 defeat to Bournemouth at the start of March, they have gone unbeaten in their last three games at Turf Moor.

Newcastle have scored nine goals in their last three games but Burnley boss Kompany (inset) says there is no reason to change things with three matches to go.

He said: “You have to respect their attacking capabilities but at the same time it’s Saturday at Turf Moor.

“It’s a different day, different opponent, anything can happen.

“That’s the mindset and we’ve played good players all season so why start to overthink it now?

“If they are better than us well done, if not we need to make sure we are the best we can be.

“It’s not been a case of at home we haven’t had a chance.

“We have been close so many times but it’s clear on Saturday we have to be close again and then we have to be more than that and take points.

“That’s the impressive part about my team – we were always like this when we were having no success or results.

“They have been exceptional in that sense and we might not come out of this season winners, in terms of winning trophies and stuff.

“But what I’ve seen in terms of how the group has behaved has given me confidence for how much success they will have in the future.”