Newcastle United FC 2 - 2 AFC Bournemouth — Highlights & Result
Premier League
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(1 month ago)
· MD 3
Highlights
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Recent meetings offered little comfort for the hosts, as Bournemouth had remained undefeated in their last six encounters with Newcastle, a sequence that included a 1-2 victory here on 18 April 2026. Marcus Tavernier quickly added to that historical edge by netting the opening goal in the 9th minute. An own goal by M. Thiaw in the 35th minute then leveled the score, before H. Barnes immediately fired Newcastle ahead in the 37th minute with an assist from L. Hall. Bournemouth extended a notable scoring run to ten consecutive matches in all competitions when J. Ramsey found the net in the 88th minute to seal a 2-2 draw. The visitors relied heavily on M. Tavernier, who earned a standout 8.2 rating, alongside Tyler Adams at 7.2. Meanwhile, Lukáš Horníček collected a 7.9 rating for Newcastle, and H. Barnes received a 7.7 for his efforts.
The two sides arrived at this Premier League matchday 3 fixture following differing trajectories through the previous season and recent months. Newcastle finished 12th in the competition last term with 49 points and sat 7th in the table with 4 points after two matches, climbing to 5th following this draw. Bournemouth finished 6th last season with 57 points, yet they entered this matchday 14th in the table with 1 point and without a win in four matches across all competitions. Despite registering 57 percent possession and 8 shots compared to Bournemouth's 17 attempts, Newcastle had to settle for a point that leaves them 1 point behind early table-leaders Manchester City, while Bournemouth sit 4 points off the summit.
Looking ahead, Newcastle will next travel to play away at Leeds United on 14 September.
The two sides arrived at this Premier League matchday 3 fixture following differing trajectories through the previous season and recent months. Newcastle finished 12th in the competition last term with 49 points and sat 7th in the table with 4 points after two matches, climbing to 5th following this draw. Bournemouth finished 6th last season with 57 points, yet they entered this matchday 14th in the table with 1 point and without a win in four matches across all competitions. Despite registering 57 percent possession and 8 shots compared to Bournemouth's 17 attempts, Newcastle had to settle for a point that leaves them 1 point behind early table-leaders Manchester City, while Bournemouth sit 4 points off the summit.
Looking ahead, Newcastle will next travel to play away at Leeds United on 14 September.
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Match stats
Newcastle v Bournemouth
57%
Possession
43%
0.71
Expected goals (xG)
1.37
8
Shots
17
2
Shots on target
5
5
Shots inside the box
9
4
Corners
3
459
Passes
335
82%
Pass accuracy
76%
4
Saves
0
19
Fouls
17
1
Offsides
1
2
Yellow cards
3
Lineups & player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Marcus Tavernier · Bournemouth
89'
· 1 goal
Key moments
- 9' ⚽ M. Tavernier · Bournemouth
- 28' 🟨 Anthony Elanga · Newcastle
- 35' ⚽ M. Thiaw (og) · Bournemouth
- 37' ⚽ H. Barnes · assist L. Hall · Newcastle
- 57' 🟨 Yoane Wissa · Newcastle
- 66' 🟨 Justin Kluivert · Bournemouth
- 87' 🟨 Adrien Truffert · Bournemouth
- 88' ⚽ J. Ramsey · Newcastle
- 90+4' 🟨 Adam Smith · Bournemouth
Newcastle
4-2-3-1- 21 Lukáš Horníček 90' 7.9
- 37 Amar Dedić 90' 6.2
- 12 Malick Thiaw (c) 90' 5.9
- 4 Sven Botman 90' 6.7
- 11 Harvey Barnes ⚽ 90' 7.7
- 9 Yoane Wissa 🟨 90' 6.9
- 3 Lewis Hall 🅰️ 89' 6.6
- 6 Nico González 77' 6.5
- 19 Anthony Elanga 🟨 77' 6.6
- 67 Lewis Miley 63' 6.3
- 28 Joe Willock 63' 6.5
- 41 Jacob Ramsey · sub ⚽ 27' 7.3
- 20 Matías Fernández-Pardo · sub 27' 6.5
- 14 Sean Steur · sub 13' 6.6
- 23 Jacob Murphy · sub 13' 6.6
- 2 Tino Livramento · sub 1' –
Bournemouth
4-2-3-1- 1 Đorđe Petrović 90' 6.5
- 15 Adam Smith (c) 🟨 90' 6.3
- 5 James Hill 90' 6.2
- 14 António Silva 90' 6.9
- 3 Adrien Truffert 🟨 90' 6.2
- 9 Evanilson 90' 6.7
- 8 Alex Scott 89' 6.7
- 37 Rayan 89' 6.3
- 16 Marcus Tavernier ⚽ 89' 8.2
- 12 Tyler Adams 76' 7.2
- 19 Justin Kluivert 🟨 76' 6.2
- 4 Lewis Cook · sub 14' 6.3
- 7 David Brooks · sub 14' 6.5
- 11 Ben Gannon-Doak · sub 8' 6.7
- 29 Daniel Jebbison · sub 8' 6.7
- 10 Ryan Christie · sub 1' –
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Newcastle
7th
in the table · 4 pts from 2
· GD +2
Bournemouth
14th
in the table · 1 pts from 2
· GD -1
Form going into the match
Newcastle