Key occasions
54 min: Gordon barges into Lerma and concedes a free kick close to the centre circle. It’s performed down the left for Zemura, who diddles his well past Almiron however can’t get round Trippier. Aim kick.
52 min: Senesi has taken a whack to the coccyx – that’s gotta harm – and makes manner for Mepham.
51 min: Burn is extraordinarily lucky not to enter the e-book for a annoyed bash at a ball that had gone out for a Bournemouth throw. The referee Stuart Attwell is in a mellow temper.
50 min: Isak competes for an extended ball with Stephens. He spins away from his opponent and for a second seems to be to be clear on purpose, however Senesi comes throughout to take care of the hazard.
48 min: Lerma lotions a cross down the correct, practically releasing Ouattara. Pope is pressured to race out of his space to blooter clear.
46 min: Bournemouth fly out of the traps and instigate some head tennis within the Newcastle field. Nothing comes of it, however their intention to go once more is writ giant.
Bournemouth get the second half underway. No adjustments. “In a probably awkward coincidence, Bournemouth defender Adam Smith shares his title with a famend 18th-century economist and thinker who wrote, ahem, The Wealth of Nations.” Peter Oh, there, girls and gents. He’s right here all week. Attempt the unfettered free-market kool-aid.
Half-time schadenfreude. With apologies to Saints followers, right here’s one thing to make Bournemouth supporters really feel a bit higher.
HALF TIME: Bournemouth 1-1 Newcastle
Robust on Bournemouth, who had been the higher facet. Newcastle had been terrible. However cream has a behavior of rising, and that was one heck of a swashbuckling equaliser simply earlier than the half-time whistle! All arrange for a really fascinating second half.
GOAL! Bournemouth 1-1 Newcastle (Almiron 45+2)
Newcastle have been poor throughout this primary half, however they’ll get out of it on phrases! Saint-Maximin drifts in from the left. He rolls a cross in the direction of Longstaff, bombing into area down the center. Longstaff pearls a low drive in the direction of the underside proper. Neto saves spectacularly, just for the ball to rebound to Almiron, who opens his physique and slots throughout the keeper and into the underside left!
45 min: Ouattara dribbles down the correct and crosses low for Zemura, who turns down the possibility to get a fast shot away from the sting of the field. A good half-chance passes Bournemouth by.
44 min: Just a little little bit of area down the left for Isak, who goes on to dribble an especially tame shot at Neto. Straightforward for the keeper. He’s had little or no to take action far. Newcastle have been poor.
42 min: Stephens brushes Saint-Maximin off the ball with ease. About one second later, Longstaff comes clattering in by the use of retribution. He arrived at simply the correct second in pure comedic phrases, however in relation to the legal guidelines of the sport, that’s a no-no. Foul!
40 min: Saint-Maximin skedaddles down the left and practically finds Gordon within the center together with his cross. Stephens is on level to take care of the hazard.
38 min: “Aw *&*^%$^%£&^%!” Some crystal-clear (and fantastically timed) exasperated effing and jeffing from the stands as Bournemouth ship possession unnecessarily within the midfield. Even higher, there’s no pious apology for it from Sky’s commentary group. Full marks all spherical.
36 min: Willock goes down feeling the again of his leg. He’s not capable of proceed. Gordon comes on in his place. “Sport is superb!” blurts Jeff Sax. “Particularly when very wealthy golf equipment lose to the common golf equipment.”
34 min: A ball swung into the Newcastle field from the correct. Solanke has a free header, six yards out, however can’t get any actual buy on the ball. A simple declare for Pope, who would have had little likelihood had Solanke managed to information it both facet of the keeper.
33 min: That is the primary time Newcastle have conceded the primary purpose in a Premier League match for the reason that center of September, 15 matches in the past. The opponents that day? No prizes for guessing. Billing with the opener that day, Bournemouth occurring to earn a degree after a 1-1 draw at St James’ Park. Sport is type of odd, isn’t it.
31 min: Trippier tries to reply instantly with a cross whipped in from the correct. Neto claims confidently. The house followers are in good voice now, as you’d anticipate.
GOAL! Bournemouth 1-0 Newcastle (Senesi 30)
Traore hits it lengthy. The ball’s flicked on on the close to publish by Ouattara, who guides the ball in the direction of the bottom-right nook. It’s most likely heading large, so Senesi arrives to poke house. Straightforward as that!
29 min: Billing strides purposefully down the center of the park, exchanges passes with Anthony down the left, and wins Bournemouth’s first nook of the night. Traore to take.
28 min: Anthony makes an attempt to conform, however his try to twist a shot into the highest proper swerves away from purpose moderately than in the direction of it.
26 min: Solanke shoots viciously from 25 yards however the shot is blocked simply sufficient. Goodness is aware of this sport might do with a purpose.
25 min: Trippier and Isak probe down the correct and earn Newcastle one other nook. Trippier fires it in. Senesi heads it clear. The ball’s crusing out for a throw. Trippier, desirous to get on with issues, catches the ball earlier than it goes out of play. As he takes the throw, the whistle goes for handball. A curio.
23 min: It’s all a bit gradual and scrappy now, which presumably will swimsuit Bournemouth greater than Newcastle. It definitely doesn’t swimsuit the impartial onlooker.
21 min: A nook on the correct results in one other on the left. Trippier and Saint-Maximin play it quick, and what a hash they make of it.
20 min: Schar lotions a cross down the inside-right channel to grasp Isak, who enters the field however hesitates earlier than taking pictures, permitting Zemura to slip in to dam on the expense of a nook.
19 min: Traore turns into area down the correct and rolls a beautiful cross alongside the flank for Ouattara to chase. Solanke is free within the center, ready for the cross that may certainly end in his a minimum of working Pope. However Ouattara can solely feather the ball together with his boot, virtually a whole whiff, and Newcastle space capable of clear their traces. That had potential.
17 min: Newcastle haven’t actually received going but. Not the quick begin Eddie Howe was speaking about.
15 min: Ouattara tries to launch Solanke down the center with a slide-rule cross, however the ball deflects off Botman and away from his team-mate. Bournemouth are all of a sudden enjoying with a confidence that belies their place within the desk.
13 min: Zemura makes a correct nuisance of himself down the left. He bursts into area however his cross is half-cleared. Bournemouth come once more, Anthony crossing from the identical flank. Solanke eyebrows the ball in the direction of the underside proper, forcing Pope to tip across the publish. Nothing comes of the ensuing nook, however there was some good soccer from Bournemouth throughout that little burst of exercise.
11 min: Newcastle win the primary nook of the sport down the correct. Schar meets it, rising highest eight yards out, however sends a weak header off beam. A good likelihood, that.
9 min: Solanke and Traore mix nicely down the inside-left channel however can’t fairly open Newcastle up. Then Zemura nips in entrance of Almiron to take the ball away, just for the referee to absurdly award Newcastle a pressure-releasing free kick, presumably impressed by Almiron’s triple salchow as he fell.
7 min: Lerma barges Willock out of play on the Newcastle left, simply in entrance of the dugouts. A sore one for Willock, who lands awkwardly on the bogus turf beside the pitch. Newcastle’s bench rises to debate the matter with the referee, and are shortly advised to pipe down. It’s not even a foul. Throw to Bournemouth.
5 min: Lerma seems to be lengthy down the center for Solanke, however there’s manner an excessive amount of juice on the cross and it flies by to Pope.
4 min: Bournemouth try to play out from the again. Newcastle flip up the press. Almiron ultimately deflects Senesi’s panicked clearance out for a purpose kick. A passage of play that received’t settle any house nerves.
2 min: Isak chases an extended cross down the left solely to be turned away by Smith. Aside from that, it’s been a reasonably nondescript begin.
The gamers take a knee to indicate solidarity within the combat in opposition to racism … then Newcastle get the ball rolling. A positive post-afternoon-in-the-pub ambiance at Dean Courtroom.
The groups are out! Bournemouth put on their AC Milan impressed crimson and black stripes, whereas Newcastle sport third-choice white shirts with inexperienced trim. A heat reception for Eddie Howe as he returns to his outdated stomping floor, a lot as you’d anticipate. A sport with massive implications at each ends of the desk coming proper up!
Eddie Howe, who stories that Callum Wilson has a “very minor hamstring grievance”, talks to Sky. “I’m excited to see [Isak] immediately … Anthony Gordon did very well in his look final week … however I’ve determined to stay religion with the gamers … the environment are acquainted however we’re right here to do a job, we’re determined to win, and we’re centered on that … Bournemouth statistically begin nicely, so the primary 15, 20 minutes is essential for us.”
Gary O’Neil speaks to Sky Sports activities. “Positive margins … we have to be higher within the last third … after we’re defending our purpose … very positive margins … we’ve put in numerous work this week and hope to see an enchancment … Newcastle are a tricky group to harm, they’re facet, it’ll be a tricky sport … we now have issues in place we hope we will trigger them issues.”
Bournemouth make two adjustments to the XI chosen to start out the 1-0 loss at Brighton. Dominic Solanke returns from harm and replaces Antoine Semenyo, whereas Jack Stephens is available in for Chris Mepham. Semenyo and Mepham drop to the bench.
Newcastle make only one change to their beginning XI within the wake of the 1-1 draw in opposition to West Ham. Alexander Isak replaces Callum Wilson, who misses out altogether. Anthony Gordon is on the bench as soon as extra.
The groups
Bournemouth: Neto, Smith, Stephens, Senesi, Zemura, Outtara, Billing, Lerma, Anthony, Traore, Solanke.
Subs: Travers, Fredericks, Mepham, Christie, Rothwell, Tavernier, Vina, Moore, Semenyo.
Newcastle United: Pope, Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn, Longstaff, Willock, Joelinton, Almiron, Saint-Maximin, Isak.
Subs: Dubravka, Dummett, Gordon, Ritchie, Lewis, Fraser, Murphy, Anderson, Miley.
Preamble
Welcome to our protection of the Premier League fixture between The Membership Eddie Howe Made Well-known and The Membership Eddie Howe Is About To Make Even Extra Well-known Than It Already Is. The previous desperately want the three factors of their battle in opposition to relegation; the latter wouldn’t thoughts them as they make their ahead-of-schedule bid for a spot within the Champions League. Neither facet is flying – Bournemouth have received simply one among their final 12 Premier League matches, whereas Newcastle have drawn 4 of their final 5 within the division – however the Toon will fancy their possibilities in a fixture they received 4-1 the final time it was performed. Kick off is at 5.30pm GMT. It’s on!
