Key occasions
75 min: Trippier swings the ensuing free kick into the mixer. An simple declare for Neto.
74 min: Gordon drops a shoulder with the intention of tearing previous Smith alongside the left touchline. Smith drags him again on the expense of a reserving.
72 min: Neto took a whack from Longstaff there, and requires a little bit of remedy. The sport restarts after he’s given the once-over and cleared.
70 min: Neto will get away with a giant mistake. Saint-Maximin dribbles into the field from the left and hits a weak roller. Neto ought to collect, however spills the ball off his chest. Longstaff tries to prod the rebound residence from six yards, however hits the keeper. The second rebound is poked huge left from six yards by Gordon. What an escape for the keeper!
69 min: The ball bagatelles its means down the inside-right channel. Suddenly it sits up for Isak, who lashes wildly over from a good angle, ten yards out. The flag ultimately goes up for offside. Bournemouth counter, Tavernier chopping in from the left and steering an effort in direction of the underside proper. He doesn’t fairly catch it, and that’s simple for Pope.
67 min: Ouattara cops one within the face from Burn’s flailing arm. On comes the coach. VAR takes a glance, however similar to the referee, exhibits no curiosity. The physio comes on, although.
65 min: Saint-Maximin dribbles in from the left then crosses deep to completely no one. Goal kick. Speaking of Saint-Maximin, right here’s Brian Robson: “If he’s trying to play himself into contention for a regular spot, he’s not doing anything to help his cause, neither effort, direction nor attitude are helping his cause. Please mention that I used nor in a sentence also.”
63 min: Tavernier takes a superb whiff of smelling salts, then comes on to interchange Anthony.
62 min: Solanke runs after a protracted move down the appropriate. He tangles with final man Botman and goes to floor. He desires a free kick, and probably a purple card for Botman, however there actually wasn’t a lot in it, and it’s not even a foul. The residence followers aren’t joyful, thoughts.
61 min: Traore curls the ensuing free kick into the Newcastle field from a deep place on the appropriate. Burn is pressured to telescope a leg and deflect out for a nook, from which nothing comes.
60 min: Smith bursts down the inside-right channel solely to be clipped from behind by Gordon, who goes into the e book.
59 min: Traore pings a move down the appropriate for Ouattara to chase. Pope once more denies Ouattara by striding out of his field and belting the ball into the stand.
58 min: All a bit scrappy and disjointed once more. This hasn’t been a traditional.
56 min: Zemura races with nice function down the inside-left channel. He’s making good floor, solely to be robbed elegantly by Almiron, who zips off up the opposite finish. The ball’s given to Saint-Maximin, who glides in from the left and goals for the top-right nook. He solely finds the top-right nook of the stand behind.
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. Goal kick.
52 min: Senesi has taken a whack to the coccyx – that’s gotta harm – and makes means for Mepham.
51 min: Burn is extraordinarily lucky not to enter the e book for a pissed off 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 a protracted ball with Stephens. He spins away from his opponent and for a second seems to be clear on objective, however Senesi comes throughout to cope with the hazard.
48 min: Lerma lotions a move down the appropriate, almost 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 potentially awkward coincidence, Bournemouth defender Adam Smith shares his name with a renowned 18th-century economist and philosopher who wrote, ahem, The Wealth of Nations.” Peter Oh, there, girls and gents. He’s right here all week. Try 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 of higher.
HALF TIME: Bournemouth 1-1 Newcastle
Tough on Bournemouth, who had been the higher facet. Newcastle had been terrible. But 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 move in direction of Longstaff, bombing into house down the center. Longstaff pearls a low drive in 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 appropriate and crosses low for Zemura, who turns down the prospect to get a fast shot away from the sting of the field. A good half-chance passes Bournemouth by.
44 min: A little bit little bit of house down the left for Isak, who goes on to dribble an especially tame shot at Neto. Easy 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 appropriate 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 almost finds Gordon within the center along with his cross. Stephens is on level to cope with 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 crew. Full marks all spherical.
36 min: Willock goes down feeling the again of his leg. He’s not in a position to proceed. Gordon comes on in his place. “Sport is amazing!” blurts Jeff Sax. “Especially when very rich clubs lose to the regular clubs.”
34 min: A ball swung into the Newcastle field from the appropriate. Solanke has a free header, six yards out, however can’t get any actual buy on the ball. An simple declare for Pope, who would have had little probability had Solanke managed to information it both facet of the keeper.
33 min: This is the primary time Newcastle have conceded the primary objective 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 happening 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 appropriate. Neto claims confidently. The residence 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 submit by Ouattara, who guides the ball in direction of the bottom-right nook. It’s in all probability heading huge, so Senesi arrives to poke residence. Easy 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 objective quite than in 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 objective.
25 min: Trippier and Isak probe down the appropriate 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 sluggish 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 appropriate results in one other on the left. Trippier and Saint-Maximin play it brief, and what a hash they make of it.
20 min: Schar lotions a move 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 house down the appropriate and rolls a stunning move alongside the flank for Ouattara to chase. Solanke is free within the center, ready for the cross that may certainly end in his no less than working Pope. But Ouattara can solely feather the ball along with his boot, nearly a whole whiff, and Newcastle space in a position to 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 move, however the ball deflects off Botman and away from his team-mate. Bournemouth are instantly taking part in 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 house however his cross is half-cleared. Bournemouth come once more, Anthony crossing from the identical flank. Solanke eyebrows the ball in direction of the underside proper, forcing Pope to tip across the submit. 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 appropriate. Schar meets it, rising highest eight yards out, however sends a weak header off course. A good probability, 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 rapidly informed to pipe down. It’s not even a foul. Throw to Bournemouth.
5 min: Lerma seems lengthy down the center for Solanke, however there’s means an excessive amount of juice on the move and it flies by to Pope.
4 min: Bournemouth try and play out from the again. Newcastle flip up the press. Almiron ultimately deflects Senesi’s panicked clearance out for a objective kick. A passage of play that gained’t settle any residence nerves.
2 min: Isak chases a protracted move down the left solely to be turned away by Smith. Other than that, it’s been a reasonably nondescript begin.
The gamers take a knee to point out solidarity within the struggle in opposition to racism … then Newcastle get the ball rolling. A advantageous post-afternoon-in-the-pub ambiance at Dean Court.
The groups are out! Bournemouth put on their AC Milan impressed purple 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 huge implications at each ends of the desk coming proper up!
Eddie Howe, who experiences that Callum Wilson has a “very minor hamstring complaint”, talks to Sky. “I am excited to see [Isak] today … Anthony Gordon did really well in his appearance last week … but I’ve decided to stick faith with the players … the surroundings are familiar but we are here to do a job, we’re desperate to win, and we’re focused on that … Bournemouth statistically start well, so the first 15, 20 minutes is crucial for us.”
Gary O’Neil speaks to Sky Sports. “Fine margins … we need to be better in the final third … when we’re defending our goal … very fine margins … we’ve put in a lot of work this week and hope to see an improvement … Newcastle are a tough team to hurt, they’re a good side, it’ll be a tough game … we have things in place we hope we can cause them problems.”
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 Club Eddie Howe Made Famous and The Club Eddie Howe Is About To Make Even More Famous Than It Already Is. The former 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 gained 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 gained 4-1 the final time it was performed. Kick off is at 5.30pm GMT. It’s on!
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