Premier League Quick Preview: Newcastle Vs Bournemouth
Newcastle manager Matthias Jaissle and Bournemouth boss Marco Rose are finding their feet in the Premier League and both will be targeting a win in this Saturday lunchtime game.
The Magpies finished the second round of fixtures sixth in the table with four points - a 2-0 win over Tottenham following a 2-2 opening day draw at home to Liverpool.
Bournemouth have taken just one point from their two matches under their new German manager, who will be targeting this game as a win.
With home advantage, Newcastle start as favourites on betting apps, but the Cherries have shown enough already that they can upset a few teams.
First Goal Will Be Crucial
Seven teams have scored first in their opening two matches and two of them go head-to-head at St James' Park.
Newcastle led twice in their opener against Liverpool, but were pegged back twice to settle for a point in a 2-2 draw, while it was more routine last weekend in a 2-0 win at Tottenham.
Bournemouth scored first at Manchester City, but the Cherries conceded twice in the final six minutes to lose 2-1, while another late goal denied them a win at home to Everton, who were thankful for James Tarkowski's injury time equaliser.
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Cherries Have Impressive Record
This is a fixture Bournemouth have enjoyed over the last few seasons and they put their eight-game unbeaten run against the Magpies on the line.
The last time Newcastle got the better of Bournemouth was in a 1-0 win in the League Cup at St James' Park in December 2022, courtesy of Adam Smith's own goal.
Adrien Truffert scored an 85th minute winner as the Cherries won 2-1 on their last visit to the north east in April.
Hot Streaks & Stats:
- Six of Newcastle’s last seven competitive matches produced an even number of goals.
- Newcastle’s last 12 home games saw both teams score.
- Five of Bournemouth’s last seven matches produced 11+ corners.
- Bournemouth haven’t lost any of their last 10 Premier League games played on a Saturday (W5, D5).
Early Season Team Streaks
- Newcastle 11+ shots registered
- Newcastle 17+ shots allowed
- Newcastle 6+ SoTs allowed
- Bournemouth 4+ SoTs registered
- Bournemouth 13+ shots allowed
- Bournemouth 6+ SoTs allowed
Early Season Player Streaks
- Yoane Wissa (NEW) 2+ shots - 2 games
- Anthony Elanga (NEW) 2+ shots - 2 games
- Marcus Tavernier (BOU) 2+ shots - 2 games
- Joe Willock (NEW) 2+ fouls committed - 2 games
- Evanilson (BOU) 2+ fouls committed - 2 games
- Yoane Wissa (NEW) 2+ fouls won - 2 games
- Amar Dedic (NEW) 2+ tackles - 2 games
- Lewis Hall (NEW) 2+ tackles - 2 games
- Adrien Truffert (BOU) 2+ tackles - 2 games
- Alex Scott (BOU) 3+ tackles - 2 games
- Marcus Tavernier (BOU) 2+ tackles - 2 games
- Lukas Hornicek (NEW) 5+ saves - 2 games
- Djordje Petrovic (BOU) 4+ saves - 2 games
This is a game both sides will describe as winnable and the Newcastle fans will hope they can make it two wins from two on the back of another clean sheet.
If Bournemouth can eradicate the late goals they have been conceding, then they have a better chance of picking up their first win of the season.
