Eddie Howe speaks: “It was just a game too far and we couldn’t respond. Bournemouth played well but we were well below par,” he tells the BBC.
“It was a tough afternoon. We weren’t ourselves in possession or out of possession. If you can’t do that at this level, it will be a difficult day. When we are under fatigue and stretched, we usually respond better. We need to dust ourselves down and come back in strong.
On his team’s defending: “Nick Pope made some great saves for us and he needed to as we were leaking chances. Jamaal Lascelles did great in the air too but I don’t think there were too many bright sparks. We were well off it.
“We have a whole host of players and we need them back as soon as we can. We have a busy December as well so it’s not a good mix but something we have to get used to.”
Kieran Trippier speaks: “It’s frustrating, we weren’t ourselves today,” the Newcastle full-back tells Sky Sports. “You had two teams fighting to get the three points but there are no excuses from us today, we were way off it and Bournemouth deserved the win.”
On Newcastle’s injuries and the fact they also had to play in midweek, while Bournemouth didn’t: “Well, that’s the reality,” he says. “We wanted to play Champions League football and we want to play in every competition, so I say no excuses because this is the reality; we’re playing every three days and this is what we want.
“We’ve lost a lot of players but we just have to stand up and keep going. We’ve got to move on now and I think the international break has come at the right time for us.”
Dominic Solanke speaks: “I’m feeling good,” he tells Sky Sports. “Obviously we haven’t had the best of starts to the season but I think we’re in a place now, after back-to-back home wins, to kick on. We’re looking to push forward and hopefully I can keep scoring.
“We’ve always believed. We’ve had quite a tough start to the seaon and played some fantastic teams and in some games we’ve been unlucky not to take three points. I feel we all believe in ourselves, we all believe in the team and we believe in the staff here. We’re still a bit far off where we want to be in the league but hopefully we can kick on from now.”
Match report: Bournemouth 2-0 Newcastle United
Premier League: Bournemouth took an hour to convert their dominiance into a lead and their win against a second string Newcastle side was nver in doubt after the striker doubled their lead. Jonathan Wilson reports from the Vitality Stadium …
A quick recap: Having squandered chance after chance in the first half, Bournemouth finally scored their openewr when Dominic Solanke capitalised on a slice of good fortune in the build-up to fire past Nick Pope at his near post.
The striker doubled his side’s lead, hooking home during a goalmouth scramble at a corner and from that point on, Newcastle’s goose was well and truly cooked. With so many of their fringe players on the field lacking match fitness, it was no surprise that Bournemouth completely bossed the final 10 minutes and took all three points.
Having seen Miguel Almiron join his long list of unavailable players after limping off in the first half, Eddie Howe will welcome the upcoming international break with wide open arms.
Full time: Bournemouth 2-0 Newcastle
Peep! Peep! Peeeeeep! It’s all over at the Vitality Stadium, where Bournemouth huffed and puffed to little or no effect for the first hour before finally getting the goals that put their second-string opposition to the sword courtesy of a brace from Dominic Solanke.
90+7 min: Into the last minute of added time we go and there are several shattered Newcastle players out there who must be praying for the final whistle. Sinisterra brings another excellent save out of Nick Pope with a shot that took a deflection off Lascelles.
90+6: Bournemouth subsitution: a beaming Marcus Tavernier is replaced by Joe Rothwell. That recent misfire aside, he’s had a very good game.
90+5 min: After a very quiet night in which he didn’t see much of the ball, Joe Willock makes way for Emile Krafth.
90+2 min: We’re into the second minute of seven minutes of injury time and Bournemouth spurn another opportunity to increase their lead. Smith advances down the left and squares the ball for Tavernier, who completely miskicks the ball before pulling his shirt over his face to hide his shame. It was a comically bad effort on his part.
90+1 min: It’s little more than shooting practice for Bournemouth at this stage, as Ouattara tries his luck from distance. Pope saves again.
90 min: Bournemouth are running amok here. Ouattara gallops upfield and plays Sinisterra in to force a save from Pope. The Newcastle goalkeeper can’t hold on to the ball but manages to grab it at the second attempt before Solanke can get to it.
89 min: Bournemouth break upfield in numbers with Solanke on the ball. On a hat-trick, he decides to go it along but fires into the side-netting.
87 min: Marco Senesi is booked for dissent after protesting too much about a correct decision not to penalise Anthony Gordon for handball in the Newcastle box.
83 min: Call me Nostradamus. Lascelles is booked for diving in on Ouattara with a mistimed challenge as the recently introduced substitute bursts past him to try and chase down a through ball. There’s a check to see if Lascelles’ yellow card should be upgraded to a red but common sense prevails. It was a late challenge but it didn’t look particularly reckless or excessively forceful.
82 min: Bournemouth replace Antoine Semenyo with Dango Ouattara, a serious speed-merchant Newcastle’s players, some of whom are visibly exhausted, won’t relish the prospect of having to face.
81 min: Left hopelessly exposed as Bournemouth attack down the right, Jamal Lascelles performs heroics to block a Sinisterra shot.
79 min: Solanke, Tavernier and Cook combine down the right as Bournemouth try to pile the hurt on their visitors. Christie tees up Sinisterra for a shot and the substitute sends his long-range effort fizzing wide of the upright.
78 min: Longstaff shows no sign of serious injury as he tries to fire a shot goalwards from the edge of the Bournemouth penalty area but his effort fails to hit the target.
75 min: The goal survives a VAR check for a possible Semenyo offside. It may be something and it may be nothing but it’s probably worth noting that Sean Longstaff was manning the near post when the ball was delivered from that corner. He leapt with Sinisterra when he headed the ball, but couldn’t get high enough, possibly because his ability to jump was impaired by his injured ankle.
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GOAL! Bournemouth 2-0 Newcastle United (Solanke 73)
Bournemouth double their lead! They win a corner and the ball’s sent to the near post, where Sinisterra wins the header. His downward effort prompts a goalmouth scramble which ends with Solanke hooking the ball past Pope.
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72 min: Despite appearing to twist his ankle quite badly, Longstaff seems determined to carry on despite his obvious discomfort.
70 min: Sean Longstaff goes to ground roaring in pain and holding his ankle after coming out second best from a challenge with Adam Smith. On the touchline, Eddie Howe shakes his head in dismay while puffing out his cheeks. He’s already down to the bare bones and cannot afford to lose any more players to injury.
68 min: Bournemouth double-substitution: Adam Smith and Luis Sinisterra on for Max Aarons and Justin Kluivert. It was an injury to Aarons that prompted the most recent break in play.
65 min: There’s a break in play moments after Anthony Gordon forces a save out of Neto with a low, long-range effort. Newcastle substitution: Ben Parkinson, 18, replaces Lewis Miley, 17. Both teenagers are local lads and products of Newcastle’s academy.
63 min: Having taken the lead, can Bournemouth hold on to it? Looking leggy and tired, Newcastle have offered very little going forward. It’s a situation that’s unlikely to improve now we’re in the final third of the game and various Newcastle players who are not match fit start blowing out of their nether regions. Quite a few of their players on the pitch have played very little football this season.
GOAL! Bournemouth 1-0 Newcastle (Solanke 60)
Bournemouth finally take the lead! Solanke runs on to a through ball from Semenyo that takes a wicked deflection into his path off Willock and fires home at the near post.
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59 min: Trippier sends a wonderful free-kick into the Bournemouth penalty area that bamboozles Lewis Cook, who ducks under the ball. It hits the keeper’s body and he’s able to claw the ball clear before Joe Willock can score on the follow-up.
57 min: Just back from a spell on the Naughty Step, Lewis Cook is booked for kicking the ball away in frustration after being correctly penalised for a shove in the back of Anthony Gordon.
54 min: Bournemouth are completely dominating this second half but don’t really look like scoring. Should they fail to beat, or even find themselves the victims of a smash-and-grab at the hands of this seriously understrength Newcastle side on their own patch, you’d really fear for both their prospects of staying up and Andoni Iraola’s prospects of keeping his job.
51 min: It’s heart-in-mouth time again for Toon fans as Kieran Trippier gives the ball away on the edge of his own penalty area. Not for the first time in recent minutes, Bournemouth are unable to capitalise on his error. Newcastle are riding their luck.
50 min: Bournemouth hoof the ball long in ther general direction of Antoine Semenyo. Livramento shepherds the ball back to Pope under pressure from the Bournemouth No24.
47 min: Dominic Solanke tries to pounce as Nick Pope is sold short by an under-hit Trippier back-pass that doesn’t makes it into his penalty area. The Bournemouth striker’s first touch is awful and ruins any chance he has of taking the ball around Pope and slotting home.
Second half: Bournemouth 0-0 Newcastle
46 min: Play resumes with Tino Livramento on for Newcastle in place of Lewis Hall at left-back.
Bournemouth: It will be interesting to see Bournemouth’s first half expected goals. They’ve missed six fairly presentable chances to score, with Nick Pope playing an instrumental role in keeping Newcastle in the game. Ryan Christie, Antoine Semenyo, Dominic Solanke and Justin Kluivert will all feel they should have scored, although the three shots on goal Christie and Kluivert had between them were all from outside the penalty area. Pope did well to keep all three out. Newcastle, by contrast, have been restricted to just one shot on target, a fine Sean Longstaff effort that was well saved by Neto.
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Half-time: Bournemouth 0-0 Newcastle United
Peep! Chris Kavanagh draws the first half to a close with the deadlock between the sides resolutely intact. Bournemouth have been in the ascendency and missed several decent scoring opportunities but this looks like a match that could definitely go either way. If Newcastle can score first, one suspects it might really knock the stuffing out of their hosts, who look very low on confidence.
45+5 min: The atmosphere at the Vitality Stadium seems strangely flat as we approach half-time. Newcastle have been far from their best, which is completely understandable given how many of their key players are absent. But for Bournemouth’s profligacy in front of goal, they would almost certainly be behind. For now, though, they’re holding on fairly comfortably in the face of a fairly unimpressive Bournemouth effort.
45+2 min: Senesi boots the ball upfield as Joe Willock tries to chase down a hit-and-hope clearance from Kieran Trippier, who had hooked a bouncing ball over his own head under pressure from Justin Kluivert.
45+1 min: Solanke will soldier on for the six minutes of added time that have been advised before being assessed at the break.
44 min: I expect we’ll have a fair amount of added time at the end of this first half, as there have been several breaks in play for players to receive treatment. Dominic Solanke is the latest to go to ground, hitting the deck and holding his thigh after stretching to contest a fifty-fifty ball.
42 min: Christie lofts the ball into the Newcastle penalty area and it’s perfectly placed for Semenyo to control and strike unopposed. The Ghana international makes a complete pig’s ear of what is a golden opportunity and the ball bounces harmlessly out of play without him even touching it.
39 min: Marcus Tavernier is forced to block and clear after Marcos Senesi had rashly dived in to try and stop an Anthony Gordon sprint down the touchline. He completely missed both ball and man, allowing Gordon to get his cross in but he couldn’t pick out a teammate. With more precision and complosure, Newcastle might have scored against the run of play on that occasion.
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36 min: Max Aarons sends a long ball up the touchline trying to pick out Solanke. He cuts inside and rolls the ball into the path of Semenyo, who sents his low, diagonal effort wide of Nick Pope’s far post.
34 min: So, Miguel Almiron joins a list of Newcastle lame, halt and suspended that is almost as long as Eddie Howe’s arm. One suspects the international break cannot come quickly enough for the Newcastle boss.
32 min: Bournemouth take their corner and Nick Pope comes off his line to punch clear. The ball drops kindly for Ryan Christie on the edge of the area and the Bournemouth midfielder shoots goalwards through a thicket of legs, bringing an excellent save out of Pope.
31 min: There’s another break in play as Miguel Almiron goes down injured in the Bournemouth half. He seems to have some sort of muscle strain and has to go off. He’s replaced by Matt Ritchie, who comes on for what is just his third appearnace of the season.
29 min: Justin Kluivert rides a challenge in midfield and gallops towards the edge of the Newcastle penalty area. His shot from the edge of it is on target. It dips, swerves and takes some saving by Nick Pope. Corner for Bournemouth.
27 min: Cutting in from the right, Almiron is outmuscled as he tries to get around Lloyd Kelly by the byline. Kelly is too strong for him and appears to shove him off the ball but there’s no penalty appeal. I’ll tell you what … I’ve seen them given for a lot less. In recent weeks against Wolves.
24 min: Lewises Miley and Hall combine out by the touchline to try and send Miguel Almiron on his way but the Paraguayan runs into traffic and loses the ball. Between them, Miley and Hall have a combined age of 36 years old. Thirty-six!!!
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21 min: While trying to control the ball out by the right touchline, Lewis Hall looses his footing to gift a throw-in to Bournemouth. There wasn’t much, if anything he could do about that but both sides are conceding a lot of cheap possession.
18 min: Now Bournemouth midfielder Antoine Semenyo goes down injured. He seems to have a problem with his ankle or achilles tendon. After receiving treatment, he is also fit to continue for the time being. He’s been a very influential presence in the opening 15 minutes of this game.
18 min: Newcastle attack and Anthony Gordon sends a low, fairly weak shot straight into the waiting arms of Neto.
16 min: Schar seems okay to continue for now at least and returns to the field after his obligatory 30-second sojourn by the touchline.
14 min: Newcastle’s injury woes look set to continue as Fabian Schar pulls up feeling his hamstring. There’s a pause in play as he receives treatment. Emile Krafth is told to warm up.
13 min: Lascelles is forced out of position to dispossess Justin Kluivert on the left flank. It’s another robust sliding tackle and the Newcastle captain sends the ball into into the stand.
12 min: Excellent defending from Jamal Lascelles, who gets back to slide in and block a Dominic Solanke shot on goal from a tight angle after the Bournemouth striker had been played in by Semenyo. Solanke should have shot earlier, or at least with a little more conviction.
10 min: Marcus Tavernier canters down the left flank and tries to pick out Semenyo with a cross. His aim is wayward and Fabian Schar clears under little or no pressure.
8 min: Much better from Newcastle. Joelinton tees up Sean Longstaff a yard or two outside the Bournemouth penalty area and the midfielder strikes goalwards with considerable venom. Neto gets a strong arm behind the ball to turn it over the bar for a corner. The subsequent inswinger is headed clear by Dominic Solanke.
6 min: Good play from Anthony Gordon, who finds himself running down a blind alley but still wins a corner for Newcastle by sending the ball out of play off Lewis Cook. Nothing comes from the set-piece.
5 min: Bourneouth’s early dominance shows no sign of abating, with Newcastle struggling to get hold of the ball and escape from their own half.
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2 min: Pope is called into action again, this time forced to save from Antoine Semenyo’s low, left-footed shot towards the bottom corner. Newcastle have been caught cold here and need to wake up; Semenyo was given the freedom of the park to run towards their penalty area
Bournemouth v Newcastle United is go ...
1 min: Newcastle get the ball rolling, their players wearing those green shirts that some cybics suggest might be a nod to the national team of their Saudi owners. Within seconds they’re on the back foot as Bournemouth get forward and Ryan Christie stings the palms of Nick Pope with a rising drive. The Newcastle goalkeeper saves comfortably.
Some pre-match remembrance: Holding wreaths, Andoni Iraola and Eddie Howe flank Corporal Liam Dice near the touchline as a bugler in the centre-circle plays The Last Post over an impeccably observed silence.
Philip Billing update: The word on the street is that the Bournemouth midfielder misses out after picking up an unspecified “knock” in training.
Not long now: The teams are led out by their respective skippers, Neto and Jamal Lascelles. They walk past some members of the armed forces, who are lined up outside the tunnel exit and take their places either side of Chris Kavanagh and his team of match officials.
Today's match officials
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Referee’s assistants: Darren Caan and Nick Hopton
Fourth official: James Linington
VAR: John Brooks
Those teams: Andoni Iraola makes five changes to the side that got hammered by Manchester City last weekend. Neto is back in goal after recovering from injury; he replaces his deputy, Ionut Radu. Lewis Cook returns from suspension, while Marcos Senesi and Justin Kluivert also come into the side. Chris Mepham and Milos Kerkez drop to the bench, while Alex Scott is out with a knee injury. Philip Billing is a conspicuous absentee from the matchday squad – more news on that as I get it.
As feared by Newcastle fans, Callum Wilson misses out with a hamstring injury and will be replaced by Joe Willock. Lewis Hall comes in for the injured Dan Burn at left-back, while the 17-year-old midfielder Lewis Miley makes his first start in the Premier League in what is only his third senior appearance for the club. Hats off to him.
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Newcastle United: Eddie Howe has indicated Newcastle will do everything in their power to resist a proposed new Premier League rule that would prevent teams from signing players on loan from associated clubs. Louise Taylor reports …
Bournemouth v Newcastle United line-ups
Bournemouth: Neto, Cook, Kelly, Senesi, Zabarnyi, Aarons, Christie, Tavernier, Kluivert, Semenyo, Solanke.
Subs: Travers, Kerkez, Mepham, Brooks, Rothwell, Ouattara, Smith, Sinisterra, Traore.
Newcastle United: Pope, Trippier, Schar, Lascelles, Joelinton, Gordon, Hall, Almiron, Willock, Longstaff, Miley.
Subs: Dubravka, Gillespie, Dummett, Ritchie, Krafth, Livramento, Diallo, Murphy, Parkinson.
Early team news
Eddie Howe takes a severely depleted squad to his old stomping ground, with the list of players unavailable to him through injury or suspension running into double figures. Sandro Tonali remains suspended for illegal betting activites, while – deep breath – Jacob Murphy, Dan Burn, Harvey Barnes, Elliot Anderson, Sven Botman, Bruno Guimaraes, Alexander Isak, Matt Targett and Javier Manquillo are all sidelined through injury. Callum Wilson’s participation in today’s game is also in doubt and the striker’s fitness is being assessed.
Bournemouth have plenty of injury problems of their own, having lost Alex Scott to a knee injury just four games into his return from a long lay-off recovering from from a problem with his other knee. His fellow summer signing Tyler Adams is also sidelined with a troublesome thigh injury that will keep him out for another three or four months. The American has made just one appearance for Bournemouth so far this season. Emiliano Hansen and Norberto Neto are also out.
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Bournemouth v Newcastle United
Newcastle make the long trip to Bournemouth for the Eddie Howe derby, with their manager bringing a threadbare squad decimated by injury and suspension to take on his struggling former club. In the relegation zone, Bournemouth come into this game on the back of a 6-1 thrashing at the hands of Manchester City, while their visitors will be hoping to bounce back from their midweek Champions League defeat in Dortmund.
Newcastle beat Arsenal in their most recent Premier League outing, with Anthony Gordon scoring a contentious winner that sent Mikel Arteta into an apoplectic funk. Another win today would move Newcastle up to fifth ahead of tomorrow’s busy top flight schedule but given the number of key players they are missing, they are inlikely to have it all their own way. Kick-off at the Vitality Stadium is at 5.30pm (GMT) but we’ll have plenty of team news and build-up in the meantime.
