Match Report
AFC Bournemouth (6th, 57 pts) visited Newcastle United (12th, 49 pts) with 8 points between them. Per game in the league, Newcastle United were scoring 1.39 and conceding 1.45, AFC Bournemouth 1.53 and 1.42, against a competition average of 1.38 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Newcastle United — three in succession, having scored in 15 consecutive games. AFC Bournemouth were unbeaten in 13.
17 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Newcastle United 5, draws 8, AFC Bournemouth 4, at 2.88 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 24% of the wins in this matchup. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 71% of the meetings.
St. James' Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 52,409. Half-time and full-time told different stories: AFC Bournemouth led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Newcastle United: William Osula (68') · AFC Bournemouth: Marcus Tavernier (32'), Adrien Truffert (85')
Key stats
Possession: Newcastle United 54% · AFC Bournemouth 46% · Total shots: 12-12 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 2-3